Photos of the Week: Dancing devils; Tulsa massacre anniversary
This week’s photo selection includes Buddhists in China s Tibet Autonomous Region, an annual dancing devils festival in Venezuela and more.
June 4, 2021
(RNS) Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo selection includes Buddhists in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, an annual dancing devils festival in Venezuela and more.
Note: RNS is expanding Photos of the Week to include reader photos. Please submit current photos of your practice of religion, spirituality or beliefs HERE.
Dancing devils shake maracas during Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Thursday, June 3, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Carnival-like dance, in which the devils pay penance and ask for relief from physical ailments, symbolizes the ongoing struggle between good and evil. The tradition dates to 1742, when liberal priests
I am writing this on May 10, which corresponds to the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. On this Hebrew date in 1967, The Israel Defense Forces captured Jerusalem and General Motta Gur uttered the words "Har HaBayit BeYadeinu" – The Temple Mount is in our hands.
Letter to the editor: Peace is a challenge we must strive for
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In Ralph Bunche Park, across from the United Nations on 42nd Street in New York City, is “The Isaiah Wall.”
Inscribed on the wall are the words of Isaiah 2, Verse 4, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” This is the promise of a world at peace. These words also inspired the Charter of the United Nations.
Isaiah promises no more national conflicts threatening life and no need for hypervigilance disturbing life’s tranquility. I maintain this mindset despite what I see on the mass media.