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The Non-Religious Holiday for Skeptics, Atheists and Humanists on the longest night of winter is celebrated as Winter Secular Solstice with lighting candles, singing songs. Thanks…
Christianity
Why would Disney censor a child trying to thank God on their website? One family found out. Since the release of the hit “Frozen,” there have…
Catholicism
Pope Francis celebrates his birthday with a tango, a prayer, and over eight hundred kilograms of chicken. The birthday of a world leader is often dramatic…
Bahá'í Faith
Nearly 100 years after the religion was brought to Chile, a new Baha’i temple is being crafted in Santiago at the base of the Andes Mountains.…
Catholicism
Presidents Barack Obama of the US and Raul Castro of Cuba both thanked Pope Francis for helping bring the two nations together after decades of tension.…
Entertainment
Vishavjit Singh, the Sikh Captain America, was featured in a recent Facebook ad, but many responded with hateful comments. His reaction was beautiful. Facebook has regularly…
Christianity
Worksheet spurs outrage over portrayal of homosexuals as “perverts.” Hunterhouse College, a school for girls aged 11 to 18, has had to ban a worksheet from…
Entertainment
The internationally renowned magazine called The New Republic is starting to feel shockwaves after a huge number of its staff have decided to quit. The American…
Christianity
Angelina Jolie’s most recent directorial effort, Unbroken, has caused some controversy for one particular decision regarding Louis Zamperini’s religion. Angelina Jolie has moved away from her more…
Christianity
Ken Ham’s response to opposition’s “lies” about his theme park project. Ken Ham, with the group Answers in Genesis, has constructed billboards to call out the…
Judaism
Hanukkah celebrates overcoming European assimilation with Jewish culture, but one of its most popular symbols, the dreidel, may have roots in Europe. Dreidel is a Yiddish…
Catholicism
Three religious organizations have decided to increase their campaign to prevent a proposal from the Australian Labor Party involving changes to equal opportunity laws in the…