Tag: Religion

Categories Shows

On Contact: Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

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On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to journalist and author, Ariel Sabar, about his new book Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife. Sabar’s book exposes much about the bankruptcy of contemporary theology and the yearning by academics to be lionized by the mass media and popular culture, even at the expense of truth. … Read More >On Contact: Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

Categories Russia

Some Western children are taught that Jesus was bisexual as part of ‘aggressive LGBT propaganda,’ claims Russian Foreign Minister

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Schoolchildren in a number of Western countries are taught that Jesus was bisexual, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Monday, accusing the West of an attack on “the genetic code of the planet’s key civilizations.” … Read More >Some Western children are taught that Jesus was bisexual as part of ‘aggressive LGBT propaganda,’ claims Russian Foreign Minister

Categories World

Pastafarians cry foul after Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster fails to win formal recognition in Australia

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The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will have to remain an underground pasta-worshipping sect in Australia, after a tribunal ruled that the satirical religion was unworthy of formal recognition. … Read More >Pastafarians cry foul after Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster fails to win formal recognition in Australia

Categories Russia

Love thy neighbor? Putin says religious values of ‘mercy’ & support for vulnerable underpin Russian civilization through history

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that brotherly love and care for those in need are the values shared by citizens in his country, and are essential to maintaining the essence of its traditional culture and society. … Read More >Love thy neighbor? Putin says religious values of ‘mercy’ & support for vulnerable underpin Russian civilization through history

Categories World

Australian mayor apologizes after council youth worker tells ‘white, male & Christian’ students they are ‘oppressors’ – media

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A presentation by a council worker at a public school near Melbourne left students flabbergasted and parents incensed, after white boys who held Christian beliefs were reportedly told they were “oppressors” by default. … Read More >Australian mayor apologizes after council youth worker tells ‘white, male & Christian’ students they are ‘oppressors’ – media

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing urges Washington to refrain from using religious freedom as a reason to interfere in China’s internal affairs

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has demanded that the US stop using falsehoods about religious freedom in China as an excuse to interfere in Beijing’s internal affairs, labelling Washington’s commission on the issue as “prejudiced.” … Read More >Beijing urges Washington to refrain from using religious freedom as a reason to interfere in China’s internal affairs

Categories Middle East

Mission Possible? First Jewish Association Set Up in Gulf

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The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities or the AGJC will be taking care of all aspects of religious and social life in the region but it will steer clear of politics and will avoid such delicate issues as the fight against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement or advocacy for Israel. … Read More >Mission Possible? First Jewish Association Set Up in Gulf

Categories EU

Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip

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Egypt’s president has spoken of his belief in the “sacred” nature of religion during a discussion about free speech and the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed at a media event with France’s Emmanuel Macron. … Read More >Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip