religion

Jun 27, 2022

These are the religious duties of a Navy Chaplain

Military service members put a lot on the line, including their lives, in the service of their country. Every aspect of protection is significant for the troops, from the weapons…

Jun 27, 2022

Dec 21, 2021

This is why China has declared war on organized religion

For the past year, China has imprisoned Muslims for displaying their faith, compelled Buddhists to vow devotion to the ruling coalition, and pressured Christian churches to remove their crosses. The…

Dec 21, 2021

Sep 23, 2021

This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels

The drug war has been going on for so long, the inward, secret lives of narcotics traffickers are beginning to take on a life all of their own, separate from the national borders we know as their homes. They have their own rituals, coded languages, …

Sep 23, 2021

Apr 28, 2021

An old Saxon poem depicts Jesus as a viking warrior chief

When Christianity was getting its start, the religion didn’t exactly spread like wildfire. In its early days, the world was a tough place to be spreading new ideas. To create converts, Christians had to appeal to many, many different kinds of peop…

Apr 28, 2021

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

The curious case of the Ray-Ban wearing Monk of Koh Sumai

On the scenic Thai island of Koh Sumai, tucked away in the Wat Khunaram temple is the mummified body of one of Thailand’s most famous monks- Luang Pho Daeng. Remarkably well preserved, Luang Pho Daeng’s body was put on display sometime in the 1970…

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

China’s ongoing abuse of Muslim minority is coming under pressure

More and more countries are standing up to China over its oppression of the Uighurs, the country’s majority-Muslim ethnic minority. Beijing is accused of interning up to 1 million Uighurs in

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

3 things leaders did in the name of love

Warriors guard their hearts underneath a stoic resolve because showing emotion is often misunderstood as a weakness. Leaders often weigh the needs of the many against the needs of the few to build a brighter future for their people to live and prosp…

Apr 29, 2020

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

Being a conscientious objector isn’t what you think it is

The rigors of combat and the expectations of a soldier on the front lines may directly conflict with a person’s religious or moral beliefs. If a person is firm in their convictions and they’ve proven they’re serious about their beliefs, they may …

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

That time Mormons accidentally went to war with the US Army

The Army had its ups and downs in the Plains Wars of the mid-1800s. There’s no denying that. Say what you will about their performance, they never sought to destroy American settlements. But, due to a bizarre misunderstanding, the Mormons of the Ut…

Apr 29, 2020

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

How the ‘Warrior Pope’ led armies in vicious combat

Catholics know the Pope as God’s representative on Earth. Most other people know him as a generally fine world leader who usually wears unique and cool hats. But, from 1503 to 1513, the papal chair was sat by Pope Julius II, the “Warrior Pope,” w…

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Army

Sep 12, 2019

Soldier convert to become highest-ever Muslim chaplain

Shortly after converting to Islam, then-Sgt. Khallid Shabazz struggled to find his way while his devout Lutheran family and fellow soldiers questioned his move. And with a few Article 15s for insubordination on his record, Shabazz, a fiel…

BYUnited States Army

Sep 12, 2019

May 31, 2018

Chinese ‘re-education centers’ hold millions prisoner

In the northwest Chinese region of Xinjiang, many locals read endlessly, write often, and sing loudly. But not by choice. In extrajudicial indoctrination camps around Xinjiang, ethnic Uighur men and women are forced to study Chinese hist…