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Houses of Worship: A Dream of Faith, Thailand’s White Temple—Wat Rong Khun

Thailand is home to the second largest population of Buddhists in the world, with some 64 millions Buddhists and 41,000 Read more...

TECHNOLOLY

White Supremacists, Antisemites, & Other Extremist Groups Have Found Another Weapon: Subtlety

A swastika. A crossed-out Star of David inside a circle. An image of Black people or Muslims or Asian-Americans captioned Read more...

Bahai

A Bahá’í perspective on reckoning with racism By Randolph Dobbs

Public outrage following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis led to global demonstrations in the name of justice. Now Read more...

Islam

What is a Fatwa? A Scholar of Religion Strips the Word of its Stereotypes

Salman Rushdie in Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0)

When the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued an Islamic edict against Salman Rushdie on February 14, Read more...

Catholicism

Syndrome K: Ray Liotta Narrates Stephen Edwards’ Documentary About Three Doctors Whose Manufactured “Fatal Disease” Saved Jewish Lives

Fatebenefratelli Hospital

The best voice-over in film history is Ray Liotta’s 16-minute opening to Goodfellas. Understated, earnest, almost reassuring, it entices the viewer Read more...

Judaism

Jamie Lee Curtis Takes a Stand Against Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweet

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis, award-winning actress, “Scream Queen,” and activist, has taken a public stand against recent antisemitic tweets from Kanye Read more...

Hinduism

Muslim World League’s Historic Multifaith Forum in Saudi Arabia

The Muslim World League held the Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers, a multifaith event with leaders from around Read more...

Mormonism

Washington D.C. Temple Opens Doors to General Public for First Time in 50 Years

Washington D.C. Temple at dusk in Kensington, Maryland, USA.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed a two year renovation project of their Washington D.C. Temple. Read more...