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A Mosaic of Human Beliefs

WorldReligions.com presents an array of current news, features, and opinions from field of religious life as it interacts with the family of humankind around the globe.

Wikipedia includes the following definition, which while necessarily limited, gives some context to the topic of this website.

A religion is a set of stories, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to an ultimate power or reality. It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos, and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.

While it will be impossible to cover the vast spectrum of activities encompassed by the description above, we provide though-provoking news and commentary related not only to so-called "mainstream" religions, but to other ideas and practices dealing with man's search for meaning within the universal mystery.

Halal Industry Moving Beyond Religion And Borders (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- Things are looking good for the halal industry with the global market for halal products and services currently estimated at US$2.1 trillion (RM8.4 trillion) annually.
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How True Religion jeans got started (CNN Money)
My dad was in the clothing business and moved to L.A. with a New York apparel company when I was 20. I asked if I could work for him. He said, "Why don't you get a job in textiles first and learn the industry?"
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How True Religion jeans got started (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance)
My dad was in the clothing business and moved to L.A. with a New York apparel company when I was 20. I asked if I could work for him. He said, "Why don't you get a job in textiles first and learn the industry?"
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Don't blame God for terrorism (USA Today)
After the Fort Hood massacre and others, some people ?? often atheist stalwarts ?? like to point at the corrosive influence of religion.
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Seer stone, Nephite interpreters are religion, not magic — Michael Ash (Deseret News)
On MormonTimes.com: All religions rely on some things which — from an outsider's view — can be termed as magical...
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An Atheist Defends Religion (Zenit News Agency)
ROME, NOV. 15, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- The Catholic Church is one of the greatest forces for evil in the world, at least according to atheist Richard Dawkins. This is just the latest of many volleys by him against religion and God.
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