Increasing number of Asian Americans say they have no religion: study

The Pew Research Center has released data indicating a decline in religious affiliation among Asian Americans.  Religiously unaffiliated: In...

Why Filipinos call rats ‘mabait’ or ‘good ones’

Many Filipinos believe that calling rats by their Filipino term “daga” could potentially have dire consequences. How it goes: As the pre-col...

Temple thief claims Buddha gave him an ‘OK’ sign to take donation money

Ye told authorities that the Buddha statue granted him permission to take the money as indicated by its hand gesture resembling the widely r...

AANHPIs have limited knowledge about medication abortion, study finds

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have limited access to medication abortion due to cultural stigmas relatin...

‘She was not afraid of dying’: Tibetan musician speaks about Tina Turner’s Buddhist faith

Tibetan Buddhist mantra musician Dechen Shak-Dagsay said Tina Turner, who died last week, was “not afraid of dying” as she discussed the sin...

Chinese man arrested in Pakistan after angry mob targets him for ‘insulting Allah’ amid Ramadan

A Chinese man is facing prosecution in Pakistan after an angry mob swarmed to attack him due to blasphemous comments he had allegedly made a...

Philippines holds bloody crucifixions on Good Friday despite Catholic church objection

A province in the Philippines held bloody crucifixions to uphold a local Good Friday tradition despite the objection of the Catholic church....

Justin Lin to direct film on Asian American missionary killed by uncontacted island tribe

Justin Lin is reportedly returning to his indie roots to direct “The Last Days of John Allen Chau,” a film about the Asian American evangeli...

RNC chair candidate says her Sikh faith is being targeted with ‘bigoted attacks’ by her opponents

Harmeet Dhillon persists in the race for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman despite facing opposition regarding her Sikh faith. ...

Vandalism of California mosque triggers call for hate crime probe

A mosque in Tracy, California, fell victim to vandals on New Year’s Eve. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at t...

New study finds Buddhism can lower the risk of depression

Researchers at Chiang Mai University in Thailand have linked the observation of Buddhist precepts to a lower risk of developing depression....

Theft ring believed to be targeting Buddhist temples in North Texas

Police departments in North Texas are investigating a possible theft ring behind multiple burglaries targeting local Buddhist temples. Tem...

UNC apologizes to Sikh student handcuffed over article of faith that resembled weapon

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) has apologized after campus police placed a student in handcuffs for carrying a kirpan...

Las Vegas man, 68, identified as suspect in deadly mass shooting at California Taiwanese church

David Wenwei Chou, 68, has been arrested for shooting multiple people at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Californ...

Thai police arrest self-proclaimed holy man whose followers worship corpses, consume bodily fluids

Thawee Nanra, 75, a self-proclaimed holy man whose followers allegedly worship corpses and believe his bodily fluids could cure diseases, w...

Video of Singaporean man leading Christian worship songs on a plane mid-flight sparks debate

A viral video showing a Singaporean man and other missionaries singing worship songs mid-flight on a plane has gone viral across Tiktok and...

Arabic architecture of mosques in China are being altered in an effort to make them more ‘Chinese’

The Chinese government has removed domes and other Arab-style characteristics from mosques in Xining, a city in Qinghai Province, China, as ...

Korean ‘Gun’ Church Tells Followers They ‘May Have to Die’ for Trump in Pennsylvania

A Korean-founded church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania has asked its crown-wearing followers to prepare to bear arms and die for Donald Trump...

Community Members Come Together to Paint Hindu Temple Vandalized By Hate Messages in Kentucky

Community members of all faiths in Louisville, Kentucky, joined hands to “paint away the hate” at a vandalized Swaminarayan Temple and showe...

Tourist K‌‌ill‌‌e‌‌d by Arrows After Trying to Convert Indian Tribe to Christianity

An American tourist kil‌l‌e‌‌‌d by an isolated indigenous tribe on India’s North Sentinel Island believed Jesus gave him the strength to vis...

Dalai Lama Reveals He Knew of Buddhist Teachers’ Sexual A‌b‌us‌e Since the 1990s

A Tibetan spiritual leader admitted that he was aware of sexual a‌b‌us‌e committed by Buddhist teachers and the allegations against them in ...

Anti-LGBT, Pro-Gun Korean Reverend Moon Shows Up at GOP Event to ‘Bless’ It

A pastor who congregated couples in a gun-filled “commitment ceremony” earlier this year is making headlines again after crashing a GOP even...

There’s a Japanese Myth That Believes Jesus is Buried in Japan

There was a shepherd who settled down in a small village of Shingo in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture to grow garlic 2,000 years ago, according to...

China’s Top Science Institution Apologizes for Sacrificing Goat at Nuclear Reactor Opening

China’s top science institute recently got itself embroiled in controversy after performing religious rites to mark the beginning of constru...

Muslim Woman Slapped for For Not Wearing a Hijab in Malaysia

A video of a man berating and then slapping a Muslim woman for not wearing a hijab has sparked outrage in Malaysia. In the widely shared cli...

Republican Senate Candidate Calls Asians ‘Yellows’ and Native Americans ‘Reds’

A Republican politician aiming for a seat in the upper chamber of the United States Congress recently used two racially offensive terms pert...

Controversial New Fighting Game Pits a Jacked Buddha Against Jesus, Other Gods

An early access fighting game featuring Jesus, Buddha, and other religious figureheads is expected to stir up controversy as they duke it ou...

Malaysian Minister Wants Atheists ‘Hunted Down’

A Malaysian official is calling for a national crackdown on atheists in the country, suggesting that atheists are unconstitutional and shoul...

Chinese Police Arrest Members of Church Who Believe in Chinese ‘Woman Jesus’

Chinese authorities recently apprehended 18 members of an alleged murderous cult, according to the local state media. Some members of the re...

China Will Now Punish Party Members Who Believe in a Religion

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is reinforcing a point that keeps members from any external forces which may influence their moral values...

Muslims in China Are Now Under a ‘Police State’

China’s sweeping counter-terrorism measures in recent months in the province of Xinjiang have, in effect, placed the local Islamic community...

Why So Many Young Koreans No Longer Care About Religion

Young South Koreans have been increasingly evading the clutches of religious institutions, a recent survey finds. According to the governmen...

China Forcefully Installs Surveillance Cameras in Christian Churches

China has passed a new ruling that allows the installation of surveillance cameras in churches, for “anti-terrorism and security purpo...

No Country Celebrates Christmas Better Than The Philippines

No country celebrates Christmas the way Filipinos do. Pinoys, wherever they may be in the world, believe that the Philippines has the most C...

Two Guys Prove That People Can’t Tell The Difference Between The Bible and The Qu’ran

As the recent news is flooded with acts terrorism committed by ISIS and their supporters all around the world, it can be easy for the weak m...

Science Discovers Something Very Troubling About Children Raised With Religion

A new study, published last week in the scientific journal Current Biology, finds that children who are raised in religious households are m...