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The belief system may also sometimes be referred to as Asatru and is centered around white supremacist beliefs combined with magical elements of neopaganism. Values in both groups center around the ...

The festival involves fasting from 6:33 AM to 6:59 PM. Women pray for their husbands' longevity, prepare a special dish called Karadai, and engage in rituals, including tying a sacred thread.

Performing daily puja with devotion pleases the deities. Lighting a diya, offering flowers, and chanting mantras bring peace, positivity, and prosperity. Observing fasts on Ekadashi, Navratri, or ...

This festival symbolizes triumph over evil, with rituals including fasting, prayers, and processions. Devotees seek blessings for protection, prosperity, and courage. Temples host vibrant ...

Research Officer, Religion and Global Society, London School of Economics and Political Science “There is no time for imagination, religious or otherwise. We need to act now!” an irritated ...

A few years ago, I got into an argument with a friend about religion. The question we tussled over: Would America be better off without Christianity? She had grown up in an evangelical Christian ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated ...

The question of whether science and religion are at odds or generally compatible has long been a topic of interest to philosophers, theologians and scientists, among others. In the Religious Landscape ...

The percentage of Americans who say religion is very important in their lives has been relatively stable in recent years, though it appears to be lower than it was in the 2007 and 2014 Religious ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

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