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Dark Buddhist Teachings That Upend Westerners’ Peace-And-Love Assumptions

From hatred of singing and dancing to comparing women to snakes, these Buddhist teachings reveal that this religion isn't exactly the paragon of peace and love that so many ill-informed Westerners think it is.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 16, 2016

Dark Buddhist Teachings That Upend Westerners’ Peace-And-Love Assumptions

From hatred of singing and dancing to comparing women to snakes, these Buddhist teachings reveal that this religion isn't exactly the paragon of peace and love that so many ill-informed Westerners think it is.

By All That's Interesting • August 16, 2016

When Pop Culture Does Religion: 5 Strange Examples

All religions utilize a foundation myth to help form the basis of their beliefs. Given the fact that they are indeed myths, the literal truth of these events is of minimal importance when it comes to determining a given religion’s legitimacy. Thus, while the five religions based on pieces of...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 15, 2016

When Pop Culture Does Religion: 5 Strange Examples

All religions utilize a foundation myth to help form the basis of their beliefs. Given the fact that they are indeed myths, the literal truth of these events is of minimal importance when it comes to determining a given religion’s legitimacy. Thus, while the five religions based on pieces of...

By Erin Kelly • August 15, 2016

How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How did left-handedness transform from a symptom of mental and moral deficiency to a sign of creativity and mental fortitude?

By Savannah Cox • Aug 12, 2016

How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How did left-handedness transform from a symptom of mental and moral deficiency to a sign of creativity and mental fortitude?

By Savannah Cox • August 12, 2016

Welcome To Kumbh Mela, The Largest Human Gathering On Earth

These eye-popping images from Kumbh Mela reveal what it's like when 100 million people come together for this one-of-a-kind event.

By John Kuroski • Aug 8, 2016

Welcome To Kumbh Mela, The Largest Human Gathering On Earth

These eye-popping images from Kumbh Mela reveal what it's like when 100 million people come together for this one-of-a-kind event.

By John Kuroski • August 8, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 17 – 23

America’s Christian entertainment industry, facial tattoos in Myanmar, flappers hiding booze, new UNESCO sites, surprising New York City photos. Inside America’s Christian Entertainment Industry Although some of the Christian entertainment/education industry’s highest profile destinations — including Kentucky’s Creation Museum and newly opened Noah’s Ark Encounter — were quite costly to...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 22, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 17 – 23

America’s Christian entertainment industry, facial tattoos in Myanmar, flappers hiding booze, new UNESCO sites, surprising New York City photos. Inside America’s Christian Entertainment Industry Although some of the Christian entertainment/education industry’s highest profile destinations — including Kentucky’s Creation Museum and newly opened Noah’s Ark Encounter — were quite costly to...

By All That's Interesting • July 22, 2016

The Untold Story Behind Humanity’s Obsession With Virginity

From ancient Greece to Britney Spears, this is story of how society came to value virginity -- and how the myth hurts women.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Jul 21, 2016

The Untold Story Behind Humanity’s Obsession With Virginity

From ancient Greece to Britney Spears, this is story of how society came to value virginity -- and how the myth hurts women.

By Elisabeth Sherman • July 21, 2016

Why Muslim Refugees Are Converting To Christianity

As the refugee crisis continues, increasing numbers of those arriving in Western European countries are converting to Christianity, the Guardian reported.

By Savannah Cox • Jul 18, 2016

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Why Muslim Refugees Are Converting To Christianity

As the refugee crisis continues, increasing numbers of those arriving in Western European countries are converting to Christianity, the Guardian reported.

By Savannah Cox • July 18, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 3 – 9

Vintage 1970s New York City photos, China’s massive mosquito breeding project, inside the Steinway piano factory, Ramadan 2016 in photos, and the best ATI photography. English Photographer Captures Life In New York City In The 1970s Forty years ago, you wouldn’t find a sliver of the New York City that...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 8, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 3 – 9

Vintage 1970s New York City photos, China’s massive mosquito breeding project, inside the Steinway piano factory, Ramadan 2016 in photos, and the best ATI photography. English Photographer Captures Life In New York City In The 1970s Forty years ago, you wouldn’t find a sliver of the New York City that...

By All That's Interesting • July 8, 2016

What The West Gets Right (And Wrong) About Women In Islam

Much has been said – and continues to be said – about the position of women in Islam. But how much does the West get right, and how much is a myth? THE ROLE WOMEN PLAY in Islamic society is much discussed — and criticized — in the West. Some...

By Richard Stockton • Jun 10, 2016

What The West Gets Right (And Wrong) About Women In Islam

Much has been said – and continues to be said – about the position of women in Islam. But how much does the West get right, and how much is a myth? THE ROLE WOMEN PLAY in Islamic society is much discussed — and criticized — in the West. Some...

By Richard Stockton • June 10, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jun. 5 – 11

Vintage New York photos from the 1970s and 1980s, 21 truly bizarre sex facts, a photographer shoots his own eye, what American Muslims actually look like, and the life of 21st century cowboys. Photographer Captures Life In New York In The 1970s and 1980s Photographer Robert Herman has been capturing...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 10, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jun. 5 – 11

Vintage New York photos from the 1970s and 1980s, 21 truly bizarre sex facts, a photographer shoots his own eye, what American Muslims actually look like, and the life of 21st century cowboys. Photographer Captures Life In New York In The 1970s and 1980s Photographer Robert Herman has been capturing...

By All That's Interesting • June 10, 2016