Watch Night
The tradition of Watch Night may be traced to the early 18th century in Moravian churches, when churchgoers began marking the occasion with a vigil to reflect upon the year past and to contemplate the one to come.
From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St. Nick—no matter the name, everyone knows the story of this plump, jolly, bringer of gifts. Or do they?
The History of Christmas Carols
Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols.
Is religious bias severe in Singapore workplaces?
The manpower minister gives us the lowdown
Orthodox Christmas Day
Many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7 to remember Jesus Christ’s birth, described in the Christian Bible. This date works to the Julian calendar that pre-dates the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly observed.
The Menorah: Seven Branches or Nine?
The menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum, is the oldest symbol of the Jewish religion, and a variation of it is used for the observance of Chanukah – the Festival of Lights.
Diversity and Inclusion: How To Foster Interfaith Understanding in the Workplace
From dress codes to religious holidays, an employee’s religious beliefs can have an impact on their experience at work. In order to allow employees to bring their whole selves to work, organisations need to make more effort to foster a culture of interfaith understanding.
Christmas Traditions Worldwide
Christmas traditions around the world are diverse, but share key traits that often involve themes of light, evergreens and hope.
The 8 Oldest Religions in the World
Though most religions make it a point to claim their teachings have been consistent since the dawn of time (whenever that was), spiritual traditions have appeared and disappeared throughout the ages with the same regularity as empires.
Religious inclusion: why it’s important and how to get it
In 2019, Australia is an incredibly religiously diverse nation. Across our multicultural country, we practice many different faiths.
Islam in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is a geographically expansive and populous region characterized by fascinating social and cultural variation. Particularly striking to the outside observer is the region’s ethnic and religious diversity.
Religious Inclusion in the Workplace: Definition, Benefits & Examples
Because faith plays an integral role in the lives of many, religion is actually an important part of the workplace. This lesson outlines how managers can be appropriately inclusive of religion in the workplace.
5 Ways to Eradicate Religious Discrimination in the Workplace
Religious discrimination is still a problem in the workplace, and as tolerances for certain types of religious beliefs and practices ebb and flow or even wane in the workplace, the need for legal avenues to combat it increases.
Buddhist Work
Buddhists do not work to earn a living. Work, and all action, is a means to refine consciousness, smooth the rough edges of the ego, and loosen the root of suffering: attachment to identity.
Job recruiters discriminate against Muslims, and it doesn’t end at the interview stage
A study from the University of Oxford recently showed that black and Asian people have to send almost twice as many job applications as white British people before they get a response.
Muslim workers at Amazon say they were scared to pray for fear of being fired
Three women, of Muslim Somali descent, said they feared taking time off to pray, fast, or take bathroom breaks in case they were fired, according to a letter from the civil-rights group Muslim Advocates that formed the backbone of a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Google earns top ranking for religious inclusion
Google earned the top ranking among Fortune 100 companies for religious inclusion, based on results from the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation's new Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Index.
Workplace religious discrimination is a growing problem
As the United States becomes an increasingly diverse nation, the problem of religious discrimination in the workplace is becoming more of a problem.
Is religious bias severe in Singapore workplaces?
In the past five years, jobseekers in Singapore have made a total of 16 complaints related to religious discrimination.