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2014-07-27T08:43:46-05:00

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A Kaleidoscope Mosque

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:43 am By George G. Coe

This is the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, and must be one of the most striking mosques because of it’s amazing color, or what the Huffington Post calls, its “riotous wonderland of color” The Post has more amazing photographs that you should see. Islamic art shies away from figural representation. In fact, religious leaders forbid the depiction of human and animal figures. Consequently, calligraphy and geometric patterns became popular. You can see the geometric patterns in the features of the... Read more

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2014-05-30T20:21:04-05:00

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Church Membership Down: Churches Sell Property

Last updated on: May 30, 2014 at 8:21 pm By George G. Coe

Wow! We’ve heard for a while now that church membership is way down. But this story in the New York Times offers more proof that churches are in trouble. Here the Rev. Peter Morales of the Unitarian Universalist Association walks down the grand staircase of the church’s Beacon Hill property in Boston. Like church properties elsewhere, Unitarians are selling this property and moving to a less glitzy part of Boston. Denominations like the Unitarians are selling valuable properties and downsizing... Read more

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2014-07-27T08:45:06-05:00

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Jewish Symbols and Meaning

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:45 am By George G. Coe

Teaching Judaism? Do your students know the important Jewish symbols like the Tefillin above? If not, here’s a great sitethat has excellent pictures of the important symbols along with good explanations. Some of the other symbols reviewed include the Yarmulke, the Shofar, the Chai, the Tanakh, to name just a few. Read more

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2014-07-29T10:04:21-05:00

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Islamic Art & Science Exhibition in Dallas

Last updated on: July 29, 2014 at 10:04 am By George G. Coe

The blue and white 13th century bowl above, which is from Iran, is just one of many highlights of a new exhibit at the Dallas Museum called “Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World.“ That exhibit will open on March 31 and will explore “the use and meaning of light in Islamic art and science, and demonstrate how light is a unifying motif in Islamic civilizations worldwide,” according to a review from Art Dubai. The New York... Read more

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2014-07-27T08:47:53-05:00

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Jewish Prayer Shawls: Tallits

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:47 am By George G. Coe

Studying Judaism? Do you know what a tallit is? This Religion and Ethics Newsweekly clip explains that a tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl and the fringes, called the tzitzit,”represent God’s 613 commandments to the Jews.” Read more

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2014-07-27T08:50:48-05:00

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Hola Mahalla: Sikh Festival

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:50 am By George G. Coe

What’s Hola Mahalla? It’s a Sikh festival that usually occurs in March after the Hindu festival of color, Holi. According to BBC Religion, it started as “a day for Sikhs to practise their military exercises and hold mock battles.” But today, “Sikhs celebrate by watching and partaking in martial arts parades, led by the nishan sahibs of the Gurdwaras. These are followed by poetry readings and music.” The Huffington Post has some great photos, (the top photograph came from the... Read more

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2014-07-27T08:53:50-05:00

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NYC Houses of Worship

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:53 am By George G. Coe

How secular is New York City? Not very, according to a small group called “A Journey Through NYC Religions.” They are attempting to document every religious institution in the city and in the process are discovering the city’s pluralism and “the vibrancy of religious life.” And they help tell the remarkable story of immigration.The group’s website is called” NYC Houses of Worship,” which you can visit here. Read more

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2014-07-27T08:55:11-05:00

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Kumbh Mela Documentaries

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:55 am By George G. Coe

Here’s a trailer for a new documentary about the world’s largest gathering of humanity which occurred in India last year in a religious festival called Kumbh Mela. The festival happens every twelve years at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Hindus believe that bathing in the water will wash away their sins and help bring salvation. As I wrote last year, over 100,000,000 Hindus gathered there last year. The documentary is called Faith Connections and was written and... Read more

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2017-04-13T08:23:50-05:00

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Making a Mandala: Five Monks, Five Days

Last updated on: April 13, 2017 at 8:23 am By George G. Coe

Ever wonder how Buddhist monks make those elegant and intricate mandalas? Last month, a group of monks agreed to construct a mandala for the Arthur Ross Gallery at Asia Society Museum in New York. You can watch as the monks trace the outline of a cosmic chart. Next, according to the Asia Society , the monks begin a “drawing process,”which utilizes metal funnels known as chak-pur. Colored sand is scooped into these funnels and, using scrapers, monks add the sand... Read more

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2014-07-27T08:59:36-05:00

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Color & Songs of Holi

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 8:59 am By George G. Coe

Holi is the Hindu festival that marks the beginning of Spring, usually in March. And, as you can see in the photograph above, Holi is a colorful festival with lots of powder paint and colored water. Indeed, Holi is known as the festival of colors. According to the BBC, Holi also commemorates Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahlad. Here are some Holi songs from Bollywood movies. Read more

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