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Religion is a human phenomenon that defies easy definition. It is commonly understood as a group of beliefs or attitudes concerning an object (real or imagined), person (real or imagined), or system of thought considered to be supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions, and rituals associated with such belief or system of thought. It is sometimes used interchangeably with "faith" or "belief system"The words "belief system" may not necessarily refer to a religion, though a religion may be referred to as "belief system." In the course of the development of religion, it has taken many forms in various cultures and individuals.
Occasionally, the word "religion" is used in the more restrictive sense of "organized religion" — that is, an organization of people supporting the exercise of some religion, often taking the form of a legal entity (see religion-supporting organization).
Definition of religion
There are many definitions of religion, and most have struggled to avoid an overly sharp definition on the one hand, and meaningless generalities on the other. Some have tried to use formalistic, doctrinal definitions and others have tried to use experiential, emotive, intuitive, valuational and ethical factors. More on [ Religion ]
Letter About Palin Goes Viral
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:05:00 -0400
This week in Wasilla, Alaska, a woman named Anne Kilkenny sent a letter to some college friends about her former mayor, Sarah Palin. By week's end, the letter was pinging around the country and Kilkenny's phone was ringing off the hook.
Teen Sex, Sex Education And Sarah Palin
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:39:00 -0400
Gov. Sarah Palin has been a strong supporter of programs that advocate abstinence until marriage, and she also opposes explicit sex education. Alaska's law is silent on these issues, however, and it provides no specific funding for sex education in the schools.
Examining Palin's Pentecostal Background
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:14:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has electrified religious conservatives who see her as one of their own. The Republican vice presidential candidate brings evangelical credentials to the ticket and has a Pentecostal background.
The Talk of the Town
Dorothy Wickenden: An old-style, Los Angeles feminist on Obama.
Dorothy Wickenden Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Rosalind Wyman--seventy-seven years old; doughty feminist; political fund-raiser and philanthropist; hostess to J.F.K., Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, and Hollywood types too numerous to count; youngest elected member of the Los Angeles City Council (at the age of twenty-two); first woman to run a national political . . .
Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
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CBC News: India - CBC News report on the religious tension between the Hindus and the Muslims in India.
God.com - Exploration of religion on the Web, featuring reporting, interviews, and sound. From Time magazine.
Heal The Church - A New York State non-profit that is dedicated to ending the crisis in the Catholic Church by thoroughly investigating the issues related to the crisis.
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Interfaith Working Group Online - Religious diversity and social issues such as equal rights for sexual minorities, reproductive freedom, and separation of church and state. Includes news, opinions, links, and opportunities for action.
Meta Description: [ Religious support for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people; reproductive freedom; and the separation of church and state. Discussion of religion, religious diversity, Christianity, Judaism, gay rights, homosexuality, sexual orientation, sexual identity, abortion, birth ... ]
Observer: Islam and the West - Includes various news articles and commentary from the UK Sunday newspaper on Islam in western society.
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance - This site has three main purposes. One to disseminate accurate religious information, second to expose religious fraud, and third to disseminate information on so called hot religious topics.
Meta Description: [ We promote religious tolerance, freedom, and understanding. We describe controversial topics
from all viewpoints. We describe dozens of faith groups objectively. ]
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Pagan Unity Campaign - A political action group dedicated to securing equitable treatment of pagans in the United States. Includes contact directory and news from current projects.
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Pluralism Project - Developed by Diana L. Eck at Harvard University to study and document the growing religious diversity of the United States, with a special view to its new immigrant religious communities.
The Crescent and the Cross - Includes information on religions of the Ottoman Empire as a case study in tolerance, inter-ethnic, and inter-religious collaboration and conflict.
Meta Description: [ Islam, Christinaity, fascism, nationalism and liberalism in the Balkan ]
What is Aril- Cross Currents - Brings to the internet selected topics of the major world religions with movies, reviews, chat, spirituality, newsletter, and humor.
Meta Description: [ CrossCurrents magazine brings you the best of the major world religion including, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, both online and in real time. Cross Currents. ]
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