Spirituality
Buddhism
COTC Buddhism program sparks needed discussion
The Newark Advocate - Jan 19, 2012
The turnout Saturday for the informational program and discussion on Buddhism turned out to be an outstanding event, reflecting positively on the Pataskala community. The Coffee and Conversation Event hosted by the Pataskala campus of Central Ohio ...
Christianity
Christianity: Neither 'religion' nor protestantism
The Cord - Jan 25, 2012
Newman writes, “Whatever history teaches, whatever it omits, whatever it exaggerates or extenuates, whatever it says and unsays, at least the Christianity of history is not Protestantism.” Yet some might object that there are too many hypocrites in the ...
Catholicism
Catholicism series being offered
Catholic News ServiceSt. Augustine Record - Jan 27, 2012
The Cathedral Parish of St. Augustine will show the critically acclaimed series “Catholicism” by Father Robert Barron beginning at 7 pm Wednesday. The 10-part series will be shown on Wednesday evenings through April 11 at the Bishop Baker Parish Center ...
Mormonism
In New Book, Author Michael Moody Talks About Contradictions Between Romney ...
MarketWatch (press release) - Jan 26, 2012
Moody, a former BYU classmate and Cougar Club Brother to the 2008 and 2012 presidential contender, discusses the hypocrisies of Mormonism in an open letter to Mitt Romney in the book www.mittsetourpeoplefree.com . He delivers an insider's look at ...
Protestantism
Christianity: Neither 'religion' nor protestantism
The Cord - Jan 25, 2012
Although Bethke comes from the perspective of a certain kind of Protestantism, reflecting upon the values espoused by Bethke reveals that he should become a Catholic. In an interview with Ray Hollenbach, Bethke reveals that by “religion” he does not ...
Jehovahs Witnesses
Romney Defended on Bain Capital, The Good and Bad of Bain Scrutiny, George ...
ABC News (blog) - Jan 13, 2012
... the only group that believes this, either. jehovahs witnesses, muslims, jews. they can't be called Christian because of that. this is (Gods) Law. however Christians also know that we can still love and care for these folks. this is (Gods) Gospel.
Hinduism
Diverse faiths teach reverence of sacred animals
St. George Daily Spectrum - Jan 21, 2012
9:49 am Elephants are considered sacred in Hinduism in part because the diety Ganesha is portrayed with an elephant head. / SUBMITTED PHOTO Some religions sacrifice them. Some revere them. Some use them to teach principles of faith. ...
Islam
'Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom'
Arab News - Jan 24, 2012
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, American businessman and pilot Richard Patterson, converted to Islam. Richard, who is now called Abdulaziz, ...
Judaism
How studying Judaism helped a secular student recover from trauma of the Yom ...
HaaretzHaaretz - Jan 27, 2012
By Elisha Porat Tags: Hebrew University Golan Heights Jewish World In October 1976 I went up to Jerusalem to study Judaism. Friends had recommended that I try to cure my ongoing shell shock, dating from October 1973, by immersing myself in the ancient ...
Shiism
Turkey between Shiism and Salafism
Sunday's Zaman - Jan 8, 2012
Görmez noted that Shiism has been spreading as a sect and that there have been attempts to create a partition, or schism, in Islam. He further said, “In the Gulf, Shiism assumes a role in the traditional West-East division of Islam.
Sikhism
BREAKINGVIEWS
E! OnlineReuters India - Jan 25, 2012
In the same week, India officially complained to the United States over talk-show host Jay Leno's satirical suggestion that Sikhism's holiest shrine was Mitt Romney's vacation home. Such protests have come and gone before, but efforts to control the ...
Sufism
VIEW: Sufism: path to peace and tolerance —Ahmad Shah Azami
Pakistan Daily Times - Jan 17, 2012
From day one, Sufism taught the lesson of peace, reconciliation and humanity and worked for the wellbeing of humanity across the world. Sufis always made it clear that peace can be spread in the world with love and brotherhood and bring close all the ...
Confucianism
MYSTERIES OF MAH JONGG: New exhibit traces ancient pastime from Far East to ...
The Morning Journal - Jan 27, 2012
Clever marketers claimed “mah jongg” dated back to Confucianism and other regal origins — though the game Americans know actually took shape in the early 19th century. More than 100 years later, the game made its trek to America where it has been part ...
Taoism
Of Faith: A widening of the window into spiritual life
Martha's Vineyard TimesMartha's Vineyard Times - Jan 25, 2012
The plaques represent some of the spiritual wisdom of the world: ancient Greece, Islam, Hinduism, Naturalism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, and Universalism (which includes a cross). Both sides of the proscenium arch carry a ninth symbol: the flaming ...
Jainism
Diverse faiths teach reverence of sacred animals
St. George Daily Spectrum - Jan 21, 2012
Many Eastern religions like Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism emphasize a respect for all living things - a belief that can lead some strict adherents to extreme measures to protect living creatures. One obvious example is India's famous "sacred cows.
Zoroastrianism
Thriving Armenian community calls Chelmsford church home
Wicked Local - Jan 23, 2012
In 451 AD during the Battle of Avarayr, St. Vartan and others fought a Persian army to defend the Christian faith, which the Persian ruler had demanded they abandon in favor of the pagan religion of Zoroastrianism, which involved fire worship.
Unitarian Universalism
Of Faith: A widening of the window into spiritual life
Martha's Vineyard TimesMartha's Vineyard Times - Jan 25, 2012
Both sides of the proscenium arch carry a ninth symbol: the flaming chalice of Unitarian Universalism (UU). This is a Protestant Christian church, but it is also something more, a widening of the window into spiritual life.
Rastafari
Rastas under fire
Jamaica Observer - Jan 12, 2012
RASTAFARI reggae artistes are coming under harsh criticism from within their ranks. According to Nyabinghi elder Ras Flako, many of them are calling on Rastafari to get recognition from their audiences but do not support the movement in any way.
Shinto
Missionaries encounter a Shinto scholar
AsiaNews.itAsiaNews.it - Jan 20, 2012
Shinto sees reality as a sign of a Creator. Contemporary Japan is marked by this religious tradition in habits and care for nature, but modernity, work, scientific secularism leads to forgetfulness of its roots. The medicine of Christianity.
Atheism
Atheism: A Null Hypothesis on God
Huffington Post - Jan 23, 2012
All of this aside, I have tried in vain over the years to understand atheism. I've written about it several times, and whenever I do, I get a bucket of responses from atheists. And of course if I'm ever feeling disconnected from my non-believing ...
Paganism
Modern Paganism's Role in Interfaith
Patheos (blog) - Jan 25, 2012
We get allies willing to stand beside us and say YES, Paganism is a legitimate class of religions entitled to the same privileges, rights and and responsibilities afforded to traditional, mainstream faiths. That number of adherents, ...
New Age
Religious Expert: Mass Media Promotes New-Age Spirituality
Media Research Center - Jan 25, 2012
Christian apologist argues that mass media figures such as Oprah and Deepak Chopra active in supporting New Age movement. By Paul Wilson A noted Christian religious expert is the latest to confirm something careful watchers of the media have known for ...
Meditation
Buddhist Center offers guidance for daily living
Quad City Times - Jan 28, 2012
Joe Gauthier hosts regular classes on Buddhist meditation at the Lamrim Kadampa Center in Davenport. (Photo by Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES) On a chilly winter day in downtown Davenport, a short walk up a flight of stairs reveals tidy rooms, ...
Astrology
In Chinese astrology, the year of the dragon is the luckiest
Moneycontrol.comToronto Star - Jan 24, 2012
The luckiest year in Chinese astrology, superstitious Chinese couples worldwide will be crossing their fingers for a lucky pregnancy. Birth rates in countries with large ethnic Chinese populations have spiked in recent dragon years and this year will ...
Reincarnation
Tibetan Buddhists believe Minnesota 5-year-old to be reincarnation of ...
Fort Worth Star TelegramFort Worth Star Telegram - Jan 21, 2012
Although all Buddhists believe in reincarnation, this system of identifying religious figures is unique to Tibetan Buddhism, dating to the 13th century or earlier. They are often placed in a monastery, where training stresses debate and ritual.
Parapsychology
Psychics Say Apollo 16 Astronauts Found Alien Ship
Discovery News - Jan 24, 2012
But why bother? says a group of parapsychology sleuths who accuse NASA of hiding evidence of aliens on the lunar surface. Their wild tales sound like an amalgamation of Hollywood sci-fi movies: "Apollo 18," "Minority Report" and "Alien.
Rosicrucianism
WRITING TIPS: Author Robin Wasserman on how to find inspiration
SugarscapeSugarscape - Jan 7, 2012
And that's when I remembered that a few years before, in a grad school history seminar, I had read a book about the Rosicrucian Order (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucianism) and thought how great it would be if instead of writing a term paper, ...
Shamanism
Live the life you want with shamanism
Sierra Sun - Jan 17, 2012
Learn how 21st century shamanism can help you find your destiny, while you shed your past and are propelled into your becoming. Has modern medicine failed you? Looking for purpose or direction in your life? Tired? Depressed? Stuck? Never satisfied? ...
Witchcraft
Witchcraft murder: Kristy Bamu, 15, 'tortured to death because he wet his pants'
Daily MailDaily Mail - Jan 11, 2012
He had been tortured after their sister, Magalie Baku, and Eric Bikubi, both 28, accused him of witchcraft. Victim: Kristy Bamu, left, had 101 injuries when he was killed for 'wetting his pants'. His sister's boyfriend Eric Bikubi, right, is accused of ...
Wicca
World Religion Day feels like family
Shreveport Times - Jan 23, 2012
Each year, leaders from area faiths that include Islam, Wicca, and Hinduism, participate in panel discussions. Booths are set up where the public can come and talk to each faith and gain information. Through the years, organizers have seen an evolution ...
Hatha Yoga
The power of flow yoga
Vancouver Sun - Jan 25, 2012
In hatha yoga, by comparison, students hold positions over the course of 15 breaths. • Breathing is a core element of every style of yoga, but that's especially true in flow yoga. According to Niven, “as we hold our breath our body tightens and as ...
Ashtanga Yoga
Yoga and Laughter
Tucson Citizen - Jan 24, 2012
Our teacher, a former ballet dancer, was versed in Ashtanga yoga – the one where you hold the poses and let your breath ease its way into stuck places. This beautiful, graceful woman, who managed to slip in a demonstration of her mastery of the splits, ...
Bhagavad Gita
Gita verdict: Russian prosecutors planning to file appeal
NDTVNDTV - Jan 26, 2012
PTI, Updated: January 26, 2012 18:20 IST Moscow: Undeterred by a Siberian court's rejection of their plea seeking a ban on a translated version of the Bhagavad Gita, Russian prosecutors are planning to file an appeal against the verdict on the holy ...
Reiki Healing
Beyond cosmetic treatments or plastic surgery, a healing of the soul
Inquirer.netInquirer.net - Jan 16, 2012
Aesthetic Science clinic espouses a holistic approach to cosmetic enhancement as it offers life coaching and reiki healing. Although cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery can beautify a person, it can't take take away the bitterness or the harshness ...
Falun Gong
Chinese Regime's Persecution of Falun Gong: 2011 Death Toll
The Epoch TimesNTDTV - Jan 26, 2012
The Chinese Communist Party's ongoing persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice continued to take away lives in 2011. Rights groups have documented dozens of deaths from around the country, as a result of torture and mistreatment.
Scientology
Scientology's Goons: Intimidating a 71-Year-Old Missouri Grandmother
Village Voice (blog)Village Voice (blog) - Jan 18, 2012
18 2012 at 8:00 AM On December 29, the Church of Scientology-Missouri's media relations officer, Ellen Maher-Forney, and another executive, Jill James, drove the 40 minutes it takes to go from the church on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis to the home of ...
Tarot Cards
Margaret Murphy's work on view at Lemmerman Gallery at New Jersey City University
The Jersey Journal - NJ.comThe Jersey Journal - NJ.com - Jan 27, 2012
This is seen in the Tarot cards (The Lovers painting has a bottle of Obsession perfume over the two lovers) and the figurine paintings where most of the images of women are sentimentalized versions of women as either good or bad.
Hare Krishna
Outcry as Hare Krishna's perform setlist of all-new material at Oxford St show
NewsBiscuit (satire) - Jan 23, 2012
Longstanding fans of the Hare Krishna sect – famous for their 1969 top 20 hit 'Hare Krishna Mantra' – were in uproar yesterday as the group used their first show in two years – at London's Oxford Street – to unveil a slew of newly-penned songs and ...
Upanishads
Sukumar Azhikode: A great voice is stilled
The HinduTimes of India - Jan 24, 2012
Azhikode's most famous work is Tatvamasi, an authoritative book on Indian Philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads. Asante Seetha Kavyam, Sankara Kurup Vimarsikkapedunnu Mahakavi Ulloor, Ramananum Malayalakavithayum, Vayanayude Swargattil, Mahatmavinte Margam, ...
Satanism
Beyonce Baby Name Has Nothing to Do with Satanism!
ABC NewsGather Celebs News Channel - Jan 10, 2012
Beyonce is probably sick and tired of the rumors surrounding her baby's name, but they're not going to stop anytime soon! So, what exactly are people saying about Blue Ivy Carter, and is there any truth to it? First off, people are saying that Blue ...
Handwriting Analysis
National Handwriting Week is upon us
WJBC News - Jan 24, 2012
Renee Contendo, past president of the American Association of Handwriting Analysis, believes handwriting is your message and your signature is your messenger. Her belief is that handwriting tells about a personality. Contendo said there are things we ...
Ghosts
Year-Old Ghosts Haunt Men's Basketball on Road
Harvard Crimson - Jan 26, 2012
By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Junior Kyle Casey has been part of a one-two punch down low for the Crimson this season. In order to stop Yale center Greg Mangano, a Player of the Year candidate, Casey and frontcourt partner co-captain Keith ...
Demons
Blue Demons present tough defensive task
RU Daily Targum - Jan 24, 2012
The Blue Demons shoot from outside. About 26 of DePaul's 76 points per game come from beyond the arc. Shooters have been tough for Rutgers to contend with, especially when the offense's design is to get them open. “They're a great shooting team and ...
Vampires
Vampires Everywhere! Enter The Studio (A Top Story)
antiMUSIC.com - Jan 22, 2012
On Wednesday Vampires Everywhere! Enter The Studio was a top story. Here is the recap: Vampires Everywhere! are entering the studio to begin working on their sophomore album which will be released by Hollywood Waste Records. "We are excited to announce ...
Zombies
RE6 Details: Demo, Different Zombies, Multiplayer Info
PSX ExtremePSX Extreme - Jan 23, 2012
Secondly, the site of the new outbreak in the game is called Tall Oaks and it's overrun with 70000 zombies...well damn, that's a lot of zombies. Those zombies are "a bit different to what you may be used to" and not similar to the zombies in past RE ...
Angels
Luis Ayala: Angels one of four teams pursuing Ayala
Lohud Yankees Blog (blog)Rotoworld.com - Jan 22, 2012
MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports that the Angels are "one of four clubs" with interest in free agent reliever Luis Ayala. Each club is offering a major league deal after Ayala was forced to settle for a minor league contract last offseason. ...
Aliens
Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed until autumn
MetroMetro - Jan 27, 2012
Developer Gearbox has confirmed that long gestating movie tie-in Aliens: Colonial Marines will not now be out this spring, but has instead slipped back to the autumn. Billed as the official sequel to the 1986 sci-fi classic, Colonial Marines has never ...