The Holy See
A beautifully designed site, filled to the brim with news and wisdom from the center for Roman Catholocism.
Here you'll be able to read, listen, or watch the Pope deliver speeches in five languages; search the letters, constitutions, and exhortations of the last four Popes….or just browse information about the Vatican librries and museums. The Holy See also offers information about the church's hierarchy and offices.
Jewish Community Online
Provides followers of Judaism with a very convenient way to keep up with the details of their faith. Check out the Judaism section which lists important holidays and the history behind them. "Ask A RabbiQuestions" and review the huge bank of past questions on topics like kosher foods, Bat Mitzvahs, God, and intefaith relationships. Meet your soulmate in the "Personals Section". The Jewish Store features hundreds of books, a vast selection of music, Judaica, art, jewelry, software and much more.
Beliefnet
Multi-faith site covering the basics of 20 different religions. Includes topis on Buddhism and Hindu wedding traditions. An online community includes discussion boards and prayer circles.
Hindu Universe
A comprehensive portal about Hinduism and India, Hindu Universe is made up of a community of thousands of news and resource links. Categories God and Sages and Gurus teach the many Avatars (forms) Lord Vishnu may take. You'll find news of India, infoamtion on Hindu traditions and festivals, online stores, classifieds, a glossary, list of baby names…and lots more.
Orthodox Union - Jewish
The Orthodox Union is the largest and most dynamic Jewish movement of its kind in the world; the central address and national spokesman for 1,000 synagogues; a not-for-profit educational, outreach and social service organization which serves the burgeoning North American Jewish community. Since its founding 100 years ago, the Union has served as the central coordinating agency for American and Canadian Orthodox Jewish congregations. Our proven, effective activities and programs serve as the Jewish life-line to hundreds of thousands in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel.
Here you can discover your Jewish IQ and take one of the many online quizzes. Find out ansers to questions like "What the Jewish Supreme Court is called"…"When to light Chanukah Candles"……Which direction to kindle the flames".
The Orthodox Union also provides specialized LEADERSHIP TRAINING for college students, scholarship opportunities and apprenticeship programs to train young people for roles in government and communal service; the INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, provides a strong Jewish voice in the halls of government; KETUBAH, their marriage, singles and family program is dedicated to ensuring future generations.
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Internet Sacred Text Archive
The Internet Sacred Text Archive is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Contains a huge collection of Eastern - Western - Traditional and Esoteric texts, both religious and mythological. From Tao Te Ching to Darwin's Origin Of Species. This site promotes religious tolerance and scholarship. Sacred-texts does not favor any particular religion or spiritual beliefs. Not big on design, but lots of information.
Gospel Communications Network
Gospel Communications Network is an alliance of Christian organizations dedicated to spreading the Gospel over the Internet's World Wide Web. This site is a wide online gateway to Christian Web Sites covering every facet of the faith. Prayers, counseling, guidance and mission are among the key features…..with a bit of humor and movie reviews mixed in.
Also contains The Bible Gateway: A useful, easily searchable Bible in nine languages.
The Secular Web
The Secular Web is an online community of non-believers (athiests), dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, understanding and tolerance. It attempts to provide a community for users interested in the existence of God, science and philosophy of religion. Their library consists of over 6,000 documents on various aspects of nontheistic and theistic philosophies. Their monthly Web scan explores the internet to expose what the Secular Web considers erroneous religious claims and schemes.
Tricycle.com - Budhhist Review
Founded in 1991, Tricycle is a non-profit quarterly magazine with an educational charter to spread the dharma.
Not a lot of full-text content for non-subscribers, but the site does provide meditation how-tos, and a broad history and explanation on the Budhhist faith….plus a personals section.
Islami Org
Large collection of internet resources for the worldwide Muslim Community. News, radio and TV broadcasts in various languages, plus cultural and economic information. There's also a comprehensive section on the religion's tenets and activities, prayers and prayer times, and a searchable Qu'ran.
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