The popular Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo has many influences from Shintoism, the native religion of Japan.
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(COMMENTARY) Israel is preparing to officially demand compensation for assets abandoned by Jews who were forced to flee eight Arab countries after the establishment of the State of Israel, to the tune of $250 billion.
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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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(COMMENTARY) There’s a federal lawsuit against the University of Iowa for removing a Christian business group’s on-campus recognition on grounds of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
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(COMMENTARY) This is an issue journalists — whether they’re writing opinion/analysis pieces or constructing hard news stories — should stay tuned into to avoid crossing the wrong side of a shifting line.
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(COMMENTARY) Often religion reporters miss some of the most important stories when they happen, but recognize their magnitude later.
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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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(COMMENTARY) Columnist Terry Mattingly shares his picks for 2018’s top religion stories, parting ways with Religion News Association (RNA)’s list.
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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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(COMMENTARY) When one rejects the disciplines and principles of religion, one loses the premises necessary to understand the world without falling into skepticism and nihilism. Though the ideas of secular culture will continue to dominate the younger generations, I believe that the revival of religion will restore life to pockets of the population, unlocking the gate to new heights of flourishing in the coming years.
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(COMMENTARY) Mark your calendars for these religion events from the Vatican and United Methodist Church.
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(COMMENTARY) Without making an effort to understand how all these small differences expressed in eating habits add up to create the chasms that divide us, we have no hope of overcoming them.
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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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(COMMENTARY) A new commentary on the Biblical book of Luke is the first major commentary authored by both a Jew and a Christian.
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(COMMENTARY) A growing number of Jews in the UK, Germany and Sweden are considering emigrating to escape anti-Semitism, according to a recent survey by an EU agency.
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(COMMENTARY) On December 17, the United Nations approved a resolution which rejected Iran’s continuing rights violations against women.
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Ravi Ramoneda uses yoga and music to connect people across faiths and cultures.
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(COMMENTARY) Can Prince Charles commend the faith of persecuted Middle East Christians – while ignoring the religious source of their suffering?
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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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(COMMENTARY) 72 percent of Americans believe in a place "where people who have led good lives are eternally rewarded.”
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