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1. Former Yoga Instructor: Why Chanting Mantras Endangers Your Spiritual Health

A mantra is a sacred utterance, a mystical sound, syllable, word or group of words, often in Sanskrit, that are believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers. The Primary Mantra ...

Created on 11 August 2020

2. Why Some Yoga Practitioners Say Jesus Taught Their 'Third Eye' Chakra

... crown chakra at the top of the head. The sixth chakra (or energy center) is in the middle of the forehead and is named "the third eye." In Hinduism, the "third eye" is called "Ajna" or "Agya." The two  ...

Created on 14 July 2020

3. Hindu Extremists Attack Christians During Prayer Meeting

A group of Indian Christians was brutally attacked while gathering during a prayer gathering earlier this month. The savage beatings, perpetrated by six violent Hindu nationalists, took place at Praise ...

Created on 08 May 2019

4. Trump Participates in Hindu Festival of Lights

President Donald Trump hosted Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the White House on Tuesday. "We're gathered today to celebrate a very special holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains throughout ...

Created on 13 November 2018

5. Radicals With Political Ties Level Worst Attacks Against Christians, Churches Ahead of Elections

Hindu nationalists vandalized two Christian places of worship in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Assam in the last two weeks, reports AsiaNews. On Sept. 29, a statue of Saint John Bosco, ...

Created on 11 October 2018

6. What Happened When This Ex-Hindu Saw a Dead Body Come Back to Life

Mahesh Chavda has witnessed one of the greatest miracles of the supernatural. In an interview with Sid Roth, the former Hindu told the journalist about the stunning moment he spoke with power and authority ...

Created on 13 June 2018

7. Woman Receives 5 Major Wake-Up Calls the Church Is Largely Ignoring

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." This call to action by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rang true when I was visiting the largest refugee camp the world has ever known, with an estimated ...

Created on 13 April 2018

8. The Next World Leader to Speak to Congress Will Upset Many Christians

... ry reports "radical Hinduism, which was already present under the previous government, has increased steadily. While intolerance has risen, and minorities are constantly attacked, the central government ...

Created on 20 May 2016

9. Major Broadcaster Decides It's 'Too Christian,' Plans to Give More Airtime to Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs

The BBC is 'too Christian' in its religious output, and should give more airtime to other faiths, the Corporation's Head of Religion and Ethics has said. Aaqil Ahmed, who is a practicing Muslim, has compiled ...

Created on 20 May 2016

10. Radicals Attack Pentecostal Church, Strip Women Naked

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Pentecostal church in India's Chhattisgarh state was attacked by Hindu radicals as the church was conducting its normal Sunday service. Local police ...

Created on 09 March 2016

11. Indian Group Re-Circulating Book Claiming Jesus Was a Hindu

... sect of Hinduism.   "There is an attempt to re-write history and draw us into controversy. Christianity is well-grounded and based on the person of Jesus, who without a doubt is a real person in history ...

Created on 25 February 2016

12. Will Obama Appoint a Hindu to Replace Scalia?

Hindus around the world are wondering whether Sri Srinivasan — the name atop many a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees — will be the first Hindu to serve on the high court. The India-born Srinivasan ...

Created on 16 February 2016

13. Mob Viciously Attacks Christian, Mockingly Parades Him Around Like Jesus

Hindu activists mobbed a Christian man, shaved his head, then paraded him around on a donkey like Jesus, according to reports.   Bajrang Dal activists cornered Christian Awdhesh Kumar Savita and accused ...

Created on 04 February 2016

14. Why Religious Freedom Is an Economic Plus Worldwide

As the world's political and economic leaders met for the G20 Economic Forum in Turkey earlier this month, religious leaders also gathered in Turkey to highlight the major role that faith plays on the ...

Created on 25 November 2015

15. Reports: Man Beheads Child In Sickening Hindu Witchcraft Ritual

A man allegedly beheaded a young child in a Hindu/witchcraft related incident at the beginning of the month.  Tirumala Rao allegedly kidnapped the boy, reported to be 4 or 5, from the boy's daycare.   ...

Created on 06 October 2015

16. 5 Faith Facts Every Christian Voter Should Know About Bobby Jindal

...  were a child's constant stream of requests and broken promises, Hinduism provided me with moral guidance and spiritual comfort. It never occurred to me that I should consider any other religion; to be  ...

Created on 24 June 2015

17. Radical Hindus Push Christian 'Purification,' Converting Churches to Temples

... e leader of the 19th century re-conversion movement), we will convert Muslims to Hinduism in at least 50 locations in west UP," Singh claimed. "On Dec. 25, the day when Christians convert people to th ...

Created on 12 December 2014

18. Christianity Outlawed in Central Indian Villages

Several villages in central India have outlawed the open practice of Christianity—a move of questionable legality yet one that worries church leaders who say it already has encouraged anti-Christian violence. ...

Created on 21 July 2014

19. Fascinating Map Shows America's Second Most Popular Religions by State

... es, many of which in the Bible belt. Judaism is the second most common faith in most of the Northeast, while towards the West, 13 states are noted for their sizeable Buddhist minorities. Hinduism is only ...

Created on 09 June 2014

20. Attacks on Christians Spike as Hindu Nationalists Set to Take Control of India

The Christian minority of India is very concerned about its future in India. The reason for this concern: Exit poll predictions from India's general elections. Currently, the National Democratic Alliance ...

Created on 29 April 2014