by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, Lindsey Medenwaldt, World Religions
“…I do not think a religion ought to be judged on the basis of some of its followers. The actions of some Christians do not necessarily say anything about Christianity, and the actions of some Muslims do not necessarily say anything about Islam. … what matters are the...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Lindsey Medenwaldt, World Religions
In my first article about Islam (read it here), I gave you a crash course in Islam, but in order to have a full understanding of Islam, we should spend some time discussing its founder and prophet, Muhammad. You’ve probably heard of him, but who was he exactly? He was...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Lindsey Medenwaldt, Uncategorized, World Religions, Worldview
Writing about Islam can be difficult because there is tension between being honest about its history while still being respectful to those who practice it. I want to make sure I’m giving you a good foundation for understanding Islam so that you can answer any...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 27, 2019 | Blog, Hot topics, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions
Up until about a year and a half ago, I couldn’t have told you what a progressive church looked like. If you had asked me, I maybe would have told you that it was a liberal church, but that would have been about the extent of it. And then, I heard former ZOEgirl...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Feb 9, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
Since writing my first article on the New Age (you can read it here), I’ve heard from people who had more questions about their own practices and whether or not they should stop doing what they are doing. For example, one reader reached out to me to ask about yoga....
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
“When a child comes in, I believe that it’s a ‘multi-personhood,’ and it knows it, its consciousness knows it, and it has a nuclei in the center of its consciousness that is the repository of all experience and all knowledge. And when you look in the...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Sep 29, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
It’s Saturday morning, and as you’re getting some cleaning done (and by “cleaning,” I mean binge-watching The Great British Baking Show on Netflix in your pajamas), you hear the dreaded knock on your door and peer out. Judging from their conservative clothes and...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Aug 12, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
Birthdays, holidays, military, and blood... How do Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs differ from those of Christianity? Click To Tweet In our first article about Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs), we covered a lot of information about JW history, some of their beliefs...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions, Worldview
At the outset, I want to say that I have never been a Jehovah’s Witness (JW), and no one in my family is/was a Jehovah’s Witness. This is important because JWs are not permitted to read anything by ex-members of the church. Therefore, any JW who has stumbled upon this...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 28, 2018 | Blog, Essentials, Historical, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions, Worldview
When you think about Judaism, what comes to mind? When I was growing up, we had a menorah in our house that we’d light for Hanukkah even though we weren’t Jewish, and I remember Adam Sandler’s famous song about all the famous people who are Jewish (which we included...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog, Essentials, Novice, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions
It's exciting to think about world religions, but let’s make sure we understand basic Christian beliefs before we dive into other beliefs. Click To TweetBefore we start diving into world religions, it’s important that we have a firm grasp of what Christianity...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog, Theology, World Religions, Worldview
Do all religions basically teach the same thing? How can we say 'no' if we don't know what the other religions actually teach?! Click To Tweet I cannot count the number of times that I’ve had someone tell me that “all religions basically teach the same...
