Religion

Reddit Islam (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to Islam.

• Muslim Canadian organizations raising funds to support victims of the Toronto Van Attack
• Isn't this cute
• Is this true?
• Snoop Dogg: If a Muslim shot up a restaurant full of white people, the "president" would be tweeting up a storm, driving his dumb racist base into a frenzy...But it's a white guy - AGAIN - with an AR15 - AGAIN - who killed 4 African Americans & was stopped by unarmed African American. So...crickets
• Can Allah be Self Sufficient?
• CJ Werleman on Twitter: India: This Hindu extremist dressed in Islamic clothing, pretending to be a Muslim, threw beef at a Hindu temple in an effort to incite violence against Muslims.
• Mosul's landmark al-Nuri mosque to be rebuilt
• What Islamic stories would make good films?

Reddit Judaism (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to Judaism.

• how to put on tefillin, proper tefillin placement
• pocket sized tanach recommendation
• At least the other ones aren't anti-Semites.
• Israel to recognize Reform conversions - with haredi backing?
• Tumbalalaika [Barry Sisters]
• What's your favorite tefila trivia?
• Does this mean that Moshiach must be an Israeli?
• Does HaShem have a sense of humor?

Religion News Service (religionnews.com)

Combines news, features, and opinion pieces by journalists and some of the most respected scholars in the humanities, with a focus on the United States.

• How Yo-Yo Ma became God
• What Comey learned from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr about ethical leadership
• Inside the life of a Catholic who once was spiritual but not religious
• Christian author publishes Colorado trilogy
• Travel ban case is justices’ first dive into Trump policy
• Father: Sick UK child surviving after life support withdrawn
• Our Latino neighbors
• Willow Creek responds to new allegations against former pastor Hybels

The Friendly Atheist (www.patheos.com)

Shares news and opinions on all things related to atheism. This blog is among the most respected in atheist circles.

• Woman Who Set Car on Fire With Kids Inside Told Them, “We’re Going to See Jesus”
• Waffle House Killer’s Mother: Schools Without Prayer Cause Mass Shootings
• How We Could Use Black Holes to Our Advantage (Theoretically)
• GQ Says the Bible Isn’t an Essential Read, and Christians Are Shocked, Shocked!
• FOX News Host: My Sister’s Church Burned Down, But a Cross Is Still Up, So Yay!
• Russian Crackdown on Jehovah’s Witnesses Scatters Them to Finland and Elsewhere
• Study: Better Government Services and Quality of Life Reduce Need for Religion
• Actress Allison Mack Procured Sex Slaves for Cult Leader, Prosecutors Say

World Religion News (www.worldreligionnews.com)

Compiles reputable news and columns on religions around the world.

• Natalie Portman Skips “Jewish Nobel Prize” Over Recent Events in Israel
• “The Exorcist” Director’s New Documentary on Real-Life Exorcisms
• GQ Magazine Says You Don’t Have to Read the Bible
• CA State Assembly Declares Gay Conversion Therapy as Fraud
• Creeping Finitism by Rabbi Michael Shevack

Red Letter Christian (www.redletterchristians.org)

Compiles a variety of Christian author's opinions about Christianity in relation to social issues.

• Heeding the Sacred Call to Give Sanctuary to the Vulnerable
• ‘Sense of Place’: An Earth Day Sunday Resource
• Still Evangelical? Literary Festival Panelists Question Label After Trump, #MeToo
• Bill Hybels: Why Sexual Harassment is Not a ‘Distraction’
• Let’s Change Course Starting This Tax Day
• Why I Stand with the LGBTQ Community
• Wakanda Forever: Cultivating Moral Imagination & Beloved Community
• A Glimpse of Heaven

Religion Dispatches (religiondispatches.org)

Focuses on the more controversial issues in the intersections of religion and politics.

• Trump May Be “a Big Fan of Hindu,” But Hindus Are Running—and Winning—as Democrats
• Maybe It’s Time to Admit That The “Grotesque Caricature” of White Evangelicals is the Reality
• Fear, Nostalgia and Power Drove Evangelicals to Trump: Interview with Evangelical Scholar John Fea
• A Somewhat Cynical Take On The Future And Soul Of Evangelicalism
• Netflix’s Carlton Pearson Biopic, “Come Sunday,” Reveals Christianity’s Struggle for its Soul
• New Book on Trump and Evangelicals Gets it Mostly Right
• You Gotta Have Heart: A Response to Critics of “Why I’m Not an Organ Donor”
• “Charity saved the day… [but] charity isn’t enough”: Kate Bowler on This New Era [Ep 5]

Muslim Matters (muslimmatters.org)

Combines tending news about Islam, features on stories of interest to Muslims, and opinion pieces.

The Immanent Frame (tif.ssrc.org)

Compiles the work of professional scholars on the subject of religion, secularism, and the public sphere.

• Islamic law as “code”: Language, system, power
• Not in the body
• Crossing and conversion: Introduction
• Digital projects in the classroom
• Law, authority, and tradition
• CFP | Sovereignty and Strangeness
• CFP | Rethinking Politics and Religion: Studies in Honor of Professor Saba Mahmood
• Hacking and “common sense”

Jew in the City (jewinthecity.com)

Breaks down stereotypes about Orthodox Judaism through humor, opinion pieces, and Q&As.

• Are Orthodox Women Allowed To Look Beautiful In Public?
• This Stunning Retreat is One of Five New Philly Mikvahs & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
• Orthodox Jews Need To Rein In Their Extremists
• Only in Israel: You Won’t Believe These Stories of Divine Providence!
• Orthodox Jewish All Star, Yael Federbush, Today Show Producer
• Does Judaism Think Being Sheltered Is Good Or Bad?
• New York Times Features Lubavitch Matchmaker & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
• Aleph Beta on Parshas Tazria: The Bizarre Purification of the Metzora

Reddit Hinduism (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to Hinduism.

• Before Mantra Chanting, You Should Know 4 Fundamental Things
• Hare Krishna? Ram Ram Ram?
• Is there anything like unpracticing Hindu?
• I’ve been a Hindu my entire life, but I have never looked into reading any sacred text or books
• Please help me identify which god this is?
• Atheist asking: how the hell can you tell?....
• I am a Hindu
• Lecture on Greatness of Agamas by Swami T.S. Shanmugam Shivacharyar , A.S. Sundaramurthy Part 3

Reddit Atheism (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to atheism.

• That feeling when you have no movie options.

Reddit Buddhism (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to Buddhism.

• (Potentially Stupid Question) Why do Buddhists prostrate and chant to statues and images of the Buddha?
• Altar at historic Fo Shou Temple in the heart of Chinatown, Philadelphia
• What is meant by transforming instead of avoiding according to the tantric approach?
• Hey guys! I’ve been visiting a lot of temples in Japan, lots of them Shinto so it might be that and I’ve seen this symbol a lot. But I was wondering if you guys have any information on this symbol?
• Has anyone here seriously considered becoming a bhikkhu/bhikkhuni? 🙏🏼☸️📿
• Rumination, thought suppression and focusing on the breath
• A Passage From A Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Chah
• Married Dharma

Reddit Christianity (www.reddit.com)

A forum for all discussion and content-sharing related to Christianity.

• Hello I'm 19 years old and my parents are forcing me to pay rent of 300 Euros a month otherwise they kick me out, my relationship with them is not good and I have a feeling like I'm dishonoring them, I don't want to go to Hell, how should I approach this and avoid hellfire?
• Goodnight my only friends
• I’m a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, but I’m severely discouraged and resentful towards my church because of its culture and rejection of core Gospel doctrine..
• According to some, the Rapture was supposed to occur today April 23. Once again, people need to stop wasting time predicting what only The Father knows when it’ll happen.
• Feeling lost.
• I can’t pinpoint the moment I became a Christian.
• The Bible Project - Word Study: Nephesh - "Soul" (this video from the bible project may show you something you haven't had explained before)
• I want to believe again, but