Religious Diversity News Archive

Fire reveals religious intolerance and community strength

March 14, 2019

Last week a fire at Laughingbrook Spellcrafting & Ancestral Arts (LBSCAA) that was the result of faulty wiring and poor maintenance allegedly on the part the building’s owner and management has brought to light some religious intolerance within the...

Fragment of sacred meteorite Tomanowos returned to Grand Ronde tribes

March 14, 2019

Another fragment of the Willamette Meteorite was returned to the tribes in 2006 by Willamette University. Source: Fragment of sacred meteorite Tomanowos returned to Grand Ronde tribes

Well For Culture Seeks To Bring Indigenous Wellness Into The Modern Day 

March 11, 2019

As a 20-something living in New York City, Chelsea Luger tried out more fitness classes than you can imagine."I really should have started a blog about that," she laughs on a call to mbg. But when Luger started to think a little more critically about...

We the (faithful) People: A coalition of religious groups is pushing to redefine faith in Colorado politics 

March 11, 2019

coalition of faith groups is showing up at the state capitol every Tuesday and taking on two big tasks: Pushing legislators for policy that reflects their values and trying to redefine the political voice of the faithful in Colorado. At the launch of...

'This is about equality': Muslim couple produces braille Quran in English 

March 11, 2019

When Yadira Thabatah converted to Islam 13 years ago from Catholicism, she was eager to learn everything she could about her new religion. The only thing slowing Yadira down was that the 34-year-old mother of three living in Fort Worth, Tex., was born...

Oklahoma governor welcomes Muslims to 'Day at the Capitol'

March 06, 2019

Oklahoma Muslims were surprised by an unexpected visitor on Monday at an annual advocacy gathering at the state Capitol.Gov. Kevin Stitt made an unscheduled visit to the 2019 "Muslim Day at the Capitol," becoming the first Oklahoma governor to greet...

Muslim inmates sue over combined faith services in Arkansas prisons

March 06, 2019

Muslim prisoners in Arkansas have sued the state’s prison system for requiring them to attend a combined Friday prayer service with members of the Nation of Islam and Nation of Gods and Earths. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil...

Bringing Mindfulness to Campus 

March 04, 2019

The Venerable Priya Sraman is Tufts’ first Buddhist chaplain, one of the few Buddhist chaplains employed by universities in the U.S. Originally from Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sraman was eleven years Source: Bringing Mindfulness to Campus | Tufts Now

Serene Singh: The First Sikh-American Rhode Scholar 

March 04, 2019

Shared Values, Unique Stories Source: Serene Singh: The First Sikh-American Rhode Scholar - We Are Sikhs

An Artful Approach to Interfaith Chaplaincy 

March 04, 2019

by Jenifer Miller With my calligraphy pen I write the name of the tiny beloved baby boy, on the inside of a Comfort Angel, and hand it to his father, for safekeeping. Source: An Artful Approach to Interfaith Chaplaincy — The Interfaith Observer

Satanic Temple Files Discrimination Complaint Against the Boston City Council 

March 04, 2019

Council meeting invocation speakers are invited by the City Council President “based on a personal relationship she has with them.” According to the members of The Satanic Temple, the City Council discriminated against them by denying them the opportunity...

Portland Bans Discrimination Against Atheists And Agnostics 

March 04, 2019

Source: Portland Bans Discrimination Against Atheists And Agnostics | HuffPost