Religion
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My Armenian Christmas reminds me how traditions are reinvented in times of crisis
I approached Christmas Day, as I imagine many New Statesman readers did, with my eyes smarting from a swab up my nose,…
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‘Real reasons to hope’ on climate action, says archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the public not to despair over the climate crisis as he said there are…
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5 things to know about Mary, the mother of Jesus
Yet we know remarkably little about her. Philip C. Almond The Conversation In the New Testament, there is nothing about…
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“One Country, One Law”: The Sri Lankan State’s Hostility toward Muslims Grows Deeper
Critics have called the move “incomprehensible”, but it is readily understood as a way to divert discontent among the government’s…
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Frankincense and myrrh have been revered since ancient times – but now they’re under threat
In the Bible, Matthew’s gospel tells us that the wise men “saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down…
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With Christianity receding and many abandoning hope, today’s Christmases are not like those of my childhood
And faith. Stan Grant ABC News I come from a big Aboriginal family… With Christianity receding …
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A Persian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals
As a child I would dread this time of the year. Pardis Mahdavi The Conversation Not only was there was…
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Bevis Marks: Britain’s oldest synagogue is central to London’s history – here’s why it needs protecting
So it is perhaps unsurprising that recent plans to erect two (very tall) skyscrapers overshadowing the building have led to angry…
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Paul Bongiorno: We don’t need a bill allowing churches to discriminate
Today she will take her twice-revised religious discrimination bill to the government party room for approval. Paul Bongiorno The New…
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Crypto Is Forbidden For Muslims, Indonesian Sharia Council Rules
The reason is the presence of elements of “uncertainty, wagering, and harm,” said Asrorun Niam Sholeh, the chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council’s…
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What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness
Indeed, it was the kind acts of essential workers that helped save many lives. Brooke Schedneck The Conversation As a scholar…
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The extinction of Jewish heritage in northern Cyprus
Op-ed Cyprus has a special place in Jewish history. Jews are deeply rooted in this island country, whence they once…
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An inquiry exposed sexual abuse within French Catholic Church — now what?
The inquiry that unearthed the scale of the abuse could also lead the way to reforms within the church. Lisa…
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Horror as French reveal more than 200,000 clergy abuse victims within Catholic Church
Report The landmark report says about 3,000 child abusers, two-thirds of whom were priests, operated within the church since the…
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Morocco’s Elections Prove Democracy Can Work with Islam
They couldn’t be more wrong. Ahmed Charai The National Interest The Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and appointment of a cabinet…
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Montenegro police break up protest over new Orthodox leader
Police fired tear gas at the protesters gathered on the main square, about 100 meters from a 15th-century monastery where…
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