Abayudaya Jewish children and synagogue in Uganda. 

The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for “People of Judah”, analogous to Children of Israel) are a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale who practice Judaism. They are devout in their practice, keeping their version of kashrut, and observing Shabbat. There are several different villages where the Ugandan Jews live… Their population is estimated at approximately 2,000 having once been as large as 3,000 (prior to the persecutions of the Idi Amin regime, during which their numbers dwindled to around 300); like their neighbors, they are subsistence farmers. Most Abayudaya are of Bagwere origin, except for those from Namutumba who are Basoga. They speak Luganda, Lusoga or Lugwere, although some have learned Hebrew as well. (x)

The production team for The Prince of Egypt conferred with roughly 600 religious experts to make the film as accurate as possible.

The production team for Exodus conferred with 3 White guys who’d admittedly never heard of Egypt, but assured the final, mayonnaise slathered product was as accurate as possible.

I’m pretty sure I heard somewhere that The Prince of Egypt is actually the only Exodus-inspired movie to get approval from leaders of all three of the major religions that share the story- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

A christian can walk around with a cross on their neck and spouting their religion and no one will call them terrorist even though things like idk the fucking Crusades that took place for TWO CENTURIES happened.

The KKK is a christian group but no one calls them terrorists

There have been plenty of mass shootings done by non muslims and no one calls them terrorists.

There are drone strikes and bombings targeting innocents but no one calls these people doing the attacks terrorists.

On Being A Jew In The United States During Christmas Time

So Christmas seems to be coming earlier every year in the United States. I understand why, for retail purposes, they want to drive foot traffic to the stores. I understand that this is a majority Christian country. But honestly, this time of year is generally miserable for me until Christmas Eve because it’s a never-ending reminder that, whatever the First Amendment says, this is a Christian country. Getting condescending comments about Chanukah is about as much regard as we can hope to get through this time of year that does nothing but remind us that we are a minority that is only allowed to be here at the sufferance of Christians. 

Chanukah is a minor festival celebrating Jews not being assimilated by the Assyrian Greeks. It is not the Jewish Christmas. It is a holiday about clinging to Jewish Identity against seemingly insurmountable pressure from Goyim. So even though I find it profoundly condescending and hypocritical that Christians remember to wish us a Happy Chanukah and get angry at us when we refuse to work on the High Holidays, I find it oddly appropriate that Chanukah tends to come up around Christmas time. I don’t think there’s a time of year when where we need it more.

Photographer James C. Lewis of Noire3000 | N3K Photo Studios was tired of the Media’s White Washing ; so in a series of Photographs,depicted some of the most famous Bible characters as people of African and Middle Eastern Origin.

“I think it is very important to see one’s self in the Scripture so that it may become real in their eyes. The whitewashing of the Bible has always bothered me. However I’m happy to now have the opportunity to give a different point of view.”

The series will be fully released on the 14th November in a three night exhibition.

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY FINALLY THEY NEED TO SHOW THESE IN EVERY CHURCH

Victims Of Religion

I have never said what the fuck more to any single post in the history of tumblr,

THIS IS WHAT A WORLD LEADER LOOKS LIKE.  

DESMOND TUTU, I OFFICIALLY LOVE YOU.

      -MICHAEL STIPE  

"I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place," Archbishop Tutu said at the launch of the Free and Equal campaign in Cape Town.

"I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this."

Archbishop Tutu said the campaign against homophobia was similar to the campaign waged against racism in South Africa.

"I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level," he added.

[source: BBC News]

oh my fucking wow. I just love how he calls attention to the hypocrisy.

And stood up to it.