Tolerance in the Bible Belt

Islam in the Bible Belt (pt. two) "Fear can make nice people act bad," said Ashfaq Taufique, president of the Birmingham Islamic Society. Taufique took the afternoon to reflect on the history of Muslims in the Birmingham community. He has reason to believe Muslims have been residing in the city since the 60s. The first …

The Most and Least Tolerant States

The Daily Beast did a ranking on how tolerant different states were back in 2011. They looked at the number of hate crimes through the FBI, the number of complaints of discrimination with the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the percentage of residents that support same-sex marriage, and the percentages of various religions …

Belief in Politics – Alabama Edition

After election season, every U.S. citizen is wondering how the country should and will be run. Two-thirds of registered voters say it is important for the president the have strong religious beliefs. However, in honor of politics being the center of most of our news and media still, the idea of Church vs. State comes …

Jehovah Witness Explained

Jehovah Witness's have been deemed a false religion by many, however it is not commonly known what their beliefs are. God. We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah. Bible. We recognize the Bible as God's inspired message to humans. While we accept the entire Bible, we are not fundamentalists. We recognize …

Mormonism Explained

What is Mormonism? Mormons are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormonism is a following of the doctrines of "the Church that were restored to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith." "When asked what Mormonism is, members of the Church will often speak of their love of the Savior Jesus …

United States becoming less religious

What seems to be a common discussion of how to get young people in churches as evidence behind it. Pew Research Forum has looked into the overall religiousness of the public. They came to find out that there is a defiantly decline in religiously committed people. A thorough survey of more than 35,000 U.S. adults find …

Hanukkah (Chanukah)

Hanukkah, as most people know it, begins December 24, 2016 and will continue until January 1, 2017. Hanukkah is the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev. It is a celebration of the triumph of: light over darkness, purity over adulteration and spirituality over …

Scientology Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Wx2M7a5Wg Founder The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954, based on the teachings of an American author named L. Ron Hubbard. "Lafayette" Ronald Hubbard was born on March 13, 1911, in Tilden, Nebraska. Creation of the World "In Scientology,  the theory of theta (the life force, or spirit) creating MEST (a coined word for the physical universe, Matter, Energy, Space and Time). …

Common Misconceptions About Religion

A simple question was asked on the HuffPost Religion Facebook page: "if they could get rid of one misconception about their religious or secular tradition, what would it be?" The following are some of the answers they received. 1. Belief does not equal faith. 2. Atheists are not anti-religion. 3. All Christians are like not like ones you see …

Islam in the Bible Belt (pt. one)

The Service  The halls fill with shuffling feet, quick greetings and a somber singing voice that calls out over the speaker system bleeding into every room in the building. Men and women separate to opposite ends of the building and place shoes along shelving that lines the walls. Men file into the largest section of the room allowing them …