Agnosticism
Neurotheology: This is Your Brain on Religion
Neurotheology studies the brain and brainwaves of the religious to bridge the gap between religion and science. There have been many recent studies into the concept…
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Agnosticism
Ethics
Do Wiccans have Freedom of Religion?
Priest denied ability to lead prayer at local City Council meeting plans to prove Wiccans have freedom of religion. Less than a month after the Supreme Court ruled…
Islam
Is the Shiite/Sunni Conflict REALLY only about religion?
As shocking as the video clips of Sunni militants mowing down Shiites in Iraq with AK-47s and then handing out Qurans can be, the barbarity is…
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Jul 6, 2014
Christianity
How You Can Find Your Purpose and Live Like an All-Star
Why You Can Stand Up And Live Like An All-Star After Being Dumped, Left Out, Or Forgotten Turn the clock back to ’69. All the teams…
Christianity
Egyptian Christians Still Waiting for El-Sisi’s Protection
Egyptian Christians and other religious minorities still hope new president el-Sisi will protect them. It has been almost a month since the election of Abdel Fattah…
Christianity
How the Hobby Lobby Decision Affects Us All
The Hobby Lobby decision has implications that reach much further than most predict. Reactions run strong in the wake of this week’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby…
Catholicism
Can religion solve the world’s problems? Americans think so
Recent Gallup poll finds that majority of Americans believe religion can solve today’s issues. While an increasing number of Americans are drifting away from religious practice,…
Islam
European Court Rules That France Can Maintain Burqa Ban
No rights are breached by the ban, says Europe’s top rights court. The European Human Rights court ruled that a ban of the burqa and the…
Christianity
The Religion Behind the Hobby Lobby Case
On what beliefs was the Hobby Lobby case for religious freedom based? On Monday June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States made a ruling…
Buddhism
This Buddhist Temple is Huge, Beautiful, and Stirring Up Controversy
Buddhist Temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya is as controversial as it is huge. The world’s largest Buddhist temple, Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Bangkok, Thailand is becoming just…
Christianity
Everything You Need to Know About the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Ruling
SCOTUS rules in favor of Hobby Lobby in corporations’ religious rights versus contraceptives case. Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the Hobby Lobby case…
Catholicism
FreedomDeclared.org Urges Activism Towards Freedom Of Religion As A Human Rights Issue
The ‘All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief’ has launched activism site FreedomDeclared.org to argue that Freedom of Religion is a fundamental…