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Philippines’ Reproductive Health Law Confirmed By Supreme Court

Philippines’ Reproductive Health Law Confirmed By Supreme Court


clock icon 11 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


On April 8, the Philippines Supreme Court upheld a reproductive health law that has been at the center of a wide debate and major controversy. One of the main components of the law includes the requirement...

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Nebraska Anti-Discrimination Bill for the LGBT Loses to Filibuster

Nebraska Anti-Discrimination Bill for the LGBT Loses to Filibuster


clock icon 10 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Recently in Nebraska an anti-discrimination law lost to a filibuster.  The law, LB485, was an LGBT anti-discrimination law that would protect members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community...

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Sexual Conduct Conviction Reversed for Catholic Priest

Sexual Conduct Conviction Reversed for Catholic Priest


clock icon 09 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


There is much controversy circulating around a recent court case concerning a Catholic priest and a series of alleged sexual misconduct occurrences with one of his parish members. Several errors within...

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Atlanta Archbishop to sell $2.2 million mansion after parishioners cry out

Atlanta Archbishop to sell $2.2 million mansion after parishioners cry out


clock icon 08 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia stated Saturday that he will sell his $2.2 million mansion.  This is in response to angry parishioners who thought that...

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The Haggadah, a Passover tradition, gets a mobile makeover

The Haggadah, a Passover tradition, gets a mobile makeover


clock icon 08 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


A staple Passover tradition, the Haggadah now has a mobile app. Jews have been reading the Haggadah for centuries when they celebrate the Passover Seder, observed this year from Monday, April 14 to Tuesday,...

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U.S. Supreme Court declines case on freedom of religion and same sex marriage

U.S. Supreme Court declines case on freedom of religion and same sex marriage


clock icon 07 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


The Supreme Court has ruled that they will not listen to the case of a photography company based in New Mexico that refused to take the wedding photographs of a same-sex couple. In 2006, Vanessa Willock...

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School is not a battleground for religion!

School is not a battleground for religion!


clock icon 07 Apr 2014
author icon Babu Gogineni


Jai Shri Raam! I received recently a communication on Facebook that was rather disconcerting – it was typed in large font in Telugu, one of the Dravidian languages of South India. It was shrieking...

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Ever wonder what goes on inside an Atheist church?

Ever wonder what goes on inside an Atheist church?


clock icon 04 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


SoulPancake continues its series "Have a Little Faith" with this entertaining and informative video about Atheist churches. Creator and host Zach Anner meets with Sarah, an atheist from the Sunday...

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Celebrating the Hindu Festival of Navratri

Celebrating the Hindu Festival of Navratri


clock icon 04 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Navratri is a nine night annual festival in the Hindu faith and is considered to be the most celebrated Hindu festival. It is devoted to the worship and celebration of the goddess Durga who is the symbol...

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Religion and Spirituality Are Both Good For Your Health

Religion and Spirituality Are Both Good For Your Health


clock icon 03 Apr 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


The company of and camaraderie with other churchgoers leave the church member filled with elation and spiritual strength. Yet recent studies suggest that such spirituality, not just religion, is also...

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