The blessing of what’s being called “the official Bible for the new U.S. Space Force” at the Washington National Cathedral … More
Category: Religion
Thích Quảng Đức – the burning monk
Thích Quảng Đức (1897 – 11 June 1963; born Lâm Văn Túc) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road … More
Religious nationalism
Religious nationalism is the relationship of nationalism to a particular religious belief, dogma, or affiliation. This relationship can be broken down into two aspects: the … More
Should We Remain Silent About Toxic Christianity
Three times a week, 15,000 students stream into the Vines Center, a huge silver-domed building on the campus of Liberty … More
The Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also known as the Samaritan Torah (torah shomronit), is a text of the first five books of the Hebrew … More
Why the Hatred Between the Jews and Samaritans?
I have been perplexed by the rift between the Samaritans and the Jews and their hatred mentioned in the New … More
Kushinagar
Kushinagar is a pilgrimage town in the Kushinagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists … More
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as … More
Varanasi, also known as Benares
Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras, or Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east … More
Amarnath cave
Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, … More
Kumbha Mela
Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage … More
Jerusalem was renamed “Aelia Capitolina”
Aelia Capitolina was a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins following the siege of 70 … More
Priesthood of Melchizedek
The priesthood of Melchizedek is a role in Abrahamic religions, modelled on Melchizedek, combining the dual position of king and … More
United States v. Trump : Open-and-shut
May 11, 1976: 52 USC 30121: Contributions and donations by foreign nationals Text contains those laws in effect on October … More
Maxwell, Wexner, Epstein, Mega Group and Mossad
During his confirmation hearings, recently resigned Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta stated that he was told Epstein was above his pay … More
Ruh al-qudus: “the holy spirit”
In Islam, especially Sufism, rūḥ is a person’s immortal, essential self — the “spirit” or “soul”. The Quran itself does not describe rūḥ as the … More
Mikha’el: who is like God? Ruach: wind, breath, spirit
The Spirit came with what seemed like wind – the Hebrew word is Ruach (Ruark) a word which means an … More
Memra, Yeḳara, “let the Shekinah rest”
SHEKINAH (“the dwelling”): In the Targumim. The majestic presence or manifestation of God which has descended to “dwell” among men. … More
Shekhinah – Ruach HaKodesh – sakana
The concept of shekhinah is also associated with the concept of the Holy Spirit in Judaism (ruach ha-kodesh), as can be seen … More
Israel’s Advocate and Mika’il
MICHAEL – Israel’s Advocate. One of the archangels one of the chief princes”; Dan. x. 13), who is also represented … More
