CNN
| Mar 10, 2013
Playboy magazine is expanding its jet-set cred by adding another international edition, this time in Israel, and it's all in Hebrew. It reads from right to left, if you happen to be looking at the articles, chortles CNN. The steamy mag m...
Al Jazeera English
| Mar 10, 2013
Final preparations are being made at the Vatican for the election of a new Catholic pope. And as Roman Catholics keep a close eye on the ballot, the church's place in today's society is also under scrutiny. So too is its relationship with th...
The New York Times
| Dec 23, 2012
Buddhism has been a way of life in Thailand for centuries, but inside the most popular temples is a trend that critics call "fast-food Buddhism." As more people find comfort in consumer culture, how can Buddhism attract followers while maintaining...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 21, 2012
The Church of England has voted against allowing women to become bishops after more than a decade of divisive debate. The Church's legislative body, The General Synod failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to enable change. Al Jazeera's Ch...
thebartnick
| Nov 4, 2012
A video re-release on YouTube of a testy Mitt Romney defending his religion in the last presidential election to a radio interviewer has hit viral paydirt and is sparking renewed debate about the candidate's Mormonism. One expert quoted by the Was...
VOA News
| Aug 11, 2012
At the Olympics, teams representing different countries compete for medals and national pride - but outside the main stadium in London, there is another competition where the stakes are higher. VOA's Brian Padden reports.
LinkAsia
| Jun 15, 2012
The headline of a recent article in the prestigious journal Nature caused a major uproar around South Korean student textbooks. Contributor Yoo Eun Lee reports that many social media users decried the article's sensationalist portrayal of creation...
LinkAsia
| Dec 16, 2011
Residents of Beijing are embracing the consumerist spirit of Christmas more than ever these days, foregoing any religious undertones that would get in the way of presents, fun, and tinsel.
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...of faith, ritual prayer, the zakat (charity), fasting, and the hajj (a pilgrimage to Mecca). Many Muslims are characterized by their commitment ...