Entertainment
Are Secular Humanists Better Gay Allies than Religion?
Humanism may not have always been the ideal support group for LGBTQs but there have been many Humanists that offered their support in different ways. Trav…
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Buddhism
These are the Unusual Traditions of the Hungry Ghost Festival
The Ghost Festival: A Taoist and Buddhist festival with Cultural Richness and Taboos On the 15th night of the seventh lunar month, Taoists and Buddhists hold…
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Sikh Priest Whose Father Was Injured in Oak Creek Tragedy Reflects on Forgiveness and Charleston Shooting
Three years after a shooting at a Sikh temple and just weeks after the Charleston shooting, Raghuvinder Singh talks about forgiveness. Three years ago, on August…
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Will Marijuana be Protected as a Church of Cannabis Spiritual Sacrament Under RFRA laws?
The Church of Cannabis is expanding rapidly, but can marijuana hold up against the RFRA as a religious sacrament? Following the establishment of the First Church…
Christianity
Has Hipster Christianity lost its cool?
The Cool Churches: sermons held in bars and other “cool places” has lost its appeal. In 2010, Brett McCracken published his book Hipster Christianity: When Church…
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57% of Americans Still Think Religion Can Solve Today’s Problems, But Faithful are Declining
As religiosity has lowered, so has the amount of Americans who feel that religion can fix the problems plaguing the world. A recently published Gallup poll,…
Catholicism
Catholic Church Bars Transgender Man from Being a Godparent
Transgender man was told the church must adhere to the Code of Canon Law, but he could instead be a “spiritual godparent.” A 21-year-old, female to…
Christianity
Controversy over Georgia Pastor’s Sermon on Homosexuality But It’s Not What You Think [Video]
Pastor responds to homosexuality hypocrisy in a sermon video that’s gone viral. A video was posted to YouTube without the knowledge of E. Dewey Smith or…
Catholicism
When Will it Stop? Religious Lawsuits Over Healthcare Keep Piling Up
Nonprofit Religious lawsuits over contraception and health care have been rising steadily. Since the declaration that employers’ health care must cover contraception, there have been an…
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The Devil Went Down to… Detroit? Satanic Temple Statue Unveiled
After receiving bomb threats, The Satanic Temple was finally able to unveil their statue of Baphomet in Detroit. In literature, Baphomet is often depicted as a…
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Muslims Fire Back at ISIS With a Social Media Strategy of their Own #NotInHISName
70 educational webisodes for America’s youth have been released to answer questions about Islam and remind them that Islam is peaceful religion. In response to the…
Agnosticism
Teacher Shames and Isolates 7-Year-Old Boy for Not Believing in God
A second grader is told he’s unacceptable, has bad ideas, and is instructed not to speak or have lunch with fellow students after saying he didn’t…