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Christianity
Four years ago I set out with my colleague Susan Palmer to collect data on government raids targeting new or nontraditional religious movements (NRMs). After the…
Stuart Wright
Feb 27, 2014
Christianity
Christian leaders, including Rick Warren, have announced plans to rent out every screen in a number of multiscreen theaters in the States.
Entertainment
Having a wedding is a relatively straightforward affair. Not so for couple Louisa Hodkin and Alessandro Calcioli. For them, getting married in their chosen place of…
Christianity
Marietta, Georgia resident Valerie Winchell started Project Bravo with her son 8 years ago. It would later end up putting the word of God into the…
Judaism
Two apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) visited AJC in New York today. The extraordinary visit marked the first time that…
Religion News
John Travolta is just one of several major film stars that embraces the power of Scientology. In a recent interview, Travolta shared how his faith helped…
Issues
While Bill Nye and Ken Ham debate each other over science and religion (a biased play-by-play can be read here), a harmony between the two exists…
Islam
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today repeated its request to…
Entertainment
SADDLE BROOK — A Muslim woman has filed a complaint claiming she was the victim of religious discrimination when managers at the Saddle Brook factory where…
Catholicism
Rolling Stone’s Latest Model is a First for the Publication Rolling Stone has finally featured a pope on their front cover for the first time ever,…
Catholicism
Queen Elizabeth II will meet Pope Francis for the first time when she visits Rome in April as a guest of the Italian president, Buckingham Palace…
Atheism
I was recently contacted by a bride who was getting married in a castle-turned-wedding-venue in New York State. She explained that although she and her groom…