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My Dad’s 20 Years as a Scientology Church Staff Member
My dad is a pretty amazing man, having re-invented himself a few times during my life. When I was a kid growing up in Maine, my…
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Islam
U.S. Muslim Soldier Ordered to Remove Hijab
MRFF cites the incident as a blatant instance of Islamophobia. Sergeant Cesilia Valdovinos, a soldier in the United States Army who identifies as a Muslim, was…
Religion News
Secularization: A Third of Canada’s Churches Will Close
Almost 9,000 churches will close in Canada. While Canada has been a religious nation in the past, low numbers of worshippers at many of the churches…
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Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans
A person’s rights should not depend on a zip code. Congressional Democrats introduced the Equality Act on March 13.[/tweetit] The bill would edit current legislation on…
Islam
Movita Johnson-Harrell is the First Muslim Woman State Rep Elected in Pennsylvania
Movita Johnson-Harrell will make gun violence prevention a top priority in Harrisburg, PA. Movita Johnson-Harrell made history on March 12 by winning a special election to…
Islam
Rare Disease Linked to Bloody Religious Ritual, Ashura
HTLV-1 has been traced to self-flagellation. The Islamic day of mourning, Ashura, has been linked to an outbreak of a rare blood disease.[/tweetit] The day is…
Catholicism
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Death Penalty Moratorium Praised by CA Bishops
Bishops are praising the decision because they believe it doesn’t lower crime rates. California’s Catholic bishops welcomed Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 13 decision to impose…
Religion News
49 Dead After Christchurch, NZ Mosque Shootings
The 28-year-old shooter was motivated to “spark a civil war in the US.” Two mosques were targeted by a terrorist attack in the New Zealand city…
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Scientologists From Around The World Celebrate Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday
Scientologists from around the world converged in Clearwater, Florida to honor their founder, L. Ron Hubbard, on his 108th birthday, on March 13, 2019. The event…
Catholicism
Gallup: U.S. Catholics Question Leaving the Church
The number of exit thinkers is at least 10 percent more than 2002. The results of a new Gallup poll published yesterday reveal an increasing number…
Catholicism
Catholic Diocese Demands an Apology from ‘SNL’ Over Pete Davidson Skit
A Brooklyn Diocese claimed “no other institution has done more than the Catholic Church to combat and prevent sexual abuse.” The Diocese of Brooklyn is angry…
Islam
Sarah Sanders Wouldn’t Answer if Trump Believes Democrats ‘Hate’ Jews
She declined to give a direct answer Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Press Secretary of the White House, sidestepped questions from reporters on March 8 when asked…