18 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

World Religions: Islam

Below are my presentation and handout from the Islam sections of my World Religions class.  Last night, we finished our coverage of Islam and began looking at Judaism.
Reminder: there will be no class next week (March 24) because I’ll be out of town.  We’ll resume class on March 31 by looking at contemporary issues in [...]

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18 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

New World Religions Class Starting

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 [...]

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05 May 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Swine Flu and Religious Persecution

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 [...]

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