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Prince Charles seen during the funeral late former President Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
December 23, 2016, 6:18 am
Prince Charles warns of echoes of ‘dark days’ before World War II
British royal says persistent intolerance and 'evil persecution' 70 after the Holocaust is 'beyond all belief'
By AFP
December 18, 2016, 2:44 pm
Why Xmas in Israel (but not LA) works
She'll never have a Christmas tree, but welcomes some of Jesus' ideas, lighting the dark of winter, and candy canes
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Elysha Netsarh visiting the US from Madagascar to speak about the Jewish community there. (Josefin Dolsten/JTA)
December 7, 2016, 9:12 am
In Madagascar, ‘world’s newest Jewish community’ seeks roots
After 121 Malagasies converted to Judaism, all that remained was to build a religious infrastructure. Now, the community seeks funds abroad to establish itself
By Josefin Dolsten
November 20, 2016, 1:04 pm
Jews in church
What to do when your monastery's artwork lauds forced conversions of Jews and Christians as the new beloved of God
By Erik Ross
November 2, 2016, 2:32 pm
Torah: The unavoidable, disturbing text
Daring biblical interpretation keeps Jewish heritage relevant for every generation, even a secular one
By Nathan Lopes Cardozo
A bronze statue of the Satanic icon Baphomet, currently residing in a shed outside The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts (Courtesy)
October 26, 2016, 4:36 pm
In haunted Salem, a Jewish church founder preaches the art of ‘Satanic’ social change
At a former funeral home in a town inextricably linked to witchcraft, secular Jew Malcolm Jarry opens a new heaquarters for his Satanic Temple, a controversial movement with up to 50,000 members worldwide
By Matt Lebovic
Commack Jewish Center in 1998 (left) at the bar mitzvah of Michael Weber (Courtesy: Mandi Kirschman) and (right) the same sanctuary space in July of 2016, as the new Church Unleashed (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
September 6, 2016, 2:06 am
How my childhood shul became a televangelist church
As Jewish facilities shut down across Long Island, a reporter returns to the synagogue of his youth -- recently purchased by televangelists affiliated with Joel Osteen
By Matt Lebovic
July 8, 2016, 1:20 pm
No faith without uncertainty
Skepticism has its place, but it won't help people find belief; that takes trust, hope, love and a deep personal quest
By Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Mosque of the Turkish cultural association in Wangen bei Olten, Switzerland. (Wikipedia Public Domain)
May 25, 2016, 11:37 pm
Swiss canton rules Muslim students must shake teachers’ hands
Parents of pupils who refuse could face fines of up to $5,000; Islamic council says decision amounts to 'totalitarianism'
By AP
Stephen Bullivant discusses his book, “The Trinity: How Not to be a Heretic.” Hosted by Doug Keck, March 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
May 24, 2016, 4:42 pm
Christians in England, Wales now outnumbered by people of no religion
Churches steadily losing members, study finds, as number of unaffiliated citizens grows
By Daniel Douek
People gather on the main square, during the inauguration ceremony of the Ferhat-Pasha mosque, in Banja Luka, on May 7, 2016 (AFP Photo)
May 7, 2016, 6:29 pm
Bosnia’s Muslims reopen mosque Serbs blew up during the war
Jewish representatives among thousands of ceremony attendees, where leaders welcome renewed efforts for religious coexistence
By AP
Thousands of people gathered for a mass prayer for the release of three Jewish teenagers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on June 15, 2014 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2016, 4:02 am
Pew study: Israel only country where men pray more than women
Jewish state, Mozambique also stand out for having more men than women who say religion is very important to them
By JTA
A Jewish and an Arab man outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, December 10, 2014 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
March 8, 2016, 1:16 pm
Israel’s Druze, Muslims, Christians more likely than Jews to believe in God, Pew study finds
Jews proud of their heritage, but conflicted as to what is essential to being Jewish, with the category earning the broadest support being 'remembering the Holocaust'
By Marissa Newman
Oil painting in the style of "The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo, depicting the Flying Spaghetti Monster; two large meatballs wrapped in noodles, with eyes on stalks which are also noodles, floating in mid-air. ( Wikimedia Fair Use Image)
March 1, 2016, 9:30 am
New Zealand gets first ‘Pastafarian’ pastor
Noodle-worshipping locals can now be legally married by the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
By AFP
February 27, 2016, 11:04 am
Curiosity
Forget the proverbial cat; the religious personality thrives on the unfamiliar ground that sparks Godly discovery
By Erik Ross
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