Mahavir Jayanti is the most important festival in Jainism, celebrating birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara ( Avatar) who established the religion of Jainism 2600 years ago. Mahavira presented the… Read more »
Extremism in religion has always been repulsive to the general public, but seldom expressed with an equal intensity. Indeed, it was the extremism in religion that chased out many to… Read more »
The longer we are there, the more Americans we would lose and more mistakes we will make, the more Afghans we will kill and the lesser respect we will earn. … Read more »
The Unity Church of Arlington has begun a series on teaching world religions and I was pleased to present “Islam in a nutshell”. The program was to be for an… Read more »
Honorable Secretary of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki -Moon, I salute you for taking the stand on the human rights of the GLBT community. It is time the leaders… Read more »
Religion is about faith, and about belief. All faiths are a product of the needs of a society to bring harmony to the group, and all them are successful in… Read more »
Posted at WorldMuslimCongress@yahoogroups.com in response to concerns and question from Mian Waheed and Khalid Faridi. First of all, I second and endorse the words of Khalid, “Quran is our symbol…. Read more »
Should the federal ban on political activity by churches and religious institutions be repealed – or remain in place? Our Texas Faith panel weighs in – and they don’t agree… Read more »
I have not attended the Nowruz festivity in a while, but it is fresh on my mind. My Zoroastrian friends had a gathering and it was a pleasure to be… Read more »
What’s the difference between probing a candidate’s religious beliefs and probing a candidate’s involvement in promoting or even acquiescing in the activities of a religious institution? Texas Faith panelists respond,… Read more »