A third of Asian Americans say religion is very important in their lives – survey
United StatesRNS More Asian Americans identify as atheist, agnostic or nonreligious than before, according to a survey released Wednesday by Pew Research Center. But 40 per cent of those Pew surveyed, who included Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese backgrounds, said they feel close to a religion for reasons aside from religion, […]
450th anniversary of publication of the ‘Bear Bible’ marked in Mexico
The 450th anniversary of the publication of the ‘Bear Bible’ – the first complete translation of the Bible into Spanish – is being marked with an exhibition in Mexico, reports Evangelical Focus. PICTURE: Via Wikipedia The exhibition at the Benmerite Autonomous University of Puebla consists of 49 items including one of the 32 surviving copies of the […]
ESSAY: WHY ATHEISTS ARE NOT AS RATIONAL AS SOME LIKE TO THINK
In an article first published on The Conversation, LOIS LEE, a research fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kent, argues that scientific evidence does not tend to support the idea that atheism is about rational thought and belief in God about existential fulfilments…
ESSAY: IN BRAZIL, RELIGIOUS GANG LEADERS SAY THEY’RE WAGING A HOLY WAR
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROBERT MUGGAH, associate lecturer at the Pontifical Catholic Univesirty of Rio de Janeiro, writes about the role religion is playing in crime in Brazil…