These five film series trending on Netflix deal with the human evils and conflicts that plague religious communities, no matter how holy.
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The Roman Catholic Womenpriest (RCWP) movement began in 2002 when two Catholic male bishops ordained seven women. Those women, and the ones after, have continued to ordain women to the priesthood. There are currently 264 ordained women in the RCWP movement throughout the world.
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Politics and religion have come to loggerheads after Catholic conservatives called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be excommunicated, splitting the church’s hierarchy on how to deal with politicians who further an agenda contrary to the traditional teachings of the church. The call came after Cuomo signed into state law a measure that expanded abortion rights across the state.
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It may be the one issue in America capable of uniting Mormons, Native Americans, Roman Catholics and Evangelical Christians. The issue of religious liberty has, in recent years, increasingly galvanized people of many faith traditions in the United States to unite against secular forces. One of its most-vocal backers and eloquent advocates is opinion journalist David French.
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(ANALYSIS) A new documentary, Surviving R Kelly, focuses on allegations of Kelly’s sexual misconduct without exploring his departure from a religious upbringing.
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These African women’s activists say greater access to safe abortions will save women’s lives—and they believe that’s the most Christian response.
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The transgender community in India is pushing for inclusion in sacred spaces at one of the world’s largest religious gatherings.
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The popular Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo has many influences from Shintoism, the native religion of Japan.
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One million people of China’s Uighur population have been incarcerated in a growing number of “political re-education” camps. The thirty-one camps encompass more than 2 million square meters and function as prisons in what’s described as “the largest mass incarceration of a minority population in the world today.”
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In western parts of Nepal, menstruating girls and women are sent to cow sheds or huts despite a law banning the practice. The Nepalis in Myanmar also treat the practice as an integral part of their culture. Nandar Gyawalli is calling for the abolition of this tradition which recently claimed the lives of a mother and two sons in Nepal.
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It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Dr. Lamin Sanneh.
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President Trump has repeatedly referred to the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller a “witch hunt” – angering people who actually practice witchcraft. The investigation into whether Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election is ongoing. Witches say what’s not under debate is the use of the term “witch hunt.”
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There’s a massive face-off in India over a Supreme Court order that allows women to enter a popular Hindu temple despite devotees’ belief that their eternally celibate god will be compromised.
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Roughly 81.6 percent of the 60,000 residents of the Cayman Islands identify as Christian compared to 67.3 percent in the rest of the Caribbean
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Ravi Ramoneda uses yoga and music to connect people across faiths and cultures.
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Police are also investigating two more Americans who may have helped John Allen Chau illegally visit the remote Sentinelese tribe.
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According to the Pew Research Center, Muslim immigration is likely to give Sweden the highest percentage of Muslims in Western Europe by 2050
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The Swedish Academy is a famous institution, awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901. This year, there will be no winner awarded. On December 10, traditionally the day of the Prize Award Ceremony and banquet, for the first time in 70 years, one chair will be empty.
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Hate crimes against religious minorities have been on the rise in India since Modi’s election in 2014.
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Cheseto was found nearly frozen to death, with his running shoes frozen to his feet. Doctors had no other option but to amputate both legs just below the knees in order to save his life. He would recover to conquer the world’s biggest marathon, in record time.
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