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How Did The Irish Minister for Education Anger Teachers?

01 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

Ruairi Quinn, the Irish Minister for Education, spoke at a meeting organised by INTO, the Irish National Teachers Organisation, ruffled some feathers by offering his own suggestions on how education...

Does TV Show ‘Cosmos’ Identify Science As Proof To Abandon Your Religion?

01 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

In Fox’s newest scientific discovery and documentary show, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson aims to present science in a way that has meaning and can influence...

The Influence of the Scientology Religion on Musicians and Fans

30 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

From left to right: Chick Corea, Beck, and Kate Ceberano, three Scientologist musicians who have endured controversy around their beliefs. Chick Corea, the US jazz musician and member of Miles Davis’...

Israel Honors History with Holocaust Remembrance Day

29 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

Prayer candles line a wall at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day during which we can remember the people that suffered and died in one of the world's...

Britain Divided by Prime Minister David Cameron’s “Christian” Country Comments

29 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has courted controversy with his recent comments when he declared that the United Kingdom was a “Christian Country.” David Cameron made the comments in the run-up...

The Day of Four Popes: Popes John XXIII and John Paul II Become Newest Saints

28 Apr 2014
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Emily Murdoch

Image by Luciano Castro and Giuseppe Rava via Rádio Vaticano - Programa Brasileiro An historic event occurred in Rome yesterday, April 27th, 2014, and we will likely never see anything like it again....

Protecting Religious Freedom or Legalizing LGBT Bullying?

28 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

In 2013, fifth-graders in a Tennessee school were asked to write an essay about people they admire. One student chose to write about God as her most admired person. The paper was considered thought...

Controversial Narendra Modi Likely To Be Voted India’s New Prime Minister

25 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

Narendra Modi, the leader of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (“BJP”), is an extremely controversial leader who has been leading current polls and surveys because of his approach to injecting new life...

Syrian President Assad Promises to “Remain Steadfast” on Easter

25 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

On Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited an ancient Christian town recaptured from rebels last week. Recently, Syria has suffered from much conflict. The Civil War has been escalating...

Ohio Judge Rules to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

25 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

In Cincinnati, Ohio, women speaks at a protest after Prop 8 is passed in California in 2008. A federal judge of Cincinnati announced that he will require Ohio officials to now recognize all gay marriages...