Catholicism
European Megachurch Pastor Converts to Catholicism
Megachurch pastor converts to Catholicism with announcement that shocks his congregation. Earlier this year, megachurch leader Ulf Ekman, who was the head of the more than…
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Atheism
American Atheists to Launch All Atheist TV Channel on Roku
The world’s first Atheist TV Channel will be released in the summer of 2014. American Atheists, an atheist group based in Cranford, New Jersey, has announced…
Christianity
My Au Pair is Christian, We are Scientologists – Does that Work?
You may have read earlier that for the previous year, we’ve had an au pair in our house from Brazil. We are a family of two…
Entertainment
Haiti Earthquake Survivor Overcomes Tragedy and Graduates with the Help of a Scientology Volunteer Minister
Ralph Gedeon was taking classes at a Port-au-Prince engineering school when a massive earthquake rocked the island nation on Jan. 12, 2010. (5/18/14) A 26-year-old Haitian…
Entertainment
Jewish Holiday Lag BaOmer Begins Saturday
Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer begins this year on Saturday, May 17. It is a time of both joy and sorrow for the Jewish people. Lag BaOmer…
Catholicism
Religious Identity of Hispanics in the US is Moving Away from Catholicism
A new report from the PEW Religion & Public Life Project supports the increasing shift in religious identity within America. This time the focus is on…
Entertainment
Exploring the Social Implications of Changing Religious Beliefs
Former Southern Baptist preacher, Jason Eden, explains his change in religious beliefs and coming out publicly about it on Facebook in the article “Losing My Religion…
Entertainment
New Book “Down in the Chapel” Studies Religious Life in Jail
Writer Joshua Dubler has published a book, Down in the Chapel, about “the most religiously ecelctic sliver of real estate in the history of the world”—a…
Buddhism
Buddhists Celebrate Buddha Day with Prayer and Good Deeds
Wesak, or Vesak, also known as Buddha Day, is a day for Buddhists to celebrate Siddhartha Gautama’s birth, enlightenment, and death. The day is one marked…
Anglicanism
The First Openly Gay Bishop Gets Divorce
Mark Andrew (top left) and Bishop Gene Robinson (right and bottom left) during their civil ceremony in 2008 First openly gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson announced…
Christianity
Religion and Sports Collide in NCAA Athletic Teams
The realms of religion and sports are certainly intertwined, but there are some that want to separate them completely. There are at present two current news…
Catholicism
Should Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals be considered torture?
UN Committee weighs case to consider Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals as torture. The Vatican drew the attention of the United Nations Committee overseeing the Convention…