Freedom of religion should be respected: Archbishop Kochi: Archbishop of Verapoly Mar Joseph Kalathiparambil said that freedom of religion should be respected in the country. 03/24/2024 - 12:51 pm | View Link
Immigration is changing the face of religion in Nova Scotia The growing number of immigrants coming to Nova Scotia has led to a a dramatic growth in some religious communities. 03/24/2024 - 3:07 am | View Link
Most Americans think religion's influence is declining and it's not a good thing, poll says Most Americans feel that the influence of religion has declined in America and they aren't happy about it, a new poll from Pew Research Center finds. 03/24/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Religion calendar: March 23 Pansies are a popular spring flower thanks to their vibrant purple and yellow hues and ease of maintenance. They’re hardy enough to withstand a light frost, making them perfect for early spring. 03/22/2024 - 5:15 pm | View Link
What Is Religion? Rome’s “religion” did not demand that people “believe in” their gods. It was primarily a civic religion, a way to acknowledge the Empire. As a result, at about the time when Cicero was writing, ... 03/22/2024 - 4:24 am | View Link
Religion Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements —although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely ... 03/23/2024 - 1:43 am | View Link
Religion | Definition, Types, Beliefs, Symbols, Examples, Importance ... Religion, human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Worship, moral conduct, right belief, and participation in religious institutions are among the constituent elements of the religious life. 03/23/2024 - 1:21 am | View Link
List of religions and spiritual traditions ǃKung religion; Abwoi religion; Acholi religion; Afizere traditional religion; Akan religion. Asante religion; Azande traditional religion; Bafia religion; Baka traditional religion; Bantu religion. Abagusii religion; Akamba traditional religion; AmaMpondomise traditional religion; Badimo; Balondo religion; Baluba religion; Bamileke religion ... 03/22/2024 - 11:55 pm | View Link
World religions Definition. The scholars of religion Christopher R. Cotter and David G. Robertson described the "World Religions Paradigm" as "a particular way of thinking about religions which organizes them into a set of discrete traditions with a supposedly 'global' import." [1] . 03/22/2024 - 3:03 am | View Link
Religion Definition & Meaning 1. : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices. 2. a (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural. (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance. b. : the state of a religious. 03/22/2024 - 12:32 am | View Link
Bus drivers in South Korea’s capital launched their first strike in more than a decade, which halted almost all city buses Thursday morning, after wage negotiations with management failed to narrow gaps.
Commuters looked for alternatives after some 7,000 buses among 7,382 registered with the city were out of service due to the strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said.
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Back in January, the International Court of Justice responded to a petition asking it to rule that Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. To the disappointment of the petitioner, South Africa, the court appeared to conclude that Israel’s campaign was not inherently genocidal, essentially affirming the principle of Israel’s right to military engagement for aims such as self-defense, the pursuit of terrorists, and hostage rescue.
A new study from the World Inequality Lab finds that the present-day golden era of Indian billionaires has produced soaring income inequality in India—now among the highest in the world and starker than in the U. S., Brazil, and South Africa. The gap between India’s rich and poor is now so wide that by some measures, the distribution of income in India was more equitable under British colonial rule than it is now, according to the group of economists who co-authored the study, including the renowned French economist Thomas Piketty.
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The current total number of billionaires in India is peaking at 271, with 94 new billionaires added in 2023 alone, according to Hurun Research Institute’s 2024 global rich list published Tuesday.
Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine being questioned about the importance of protecting your home from being destroyed in a fire? Or about protecting your home, your extended family’s homes, and all your people’s homes from demolition?
Thailand’s lawmakers passed a legislation to recognize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
The 500-member House of Representatives voted to pass the so-called “marriage equality” bill, technically an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, in a final reading on Wednesday.
For years, China has been testing the limits of its aggression in the South China Sea to see how much it can push before someone, meaningfully, pushes back. It’s a dangerous game that recently left three Philippine Navy personnel injured after their resupply ship to the Second Thomas Shoal—an atoll at the center of disputes over rival territorial claims of the all-important waterway through which a third of the world’s trade passes—was surrounded and fired upon with a water cannon by Chinese coast guard and militia vessels.
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In video of the March 23 incident, crew members could be heard shouting as jets of water pummeled the Philippine ship, which sustained heavy damage.
CAUGHT ON CAM: A GMA Integrated News Exclusive: “Tama na, Lord!” Horror as China Coast water cannons Philippine resupply ship @24OrasGMA @gmanews pic.twitter.com/rUIKi8ws8O— Joseph Morong 🇵🇭 (@Joseph_Morong) March 25, 2024
It’s not the first such attack by Chinese forces on Philippine sailors, nor is it likely to be the last.