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...
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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 construction for its nuclear facility. Critics...
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...
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 pertaining to Native...
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 out mano a mano,...
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 should therefore be “hunted down”...
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 religious cult, Church of...
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, with a...
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 of Uyghurs under a “police...
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 government-run Statistics Korea, 46% of South Koreans, in...
