30 August 2009 Tibetan Buddhism: China erases Dalai Lama’s face from Lhasa There are 999 rooms and a sprawling cave in the awe-inspiring, centuries old Potala Palace in the centre of Lhasa... Read more
30 August 2009 Lutherans: American Lutheran Church’s vote on gay rights to carry wide significance The decision by America’s largest Lutheran body to bless homosexual relations and approve of the ordination of gays and lesbians... Read more
30 July 2009 Analysis: the rise or the fall of Scientology? Is the Church of Scientology gaining or losing members and influence? The answer to that question may depend on who... Read more
21 June 2009 India: Sikh leaders order demolition of Golden Temple replica Furious over a sect's attempts to replicate the design and structure of the Sikh community's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple,... Read more
16 June 2009 India: outrage over Golden Temple replica in Punjab The Sikh leadership in Punjab is furious over attempts by a sect to replicate the design and structure of their... Read more
16 June 2009 Religion in the world: book finds faith making a return—US-style Even as the debate continues about the place of capitalism in solving the world's economic problems, the new book, Read more
16 May 2009 Reformed Church: celebrating Calvin by planning merger At an historic meeting in Geneva, Switzerland later this month, leaders of two global Reformed church organizations representing over 80... Read more
05 May 2009 Hinduism: are gods turning against Nepal’s Maoist government? When King Gyanendra's army-backed reign ended three years ago followed by the abolition of monarchy in the world's only Hindu... Read more
03 May 2009 Religion and homosexuality: South African priest upsets Hindu community after gay wedding rites A Tamil priest who conducted South Africa's first known gay wedding by Hindu rites has gone underground as upset community... Read more
26 April 2009 Religion around the world: new initiative will seed research on global Pentecostal-Charismatic movements A new initiative hopes to help map and explain the rapid growth and social impact of Pentecostal and charismatic churches... Read more