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An Online Prayer Meeting for Religious People Around the World to End COVID-19

Online Prayer Meeting for Religious People to End COVID-19 Amid the corona crisis, which causes about 500,000 confirmed cases and 8,000 deaths a day worldwide, a Korean-based religious organization called Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (hereinafter referred to as Shincheonji Church) hosted an online prayer meeting, “3rd Global Prayer Service of Religious People” on November 15th. Broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of Shincheonji Church, the prayer… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/online-prayer-meeting-for-religious-people-around-the-world-to-end-covid-19/">Continue reading An Online Prayer Meeting for Religious People Around the World to End COVID-19</a>

By Religion World

November 16, 2020

URI to Appear in The Visionaries Series on PBS

URI, the world’s largest grassroots interfaith peacebuilding network, will be profiled in the upcoming season of The Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston. San Francisco, CA — 8 October 2020 — URI, United Religions Initiative, will be profiled in the upcoming season of The Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie and formerly of HBO’s The Newsroom and NBC’s… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/uri-to-appear-in-the-visionaries-series-on-pbs/">Continue reading URI to Appear in The Visionaries Series on PBS</a>

By Religion World

October 18, 2020

Covid-19 Guidelines for Festival season

Covid-19 Guidelines The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 during ensuing festivities and urged people in containment zones, and vulnerable populations to celebrate festivals at their homes. Festival During Coronavirus “Festive events shall be permitted only outside the containment zones. Organisers, staff and visitors from containment zones shall not be permitted. People residing inside these zones may be encouraged to observe… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/covid-19-guidelines-for-festival-season/">Continue reading Covid-19 Guidelines for Festival season</a>

By Religion World

October 8, 2020

IARJ Dialogues : Covid-19 Pandemic and Religion Journalism

Covid-19 Pandemic and Religion Journalism The International Association of Religion Journalists has launched a series of dialogues on how the COVID-19 is impacting faith communities in different parts of the world. They bring together journalists from different regions to share their stories and also the challenges they face in reporting them. According to IARJ website, “In the following days, we are holding dialogues for various world regions, including Asia, the Middle East and North Africa… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/international-association-of-religion-journalists-dialogues-covid-19-pandemic-and-religion-journalism/">Continue reading IARJ Dialogues : Covid-19 Pandemic and Religion Journalism</a>

By Religion World

October 8, 2020

Muslim College Grads Split Over Jews. What Makes The Difference?

Originally Published on Religion Unplugged By : Musbah Shaheen, Kevin Singer, Laura Dahl, Matthew Mayhew and Alyssa Rockenbach (ANALYSIS) Sept. 15, 2020, will go down in history as a momentous day for the relationship of Israel with other countries in the Middle East when Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accord, a peace agreement that establishes formal relationships between the two countries. The first ever direct flight between Tel Aviv and the UAE… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/muslim-college-grads-split-over-jews-what-makes-the-difference/">Continue reading Muslim College Grads Split Over Jews. What Makes The Difference?</a>

By Religion World

October 6, 2020

Religion, Race, and Politics in U.S. Elections: The “God Gap”

Original Published on – https://www.gmfus.org/ Engy Abdelkader (Visiting Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States) In 1952, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower received an identical percentage of support (59 percent) among Americans who participated in religious services as those who did not. Today, the so-called “God Gap”—the difference between the voting patterns of religious practitioners versus those who are less observant—is an ostensible fixture of the U.S. political landscape. Since the 1990s,… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/religion-race-and-politics-in-u-s-elections-the-god-gap/">Continue reading Religion, Race, and Politics in U.S. Elections: The “God Gap”</a>

By Religion World

September 27, 2020

Rosh Hashanah 2020: Happy Jewish New Year!

Happy Jewish New Year! According to traditions, 163 days after the first day of the feast of Passover, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated between September and October every year by jewish followers. Rosh Hashanah begins today, which is a two-day celebration that marks the first day of the Jewish new year. What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah – the first day of the Jewish new year literally means the head of the year in Hebrew –… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/rosh-hashanah-2020-happy-jewish-new-year-shana-tova/">Continue reading Rosh Hashanah 2020: Happy Jewish New Year!</a>

By Religion World

September 19, 2020

Indian Faith leaders coming together for Earth : UNEP Faith for Earth Symposium

Faith for Earth Symposium A symposium is scheduled with leading interfaith leaders of India on 10th September. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has collaborated with United Religions Initiative (URI) to bring faith leaders for Earth Dialogue. Religion World is digital partner to relay the LIVE session moderated by UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Actor Dia Mirza. Religion World is India’s leading organisation of all faiths and highlighting social works of religious and spiritual organisations. It started in… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/indian-faith-leaders-coming-together-for-earth-faith-for-earth-symposium/">Continue reading Indian Faith leaders coming together for Earth : UNEP Faith for Earth Symposium</a>

By Religion World

September 10, 2020

Religion based Welfare Organisations: “Religions for Peace”

Religions for Peace Religions for Peace builds on a 50-year legacy of multi-religious engagement nuanced, informed and challenged by diverse and complex contexts at community, national, regional and global levels. Since its inception in 1970, Religions for Peace’s affiliated IRCs have engaged in a wide range of social, political, economic and humanitarian issues. As such, Religions for Peace’s multi-religious vision and engagement are built on shared values derived from both religious tenets and faith-inspired praxis.… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/religion-based-welfare-organisations-religions-for-peace/">Continue reading Religion based Welfare Organisations: “Religions for Peace”</a>

By Religion World

September 10, 2020

Hebrew Bible or Tanakh: Jewish sacred writings

Hebrew Bible is also called the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament, or Tanakh, a collection of writings that was first compiled and preserved as the sacred books of the Jewish people. It also constitutes a large portion of the Christian Bible. The Hebrew Bible is the account of God’s dealing with the Jews as his chosen people, who collectively called themselves Israel. After an account of the world’s creation by God and the emergence of human… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/hebrew-bible-or-tanakh-jewish-sacred-writings/">Continue reading Hebrew Bible or Tanakh: Jewish sacred writings</a>

By Shweta

August 7, 2020

Religion, Faith and Coronavirus

Religion, Faith and Coronavirus Bhavya Srivastava & Subhi Dhupar Will the world become more atheist after this coronavirus pandemic ? Will the supreme divine forces have to reinvent themselves by establishing a new order ? Does the Churches, Mosques, Temples have to face a tough time to attract followers ? Or we will be seeing people thronging to faith places, as they are going to be fed up with human errors. The world will change… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/religion-faith-and-coronavirus-effect-of-covid-pandemic-on-religions-faiths-and-beliefs/">Continue reading Religion, Faith and Coronavirus</a>

By Religion World

June 10, 2020

World Environment Day 2020 : UNEP-URI के आह्वान पर जुटे सर्वधर्म के संत, रिलीजन वर्ल्ड करेगा लाइव प्रसारण

नयी दिल्ली, 4 जून; विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस के अवसर पर भारत में धार्मिक संगठनों और धर्म गुरुओं के साथ यूनाइटेड नेशन एनवायरनमेंट प्रोग्राम (UNEP ) और यनुाइटेड रिलीजन इनिशिएटिव (URI) कार्यालय फेथ फॉर अर्थ स्ट्रेटेजी एंड एक्शन प्लान शीर्षक से एक वीडियो जारी कर रहा है। World Environment Day 2020 पर सर्वधर्म के धार्मिक और आध्यात्मिक गुरूओं के साथ पर्यावरण दिवस पर जैव विविधता विषय पर ये संदेश जारी होगा। ऐसा भारत में UNEP के… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/world-environment-day-indias-saints-of-all-religion-came-together-religion-world-will-be-broadcast-live/">Continue reading World Environment Day 2020 : UNEP-URI के आह्वान पर जुटे सर्वधर्म के संत, रिलीजन वर्ल्ड करेगा लाइव प्रसारण</a>

By Shweta

June 4, 2020

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