FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Claims Switzerland Has Banned Hijabs, Refuses To Recognize Islam As An Official Religion
post Share on Facebook Switzerland bans the hijab and says it does not recognise Islam as an official religion. Verdict: False According to BBC News and the Associated Press, Swiss voters supported a referendum to ban face coverings “including burqas and niqabs” in public places in 2021, with parliament approving the ban in 2023. Additionally, […]
Jack Caine: Detroit’s guide to religion in Alabama
Football is a religion in Alabama, and if someone commits sacrilege against a pastor in Tuscaloosa, the consequences are severe and swift. Don't believe me? Just ask Tim James. A few days after the 2010 Republican primary, he went on talk radio to boost his chances of winning his penultimate run for governor. Someone asked […]
TERENCE P. JEFFREY: ‘Imagine’ No Religion? The Founding Fathers Would Like A Word
Minutes before the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Paul Anka sang a song that has become a tradition at the event. It was the 1971 song “Imagine,” co-written by John Lennon with his wife Yoko Ono. The song is somewhat controversial as it expresses an anti-religious viewpoint. “Imagine there’s no heaven,” […]
RUNYAN: Is Biden’s Hostility To Religion Tanking Military Recruitment?
If the history and traditions of the United States of America teach us anything, it is that our veterans are one of our most sacred national treasures. America would have been but a fleeting notion in the minds of our Founding Fathers, had it not been for those who risked and all too often sacrificed […]
Liberal Faith Groups Are Using Religion To Challenge Red-State Abortion Bans
Some religious groups have taken up the claim that their beliefs give them a protected right to have an abortion. Religious groups have filed lawsuits in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and Idaho, alleging religious rights to abortion have been threatened since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to Politico. . “People are neither […]
Flagstaff Religion News for June 17, 2023
BEACON UU Sunday Service: “Struggle with Truth” June 18 — Beacon Unitarian Universal List Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. Everyone is welcome from 10am to 11am! You belong to Beacon. Open in spirit and intentionally inclusive since 1958. Teacher and coach Robert Shegog explores his experience of coming to terms with his […]
NANCE: Corporations Like Target And Bud Light Have Embraced A Dangerous Alternative Religion That Worships Sex
Americans are wondering where the madness came from. Target apparently learned nothing from the $15.7 billion Bud Light scandal over teaming up with Dylan Mulvaney. Mulvaney is a man who mocks women by dressing in heels, wearing make-up and frolicking like a little girl. Many families sell homewares and clothing, and the once-beloved retail store […]
Flagstaff Religion News for March 25, 2023
epiphany church March 25 — 423 N. Beaver Street, Flagstaff. From 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. on March 26, we invite you to experience the connection and belonging that comes from being in the Church. We believe God loves you – there are no exceptions. Worship is on Saturdays at 5:30pm. Sunday at 8am and […]
Flagstaff Religion News for March 18, 2023
epiphany church March 18 — 423 N. Beaver Street, Flagstaff. 5:30 PM – Worship service at 10:30 AM on March 19 and 5:30 PM on Saturdays. Sunday at 8am and 10:30am. This week’s host is Reverend Lynn Perkins. (928) 779-2911; epiphanyaz.org. Living Christ Lutheran Church March 19 — 500 W. Riordan Road, Flagstaff. 928-526-8595. From […]
Flagstaff Religion News for March 4, 2023
peace lutheran church March 5 — Peace Lutheran Church, 3430 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff. 928-526-9578. From 10am to 11am, join the Lutheran Church for Peace (LCMS) family at 10am on Sundays for a personal mixed service (a combination of liturgy, hymns and hymns) with Holy Communion is recommended. The Reverend William Weiss, Jr. (Reverend Bill) […]
