Whose religion? What freedom?

by Helge Årsheim 

Religious freedom has become an international concept: As the scope of the recently concluded Politics of Religious Freedom project attests to, the grammar of religious freedom has spread far and wide, creating a broad and complex field where international norms and procedures frequently clash with deeply embedded local conceptions of

Religion and Psychiatry

The American Psychiatric Association awarded Irvin Yalom the 2000 Oscar Pfister prize (for important contributions to religion and psychiatry.) Here is his acceptance speech delivered at the American Psychiatric Association annual

Was Muhammad sexually restrained?

Sex and Muhammad

Was Muhammad, whom the Quran says is the perfect model for mankind, sexually restrained?

The Quran (which was narrated by Muhammad) refers to Muhammad's life as "a beautiful pattern of conduct for anyone whose hope is in Allah" (33:21)

Sexism in the Bible: Is Christianity Sexist?

by Rich Deem

Introduction

Subjugation of Women?

Many churches treat women as second-class citizens, with few, if any women allowed to hold positions of authority. Does Christianity officially support the subjugation of women?

Religion as the root of sexism

The central premise of Christianity is that human beings are to be allowed into heaven, only because God demanded, and got, a blood sacrifice of his allegedly beloved son, to bring about redemption from their original

Religion: is it sexist?

Nicholas C. DiDonato

For many in the West, religion seems to oppress women. Conservative Christians not uncommonly reject the idea of female

Most world religions are sexist

Especially in Arabic Islam, where women can only show their faces to their husbands. However it is also showed in Judaism, where women are not typically permitted to be on the Bima in the orthodox sect nor are they permitted to have Bat-Mitzvahs whereas