(JTA) — Thirty imams in France signed an open letter calling on their colleagues to help counter Muslim extremism. The letter, which appeared Tuesday in the daily LeMonde, expressed “compassion for all our fellow citizens who have been directly or indirectly affected by terrorism and by the anti-Semitic crimes that have blindly struck our country.”…
The Kentucky Legislature is considering mandating the last Wednesday in September as “A Day of Prayer for Kentucky’s Students.” House Bill 40 passed the Kentucky House last week on a vote of 83-5 and now goes to the state Senate for its consideration. The bill states that students would participate in the Day of Prayer…
Faith is a funny thing. It has divided the world throughout history, the cause of countless bloody deaths. It has torn families apart, it has been used to justify torture and enslavement, but it has also provided comfort and hope and order — elements of existence that are hard to otherwise come by. Panic as…
If you think Judaism has got problems, you’ve clearly never heard of IHM — the Institute For The Higher Mind. This self-help organization, which has some creepy similarities to Scientology, provides the dramatic setting of E! Network’s scripted show_ The Arrangement_, whose first season premiered last year. Produced by Jewish producer Jonathan Abrahams — known…
President Trump may have low approval ratings, but most Christians are praying for him. According to new research from the Barna group, 69 percent of what they call “practicing” Christians pray for Trump, with evangelicals being the highest, at 88 percent. Among those in non-Christian religions, only 18 percent do. The study does not show…
Just over half of all adults in the United Kingdom pray, even those who say they’re not religious, a new poll shows. One in five adults who say they’re not religious still pray — and half of those say they think God hears their prayers. A poll done by Christian aid agency, Tearfund, found that…
I have a reputation. When I walk into certain rooms, people roll their eyes. At least they used to. For several years, I worked at a secular, non-profit educational institution, but people there didn’t always behave in a completely secular way. At the “holiday” party, the community sang “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” and a…
For years, I’ve taken care to light the Hanukkah candles with my children. I fry latkes every single night for eight nights and make sure we sing all the right songs. I buy doughnuts filled with jelly and sometimes even make my own. And I hate every moment of it, because it was at Hanukkah…
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