Temples are often open to the public for a period after construction or renovation, but only church members may enter once religious ceremonies begin.
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Churches’ struggles to respond to the plague and constant warfare in the 14th and 15th centuries helped shape the kinds of Christianity in the world today.
Judith Kaplan became the first American bat mitzvah in 1922. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony has become more popular for girls ever since.
Hajj pilgrims looking online for advice about their upcoming pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, may not find TripAdvisor so useful.
A new biography sheds light on Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Zion Christian Church.
Can artificial intelligence accurately simulate people’s religious tendencies in the face of disaster and tragedy?
If South Africa’s argument in court is that marijuana causes harm, it deserves to lose. The real question it should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.
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