01: Chevrolet’s sponsorship of an evangelical Christian concert and preaching tour is a relatively novel approach of funding Christian ministries. The sponsorship has also raised controversy, with critics charging that  the corporation’s support constitutes an endorsement of one religion over others. The 16-city Come Together and Worship Tour, which began Nov. 1 in Atlanta and winds up […]

01: D.C. Minyan in Washington is unique among Orthodox Jewish synagogues in its dedication to lay leadership and equal roles for men and women, while maintaining many Orthodox traditions. The congregation was formed seven months ago to pioneer a lay-led synagogue where women could fully participate. Like most Orthodox synagogues, men and women sit apart at […]

01: KA, The Holy Book of Neter is the first attempt of Africans to write their own sacred text. The book’s authors do not claim it will be the revealed Word of God in the manner of the Christian Bible, but rather a collection of prayers and African religious teachings. David Gian Mailu, a popular East […]

01: Ergun and Emir Caner have emerged as the leading authorities of Islam in the conservative evangelical world. The Caner brothers’ views on Islam were instrumental in Southern Baptist Convention’s President Jerry Vines’ recent publicized statement that the Prophet Mohammed as a “demon-possessed pedophile.” The brothers were brought up Muslim until they converted to evangelical Christianity […]

01: Interfaith Power and Light groups are being established across the U.S., in the attempt to convince congregations to adopt “green” or renewable energy sources and warn them about global warming. The groups are a spin-off of the Episcopal Power and Light movement started five years ago to make the Episcopal Church a zero-emissions entity by powering […]

01: On April 1, a new initiative to monitor religious and human rights abuses worldwide was recently founded. The new initiative, called First Step Forum, was founded at a gathering of ambassadors, religious liberty experts, members of parliaments from several European countries and members of the media in Berlin in January. The Forum is co-chaired by […]

01: Eglise Nouvelle Vie (New Life Church), a charismatic megachurch in Montreal, is making a name for itself due to its rapid growth and large size. Canada has megachurches, but the existence of such congregations in Quebec is far more rare, due to the secularism and predominance of Catholicism in that province. There are only 300 […]

01: Although there have been several religions existing operating solely through the Internet, the Universal Church of the Interactive Network, at http://www.bloggerheads.com/religion/information.htm, is unique for viewing the Internet as sacred in itself. Although there have been computer hoax religions, the UCIN appears to be genuine and relatively straightforward in its approach. The church upholds the “empowering potential […]

01: The Muslims of America, a community of black Muslims in Virginia, attracting the attention of law enforcement officials and journalists over its alleged ties to terrorism. The trailer park compound is reported to be part of Al-Fuqra, a sect started by Pakistani Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani, and composed of approximately 1,000 to 3,000 black Muslims in […]

01: The Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy departs from other current attempts at interfaith dialogue and peacemaking in its acceptance that religions have exclusive truth claims and then moves on from there to establish trustworthy diplomatic relations and mediate religious conflicts. The foundation, started in 2000, seeks to create “safe places for interreligious diplomats to forthrightly contest […]