Singapore News News Singapore » Religion: Singapore tops religious diversity; global trends show Christians largest, Muslims fastest-growing, Hindus near 15%
Singapore has been named the world’s most religiously diverse country in a sweeping study of 201 nations, reflecting how evenly its population is spread across seven major faith categories. The ...
News Singapore » Religion: Singapore’s Muslim religious teachers chart progressive path as world grows more polarised, says PM Wong
SINGAPORE – Amid a global surge in conflict and social division, Singapore’s asatizah — Muslim religious teachers — are maintaining a steady course of progressive leadership, the country’s prime ...
News Singapore » Religion: 3. Religious beliefs
Overwhelming shares of Muslims, Christians and Hindus in the countries surveyed say they believe in God, including many who are absolutely certain in this belief. But Buddhists are less likely to ...
News Singapore » Religion: Do Christians Belong in Southeast Asia? Pew Polled Buddhists and Muslims
[UPDATED] New religion survey of 13,000 adults across six nations examines conversion, karma, and compatibility with national identity. Among its neighbors, Singapore is a spiritual anomaly.
News Singapore » Religion: Singapore's megachurches move to export lucrative religion
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - "God is here, God is here," croons Singapore church official Sun Ho as she struts across a neon-lit stage and thousands of people in the congregation pump their hands and sing ...
News Singapore » Religion: Empowering Singapore Muslim Community With Contextualized Religious Fatwas – Analysis
A two-day conference on contemporary fatwas (Islamic religious edicts) was just convened recently in Singapore. Organised by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), the conference aims to ...
News Singapore » Religion: 7. Religion and politics
Most Buddhists and Muslims in the countries surveyed support basing laws on religious doctrine. In Buddhist-majority countries – where Buddhism is embedded in the constitutions – a majority of ...
News Singapore » Religion: Most Asians relate religion to nationality, says survey
Religion and nationality are inseparable for most people living in South and Southeast Asian nations, confirms a report of a survey Pew Research Center released on Sept. 12. In Buddhist majority ...
News Singapore » Religion: Religious leaders hailed for peace efforts in Singapore
A senior government minister has hailed religious leaders in Singapore for their efforts in maintaining peace by guiding their communities during times of global conflicts. Singapore’s Law and Home ...
News Singapore » Religion: Understanding how Singapore’s youth feel about race and religion
Every generation tends to view those younger than them as less resilient, more playful, or weaker. The term “strawberry generation” was coined for this exact purpose, for older generations to describe ...