I’ll be starting one of my favorite teaching series next month: World Religions. Here are the details.
Where: Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, KY (directions)
Dates: March 3 through May 5 (no class March 24 or April 28)
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
We’ll be covering the history, beliefs, and practices of major world religions and new religious movements, including:
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Mormonism
Wicca
Scientology
…with [...]
Several media outlets are reporting that Egypt has ordered all pigs in the country to be slaughtered, out of concerns over swine flu. What does this have to do with religion? The Wall Street Journal has the best summary:
Egyptian human-rights activists have long complained of discrimination against Copts in education and in governmental [...]
Nicholas Kristof recently wrote on Facebook
I’m struck how many Westerners see Islam as intrinsically violent. No religion is intrinsically anything, in my view. The Bible approves of genocide (those poor Amalekites), the Fifth Dalai Lama ordered massacres, and Shintoism justified atrocities. And yet each has also been an inspiration at times for peace and justice. [...]
