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January 2013

January 07, 2013
This is Alan Watts, the great English professor and writer who did much to popularize...
January 07, 2013
As you can see in the post below, the French president and his education minister...
January 07, 2013
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein sent me the link to this This New York Times story,...
January 07, 2013
The church says gay clergy with partners can be appointed to the episcopate if they...
January 07, 2013
France's president, Francois Hollande , and his education minister, Vincent Peillon, are in trouble with...
January 07, 2013
Interested in the healing aspects of yoga? Check out this On Being site where host,...
January 07, 2013
Concerned that their children lack character and need more tolerance and empathy for others, the...
January 07, 2013
In a posting below, the Canadian Supreme Court dealt with niqabs worn in court trials....
January 06, 2013
Writing for Religious Dispatches, Elizabeth Dresscher reviews what she calls "5 must reads" on the so-called "nones,"...
January 06, 2013
CNN Belief Blog reports here that  Christian college students in Atlanta are attempting to make a dent in modern day...
January 06, 2013
If you are teaching a high school world religions course like me, you might find...
January 05, 2013
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reports that the number of members of...
January 05, 2013
Today is the birthday of the tenth and last Sikh guru, Gobind Singh. He made...
January 05, 2013
My colleague  Frances Coffey, sent me the link to this interesting NPR story. Unlike the elderly in the...
January 04, 2013
Stephen Prothero, the writer and Boston University religion professor, discusses the Tibetan self-immolations in this...
January 04, 2013
This New York Times Magazine story discusses the religious revival in China after years of...
January 03, 2013
"What was the color of Christ?" asks the author of this new book. You can...
January 03, 2013
The big story in American religion is the growing number of those who are unaffiliated....
January 03, 2013
As this story suggests, China still has not committed to reviving Confucianism, despite efforts.
January 03, 2013
Listen to this story about China's effort to stop Tibetan monks from self-immolating.
January 03, 2013
America is becoming more pluralistic. Tulsi Gabbard, from Hawaii, is the first Hindu to be...
January 03, 2013
Lots of countries are questioning when Muslim women can wear full-face veils called niqabs. In...
January 03, 2013
Dan Gilgoff, the religion editor of the CNN Belief Blog, is leaving to work for...
January 03, 2013
This is a must read by the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Furber, about the status...
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