Asia
Sea Goddess’s floating temple gets new home
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A floating temple to the Chinese sea goddess Tin Hau, also known as Mazu, has been moved to a permanent location and will undergo an extensive renovation.
Asia
Chinese authorities search for illegal religious literature
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Officials near Wuhan inspect bookstores to prevent the selling of unauthorized religious material.
News
Religious Freedom Commission releases 2023 report of “worsening” world
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report last week noting that the conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the world.
Culture
Researchers find that Heroism is framed by cultural differences
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New research in social psychology examines how cultural differences impact how heroes and heroism are perceived.
Paganism
New Chinese broadcast rules ban dissent and religion
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TWH provides an update on its coverage of a new Chinese law that intends to crack down on unapproved religious sects, referred to by the Chinese Communist Party as xie jiao.