(March 23) makes me recall the good old days when religious sects differentiated themselves and sought increased membership on the basis of theological, rather than political, differences.

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 36 Tibetan Buddhists were awarded "Tho Ram Pa" degrees, a prestigious academic title equivalent to a doctorate in Tibetan Buddhism, at the High-level Tibetan ...

The people who founded these sects were known as Gnostics. They believed they held a secret knowledge about God and the divine, held different views of Jesus and his teachings, and many of their ...

When they advanced on Damascus, there was chaos, and some people, through their individual behavior, threatened some of the sects. So fear followed. We are working on protecting sex and minorities ...

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria, which has been destroyed by years of civil war following a 2011 uprising spearheaded by Syria's majority Sunni Muslims against the Alawite leadership.

All followers of Islam call themselves Muslims but Muslims are divided into several sects based on their understanding of Islamic law (fiqh) and Islamic history.On the basis of sect, Muslims are ...

The inter-ministerial watchdog set up to monitor and fight against sects in France has released its latest findings on everything from online coaches to conspiracists, neo-Shamans and would-be ...