Today’s Top Tweet – Muslim youth in US reaching out to Toronto for help

GTA-based helpline for Muslim youth overwhelmed by U.S. callers https://t.co/tlunA5OHnP via @torontostar (GTA means Greater Toronto Area) — earthpages.org (@earthpages) January 7, 2017 Okay look. America is a great country, we all know that. The nation has an impressive store of achievements. It dominates many aspects of global culture. And Anderson Cooper is the best… Read More Today’s Top Tweet – Muslim youth in US reaching out to Toronto for help

Obama is a great speaker and mythmaker but…

Embed from Getty Images Tower of Freedom Underground Railroad Monument on June 17, 2016 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. US President Obama is a great speaker and mythmaker but I think a little mention of Canada’s role in the emancipation of black people would have been appropriate today at the Smithsonian. Obama and many Americans love… Read More Obama is a great speaker and mythmaker but…

A Brief Guide to African-American Worship

By Dr Ty King While the diverse cultures of the Christian world have their distinctive and beautiful approaches of worshipping, there’s something distinctively enriching regarding African-American Christian worship. We trust it exemplifies principal outlines of thought & experience that do much to praise it to Christians far and wide. Anyone who has noticed or partaken… Read More A Brief Guide to African-American Worship

Hindus dismayed after 2nd temple vandalism in 2 weeks in Seattle metropolitan area

Special to Earthpages.org Hindus nationwide are highly concerned after reports of various broken windows and scrawling of word “FEAR” at Kent Hindu Temple wall in Washington State late February 26 night. This was second such incident in recent days in Seattle metropolitan area after scrawling of “GET OUT” on Bothell Hindu Temple was discovered on… Read More Hindus dismayed after 2nd temple vandalism in 2 weeks in Seattle metropolitan area

Hindus ask Australian museums re-examine procurement process of Hindu collections

Special to Earthpages.org Hindus are asking all the museums and art galleries of Australia to exhaustively re-examine the procurement process and the provenance of their Hindu art collections, and if proved stolen, return to Hindu temples these originally belonged. Rajan Zed, who is based in Nevada (USA), welcomed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s gesture of… Read More Hindus ask Australian museums re-examine procurement process of Hindu collections

Only 22% Americans know a Hindu

Special to Earthpages.org Only 22 percent Americans know someone who is Hindu, according to a Pew Research Center survey published on July 17. This number is lowest than any other religion/denomination surveyed.  Catholics rank highest with 87 percent, followed by evangelical Christians, Jews, Atheists, Mormonscial , Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus. Americans express warmest and more… Read More Only 22% Americans know a Hindu

Understanding Bipolar Disorder and Ensuring a Spiritual Approach is in the Treatment Plan

This article is a good example of how the Catholic Church understands many psychiatric issues. I almost didn’t post it because imo a few points are simplistic. Mental health and illness is a complicated topic, and I think the power of the scientific ethos can have a deleterious effect on some individuals when it is… Read More Understanding Bipolar Disorder and Ensuring a Spiritual Approach is in the Treatment Plan