The United States’ long struggle to integrate the religion of Islam into public life, and the subsequent backlash it has faced, has left the country with a troubling new understanding of the Muslim faith.A Pew survey published in January found that 57% of Americans now believe Islam is “a religion of peace and tolerance”, up […]
Religion is not just an intellectual construct, it’s a cultural institution.Religion is a tool of identity.In the eyes of those who control it, religion is a universal moral code.That means it should be respected.Religion needs to be taken seriously.And it needs to evolve into a more inclusive, more inclusive religion.But to do that, it needs […]
A Christian Science minister is condemning the state’s medical cannabis policy as a “travesty of the word” and a “complete betrayal” of the teachings of Jesus Christ.“It’s absolutely a traverty of the meaning of the Word,” Dr. Paul Goudreau said.Goudreau is a pastor at the Oakland-based First Baptist Church in Oak Bay, which is known […]
The phrase “faith” is a nebulous concept that is usually synonymous with a religious belief, such as belief in a particular god, or that a person has divine knowledge.And like the concept of “faith,” there are different definitions for each.Some define faith as “belief in the existence of God or in the power of a […]
A new podcast on religious science is going strong.The podcast, the “religio without religios” (RSiG) is one of a growing number of podcasts on the topic.According to a blog post by the podcast’s creators, they are “the only podcast on the internet that has been entirely focused on the subject of religious science, as opposed […]
Posted by Nafeez Ahmed on February 13, 2019 09:08:06 It has become common for religious science to be used to justify the use of experimental research methods.The main arguments are that using religious faith will somehow improve the outcome of the research, or that faith alone is sufficient to support the findings.These arguments have been […]
The following excerpt from the book “The Future of Religious Research: A Call for the Future” will take a look at some of the research that has gone into the understanding of religious phenomena.Some of the best known of these has been carried out by Dr. Steven Greer, who has spent a lifetime working in […]
Brooke Williams, a religious science student at the University of South Carolina, has a lot to say about the importance of her religious studies classes.She said she was able to get into her first religious science class by following a specific set of principles and her peers’ learning styles.But she also said she struggled with […]
