So to give people a quick low-down on what the deal is: during the transition to independence of former British India, what has become Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) accepted coming under Indian rule so they could get more autonomy than they thought they would have if they'd gone to Pakistan, although...
I am interested in the sheer lack of awareness of the diversity of Chinese folk traditions there is in the rest of the world. There is an amazing depth and breadth to Chinese folk tradition, outside and beyond the standards of Confucianism, Chan and Pure Land Buddhism and Daoism which we hear...
For anyone here who in some way finds value in religious and spiritual texts, could you say a little about why you find value there, what is that value, and what the text actually is to you?
In what way is it inspired?
What other texts might or might not qualify?
COULD another text qualify...
Hey everyone,
I've adopted a pigeon. Fell from nest. Maybe 3 weeks old? I've raised chickens and guineafowl, and asked a guy who raised a pigeon before, so I'm not lost here, but advice would still be good, if anybody here has ever raised a dove or pigeon before?
Also checked online, etc.
I watched a film called Come Sunday recently. It was mentioned by another forum member, not 100% who now. Do come forward.
I actually quite liked it. It's a dramatisation/simplification of a period in the life of Carlton Pearson, a big Evangelical preacher who experienced hearing God's voice...
What are some examples of religious traditions other than your own (if you have one) which have stuff you really respect? Preferably, what are some examples of a time when you've really drawn inspiration or been wowed by something you've seen in another tradition?
I've found all sorts of...
Hi guys,
So I'm helping my friend with their A level maths revision right now, and the form of my help has taken the shape of me posting it here cos we're both stumped. This is the question below. She's given the probabilities table below it.
Basically, the confusion is on conversion of...
So it seems some speculations and misunderstandings have been going around a little regarding my disaffiliation with Hinduism. So, clarification.
Basically, I just don't see the need for holding some religious identity, which means I don't fulfull RF's criteria for DIR membership. I'm not a...
Ibn Rushd Mosque is being set up in Germany, spearheaded by Seyran Ates, a Turkish-born German Muslim woman. There'll be two imams leading Friday prayers, one man and one woman. They've also reached out to Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed, a fairly prominent figure in the pro-LGBT progressive Muslim...
OK, so my friend is struggling with a maths thing. I figure plenty of people here will know what I did four years ago when I was studying maths but have now forgotten.
So it's finding the graph line of y = sin[x - (pi/4)], giving the co-ordinates of the first maximum and minimum points, the...
Wasn't entirely sure where to put this!
But OK, a friend of mine who's doing her A Level Maths has come across this question which nobody seems able to solve. I'll give a Winner rating to whoever manages it! (So will other people, probably)
Let me know if it isn't legible.
Hi RFers,
As some may know, I'm a BSc student in my final year, and one of the things I am doing as part of an assessed final project is producing a portfolio of material which communicates a scientific area to people of varying levels of education in related fields.
One of those which I have...
The Bank of Australia and New Zealand has been running the advert below of late, to support the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and people in same-sex relationships more generally I think. While a large factor is no doubt 'Look we're a tolerant bank, come and give us business' I still think...
Can anyone help me out with something?
Basically, as part of a university project I've gotta create a website to educate the general public on a scientific topic. I'm fine with most of this, I just haven't made a website before. The university computers have a piece of software called Adobe...
The followers of the old gods continue to grow & prosper :)
Members of the Polish tradition Rodzimowierców announced in December that they intend to build a temple & cultural centre. They've already raised 6% of the total funds needed in a Crowdfunding campaign! :D...
This is an interesting opinion piece about the subgroups within the South Asian community who supported Trump and that general area of politics.
I think it makes some solid points, although of course it relies on a very particular data set, is an amateur work and takes a few identitarian things...
People OK with Queer Rights Only Please
Hello everyone,
So tomorrow I'm planning to have a go at becoming the Students of Faith Welfare Officer within my university's LGBTQ Society. There's the General Meeting, I'll go to that and see where I stand.
I'll presumably need to stand up and tell...
Salaam alaikum RF Muslims :)
I wonder if you'd mind posting your favourite ayah or ayahs from the Qur'an here for everyone to read? In English translation, preferably. :P
Peace!
It is no secret that I consider the degree to which women are segregated, marginalised and disenfranchised in many countries to be essentially akin to the situation of blacks in apartheid South Africa, or the USA in the early 20th Century. If people were in the same situation as women are in...
What's up y'all - I quite like to keep an eye on which countries have legalised same-sex marriage, and general progress in the area. Of course there's lots of very important aspects just to the legal elements of gaining equality for queer people, but this is one which I like to keep an eye on in...