News tagged with religious communities

File sharing group seen as religious in Sweden

(AP) -- A file-sharing group that considers itself a spiritual organization said Thursday that Sweden has recognized it as a religious community.

Technology / Other

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Supreme Court to hear 'one of most important church-state cases in decades'

As the U.S. Supreme Court opens its October 2011 term, there is intense focus on several high-profile cases and questions the justices are likely to tackle later, including those involving affirmative action, health-care ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church

Older African American women may attend religious services more often than African American men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new University of Michigan study found.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Surprising find: Medieval China was religious melting pot

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it has gained a reputation for being closed off to the outside world, new research shows China has a long history of multiculturalism that extends back to the dynastic era.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0