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Welcome to the Belief Portal

Our portal is a search tool that will help you learn about religions, belief systems, and perspectives of the world, both past and present.

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Explore the Ideas and Beliefs of the World

Religion: Catholicism – Christianity

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Religion: Sunnism – Islam

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Religion: Shi’ism – Islam

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Religion: Other Islam

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Religion: Hinduism


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Religion: Judaism

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Religion: Chinese religions, incl. Daoism​


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Religion: Theravada – Buddhism


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Religion: Mahayana – Buddhism


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Religion: Vajrayana​ – Buddhism


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Events

The Future is Unwritten Healing Arts Auction

A Global Art-World Collaboration in Support of the United Nations’ COVID-19 Response Efforts

UN Chamber Music Society Concert for World Arabic Language Day

DEC 18 2019

Arts & Culture Exhibit

SEP 20 - DEC 1 2019

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Global Religious News

- Yonat Shimron

(RNS) — City leaders lit the iconic Boulder Star on Colorado’s Flagstaff Mountain on Monday (June 2) to honor the Jewish community and those injured a day earlier in a [...]

- Fiona André

(RNS) — In “Queens of Islam: The Muslim World’s Historic Women Rulers,” journalist Tom Verde shares stories of 15 Muslim women rulers, dating back to the early Islamic era through [...]

- Grace Galante
A refugee aid group in Germany welcomes atheists shunned by Muslim governments

COLOGNE, Germany (RNS) — Posing a question on Facebook nearly cost Yahya Ekhou his life. If God is real, he wondered, why would he allow tragedy to befall his believers? [...]

- Kirsten Weeks

(RNS) — Pentecost is a profound reminder of hope, unity and action. It celebrates the moment when the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles to break barriers, share the gospel and [...]

- Jack Jenkins
Former staffers accuse activist Sean Feucht of ‘potential financial crimes,’ spiritual abuse

(RNS) — Former associates of the evangelical Christian musician Sean Feucht are accusing the COVID-19 closure critic and prominent supporter of President Donald Trump of “potential financial crimes” as former [...]

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THROUGH YOUR GENEROUS DONATION, YOU ARE

Sustaining contextual education on the history of world religions

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Bringing awareness to the psychological and environmental consequences of dominant narratives

Ensuring the the expansion of our activities to help reduce fundamentalism of all kinds

Expanding our facilitation of inter-religious dialogue

Enabling us to bring awareness to the psychological and environmental consequences of particular religious narratives

Helping us continue to provide a valuable educational resource through the spiritual database (The Faith Portal).

Let’s work together to promote critical thinking and facilitate important conversations.

The Open Mind Project seeks to shed light on the power and influence that religious, cultural and fundamental narratives have on human psychology, society, and environment. We provide educational resources, including an online database of belief systems (the Faith Portal). We promote a broadened worldview that reinforces our identity as one human race, transcending the stories that often divide us. We connect people from different backgrounds, seeking more beneficial narratives to assist in our progression toward sustainability and equitable civilization.