God

Madras High Court frowns on a lower court order saying 'you can’t summon God'

Madras High Court has pulled up a lower court for ordering the authorities of a Tirupur district temple to produce the 'Moolavar' idol, which had been stolen, traced and installed at the shrine

Dharma Files | When we turn fanatic, we lose our humanity and start playing God

If we deny ‘others’ their right to faith, then in a sense we are questioning our own faith, or at least our humanity

Can the laws of Physics help settle the debate over the existence of God?

If God wasn’t able to break the laws of physics, she arguably wouldn’t be as powerful as you’d expect a supreme being to be. But if she could, why haven’t we seen any evidence of the laws of physics ever being broken in the universe?

Reading JK Rowling’s tweets through the prism of Polish filmmaker Małgorzata Szumowska’s In the Name Of

Along with commenting on JK Rowling's 'transphobic tweets', watching Polish gay drama In The Name Of on MUBI India may give one a better perspective.

'Where is God?': Stunned Sri Lankans ask after deadly blasts rock Colombo on Easter Sunday, bring back memories of civil war

North of Colombo, people gathered at the St Sebastian's church to pay their respects at a site where dozens of people were killed as they attended Easter prayers. Buddhist monks joined priests, nuns and ordinary people arriving to offer condolences to the victims.

Mythology for the Millennial: Why Ganesha, remover of obstacles, enjoys an enduring popularity among devotees

There's a Ganesha — the potbellied, elephant-headed, rat-riding Indian god — almost everywhere you look, and his stories are always popular with children.

Saudi Arabia's king suspends columnist after writer equates him to God

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported

The 'divine' angle to Presidential Election 2017: 'God' wants to be Head of State of India

It's not everyday that a person claiming to be God curses people because he could not be President of India.

Mohammad Kaif's yoga tweet: Furore typical of religious right

So, who should Mohammed Kaif be offering his salutations to — the abstract idea of an Almighty God or the clear, undisputed and almighty source of life on earth?

Pay money to get rid of your sins? Religion in India has become a business: The Aakar Patel column

Till we stop seeing religion as transactional and for selfish reasons, the reformation that transformed Europe will not happen here.