Is Tech And The Metaverse Key To Religious Freedom?

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:35 pm By Travis Henry

Utilizing emerging technology is key to promoting and defending religious freedom worldwide, according to tech leaders speaking at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023. Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, was a premiere partner of the summit, which brought together a large gathering of diverse religious leaders to Washington D.C. for the cause of religious freedom around the world. Patheos, the world’s homepage for all religions, is a summit partner. On Wednesday morning Joshua Althouse, Meta Public Policy... Read more

Dems, GOPers, Muslims and Christians: Attacks On Any Religious Freedom Is Wrong

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm By Travis Henry

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A rare glimpse of bipartisanship in the volatile political atmosphere of Washington D.C. kicked off the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 Tuesday, setting a tone of cooperation and mutual understanding for the event. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee joined Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern, a Democrat, on the stage at the Washington Hilton as part of a panel to address why international religious freedom is key to U.S. foreign policy. The panel followed a welcome... Read more

Patheos December 2022 Featured Writer Daniel C. Peterson

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:29 pm By Alan Crandall

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Daniel grew up in Southern California and served as a Mormon Missionary in German-speaking Switzerland. He earned a degree in Greek and philosophy from Brigham Young University. Peterson is married with three sons and currently lives in Utah. His three favorite topics are religion, history, and politics. Daniel enjoys writing for Patheos because, “I’ve been a teacher for most of my adult life, not only in higher education and in church but in scores and scores of public lectures on... Read more

Patheos November 2022 Featured Writer Greg Smith

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:41 pm By Alan Crandall

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Greg Smith is a former lead pastor of several Virginia churches. As a pastor, he would take his sermons and turn them into articles that were then published in Virginia newspapers under the column named “Spirit and Truth.” Now he works as a behavioral health specialist with formerly homeless people and those currently experiencing homelessness. Greg is a father and husband to his wife Christina and lives in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Greg enjoys writing for Patheos... Read more

Patheos October 2022 Featured Writer Keith Giles

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus. He’s the author of the 7-part bestselling “Jesus Un” book series endorsed by everyone from Wm. Paul Young and David Bentley Hart, to Diana Butler Bass and Brian Zahnd. His newest book SOLA MYSTERIUM: Celebrating the Beautiful Uncertainty of Everything spent over a month on Amazon’s Best-Seller’s list. He is co-host of the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast and a solo podcast Second Cup with Keith. He currently... Read more

Global Faith and Media Study: Religion writers react

Last updated on: December 28, 2022 at 11:37 am By Travis Henry

The largest-ever Global Faith and Media Study launched earlier this year and is shaking up the way people look at media’s relationship with faith coverage. The study, commissioned by the Faith and Media Initiative (FAMI) and conducted by global market research company HarrisX, shows that demand for media coverage of faith topics is high, while journalists admit that coverage of those topics is low and often not encouraged. An overwhelming amount of the 9,000 global citizens interviewed also believe that media... Read more

Patheos September 2022 Featured Writer Nadia Ahmed

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Nadia Ahmed is a co-founder of Modish Muslimah, an e-commerce website that caters to all modest fashion needs. She is also a content writer who delivers content that helps readers live their best lives through practicality in the Qur’anic laws, emphasizing ease when it comes to choices about one’s lifestyle! Her spare time consists mainly of reading books, fiction or non-fiction and spending quality moments with family and friends. Ahmed says, “The written word has the power to convey ideas,... Read more

Patheos August 2022 Featured Writer Cara Meredith

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:42 pm By Alan Crandall

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A former high school English teacher and non-profit director, Cara Meredith, left the traditional workforce nearly a decade ago to pursue writing and speaking. Author of The Color of Life, a spiritual memoir about her journey as a white woman into issues of justice, race, and privilege, she loves helping readers think about what it means to color outside of the lines and embrace mystery. When it comes to writing, she fiercely believes in setting a timer, usually at half-hour... Read more

James Webb Space Telescope: Faith Perspectives

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm By Travis Henry

The James Webb Telescope captures the imagination of the world. As images roll in from the largest optical telescope in space, scientists and theologians alike look for signs from the heavens. NASA has plans for the telescope to “study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.” Here’s... Read more