The Earth is part of the solar system which in turn is part of the Milky Way galaxy. There are billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy (Sun is one of the stars). In addition, there are billions of such galaxies in our Universe alone (the visible universe is about 28 billion light years [...]
The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh gave a very interesting answer to reporters when he was asked about the soaring inflation in India. He said “Let us hope, it (inflation) will come down in the coming months. I am not an astrologer.“ Manmohan Singh is definitely not an astrologer but he is an economics [...]
Saint Thomas is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is also known as “doubting Thomas” as he did not initially believe in the resurrection of Jesus. According to Christian mythology he is supposed to have visited India in 52 AD. Catholic tradition also states that he was killed by a Brahmin and buried [...]
One of the rules that I believe in is that the more religious you are the less you know about your own religion. Individuals who know and read a lot about a religion or different religious typically tend to be skeptical. Many fundamentalist Christians in the United States not only go to Church a few [...]
I am one of those non believers when it comes to religion. I believe that religion as we know it today is a creation of the human mind (and therefore we created god and not the other way around). Science has proven that the theories of creation as described in almost all of the major [...]
For the most part America is not a very religious country. In most polls Americans will indicate that they believe in gods, angels and saints. But in reality most Americas do not practice their religion (or faith as they sometimes call it). But there is a very conservative group of people in the country.
There is an ongoing debate in most Western countries about whether or not they should allow Muslim women to wear the Burqas in public. The most intense debate is going on in France where there is a parliamentary commission that is holding six months of hearing to decide whether or not a law banning Muslim [...]
Press Trusted of India is reporting that Madhushila Sahu and 14 members of her family where arrested in Chhattisgarh village. According to the local Superintendent of police they were charged with “spreading superstition and hurting the religious sentiments of the people”. The villages started worshiping her as they considered her to be the reincarnation of [...]
According to PTI news bulletin, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to hold seminars and discussions at various mosques to make people “aware of the ills of divorce”. Participants will be informed on how and when a Muslim can seek divorce and still be within the framework of the Quran. AIMPLB [...]
About four years ago a Jewish friend of mine and I were discussing the similarities between our names. His name is Ari and mine Hari. I knew that Vishnu, Krishna and Buddha (and many other gods) where called Hari at one point or the other. I also knew that Hari can refer to the color [...]
