In discussions about assisted dying (euthanasia, suicide), those who argue ‘against’ legalisation often reason from a religious angle, whereas ‘in favour’ adopt secular stance. The Dutch experience is more nuanced: here, euthanasia advocacy largely originated protestant believers. this contribution, I criticise the use of arguments favouring any specific position. Religion may provide he...

Abstract First Peter 1.3–2.10 weaves a new familial and ethnic identity for believers through complex series of interlocking metaphors. How does this influence the ethical exhortation beginning in 2.11? The current article argues that an answer is found Greco-Roman structures exemplarity. First, identifies four explicit markers exemplarity discourse 1 Peter: ὑπογραμμός (2.21), footsteps idiom t...

There are billions of believers of various religions in the world and Islam is the second largest religion having 1.6 billion followers. The primary written sources of religious beliefs and practices of Muslims are the Quran and the Hadith (saying and practices of their prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him). Written text of the Quran and the Hadith books is of manageable size and hence state of t...

Abstract: This paper investigates the usability of SriRamshalakha, a vedic tool used in Indian Astrology, in the encryption and decryption of plain English text. Sri Ram Shalaka appears in Sri RamChartmanas, one of the very popular sacred epic of Hindu religion, written by great Saint Tulsidasji. SriRamshalakha is used to fetch/infer the approximate answer of questions/decisions by the believer...

Historians have regularly acknowledged the significance of religious faith to the eugenics movement in Britain and the USA. However, much of this scholarship suggests a polarised relationship of either conflict or consensus. Where Christian believers participated in the eugenics movement this has been represented as an abandonment of 'orthodox' theology, and the impression has been created that...

Many people derive peace of mind and purpose in life from their belief in God. For others, however, religion provides unsatisfying answers. Are there brain differences between believers and nonbelievers? Here we show that religious conviction is marked by reduced reactivity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a cortical system that is involved in the experience of anxiety and is important f...

In March 2008, the journalist Eliza Griswold described a burgeoning “competition” for believers between Muslims and Christians in the country of Nigeria—“God’s Country” according to the article’s title. The description is tragically ironic in light of the carnage that has accompanied this competition in the form of waves of interreligious violence after the implementation of Sharia criminal law...