Most scholars of Pre-Columbian civilization see human sacrifice among the Aztecs as a part of the long cultural tradition of human sacrifice in Mesoamerica stretching back thousands of years. Various extant sources describe how the Aztecs sacrificed human victims on each of their eighteen festivities, one festivity for each of their 20-day month, every year… […]
The Iranian regime perceives religious freedom to undermine its legitimacy.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in Monday’s publication of its 276 page 2016 annual report says it shows ‘a road map of deterioration.’ Pages 45-49 of the USCIRF report focus on the Iranian clerical regime saying of their judicial system that it ‘continues to use its religious laws to silence reformers.’ […]
Unlocking the Potential of Religious Tourism across LOC in Jammu Kashmir
In South Asia, Jammu & Kashmir has been a key center of learning Sanskrit and Persian and a unique place of multi ethnic and religious harmony where early Indo-Aryanic civilization has originated and flourished. Since 1949, the state of Jammu and Kashmir is divided mainly in two parts and administered by Indian and Pakistan under […]
Revive inter-religious debates and dialogues to lay the foundations of harmony and brotherhood: Governor
Srinagar, October 25 (Scoop News)-Governor N.N. Vohra inaugurated “Hami Ast”, a three day international symposium on the “Rishi-Sufi traditions of Kashmir”, at a function held here at the University of Kashmir today.This event has been organized by the IndianCouncil for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with the University of Kashmir and the Jammu & Kashmir […]
God’s Word Clearly Instructs People To Be Tolerant Of Others Religious Belief’s
A Christian should be tolerant of other people’s religious beliefs and have tolerance and respect for their interpretations of the Holy Bible. It is my belief that God wants His people to be considerate and give equal respect to other people’s views of the Bible. I’ve heard many people make comments about different religions and […]
Apache mysticism, magic and religious belief threatened today with extinction
“Much of the old ways are gone now”, complained one Apache Medicine man I talked to recently online (who declined to be named in this report). He was lamenting the loss of of many of the obscure traditional Apache beliefs and religious practices passed down over hundreds in not thousands of years. He went on […]
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