what is shown on TV news about Indonesia a Muslim majority country is something different than what I have faced here this morning suicide bombers targeting churchgoers in the country’s largest city 11 people are dead the Indonesian city of Surabaya is reeling today after another on three churches and the president is promising to…
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Religious Persecution in China – Ep. 1 – The Uyghurs
Hi, this is David Anderson. I’m pleased to present the first in a series of case studies on China’s complete contempt for the fundamental right of freedom of religion or belief. The suffering inflicted by the Chinese government on the Uyghur people has been the subject of international condemnation and, recently, a topic of particular…
Lecture 4: The Moon and Religion (Our Moon Course)
Hello everyone, in this lecture I want to consider some of the connections the Moon has with religion. Last time we discussed the famous Earthrise picture taken by the crew of Apollo 8. The Apollo 8 mission has a connection to religion but before we consider that let’s take a look at the trajectory flown…
Football & Faith: Being Muslim in MLS
[Applause] one of the things that I love the most in this after games when we do win and we have a chance to look into the stands the 32:52 when I see moms dads brothers sisters boys girls different banners I think that’s pretty pretty important [Music] a story begins on another sunny day…
14. Mohammed and the Arab Conquests
PAUL FREEDMAN: Now we’re going to talk about Islam. And here we enter into a segment that, in a sense, is the most relevant, if relevance is a criterion, sort of is, to today’s world. Because these controversies that play out today Shiism versus Sunni, for example, the nature of Islam, its appeal as a…
An important Sufi shrine in Delhi – Introducing religions (2/2)
This is the Sufi quarter of Delhi. A warren of lanes leading towards the shrine of Indian’s most revered Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin. Nizamuddin was a Muslim mystic who died in 1325. He was an aesthetic who settled outside Delhi to teach a message of peace, forgiveness and devotion to God. Many come to venerate…
Religious Holiday Ends On 9/11 – Right Wing Outrage
because we’ve been covering the park fifty one times receipt for a long time to take a service complaining you have the muskie’s they say within the cultural center uh… that’s uh… close to ground zero percent uh… but i found it i found the dumbest argument here that you know how glenn back in…