Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have in recent years been introducing meditation practices ...
Across the U.S. and around the world, families and people of faith are gathering to celebrate this holiday season. Rabbi Josh ...
Rev. Alex Leach in his recent Clergy Corner article, “Love is stronger than hate,” stated “As many Americans have figured out now, spirituality is something different from religion. It is richer and ...
Higher gratitude. More forgiveness and kindness. Higher love. These are some of the benefits of those who practice their religion compared to those who don't practice. Research by Willibald Ruch and ...
I am a practicing Christian, and I love that my public school job guarantees that I don’t have to work Sundays and that I have major holidays off. I appreciate that I can practice my religion freely ...
After months of dithering by the White House about the “ground zero mosque” in lower Manhattan, President Barack Obama endorsed the project at an Iftar dinner Friday night. The president said, “... as ...
The link between practicing faith and enjoying happy marriages is well documented both empirically, and anecdotally. But couples do not need to have tied the knot to benefit from practicing shared ...
According to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, a religious ritual is any repetitive and patterned behavior that is prescribed by or tied to a religious institution, belief or custom ...
Many researchers have observed a resurgence of religious commitment among young people in France, often accompanied by a ...