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Wiccans Will March in Edmonton Pride

04 Jun 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Wiccans have long been identified with social movements Alberta, Canada's Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly members have long participated in interfaith events held at Pride for the last four years,...

What Are The Religious Themes of Golden Globes Award Winner ‘Three Billboards’?

09 Jan 2018
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Elisa Meyer

'Three Billboards' Movie Interweaves Judaism, Catholicism, and Southern Gothic Fiction Martin McDonagh's movies have some common themes. First, they are filled with powerful displays of verbal jousting,...

Topless Activist Tries To Steal Baby Jesus From Vatican

28 Dec 2017
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Elisa Meyer

via video screenshot #MeToo Protest Against the Patriarchy At Vatican The Vatican's 2017 Christmas worship services were disrupted by three Femen activists. The latter was protesting against what they...

Trump Voters Hate Islam and are Extremely Religious

08 Sep 2017
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Derek Welch

Mental health and religiosity are interconnected United States citizens who voted Republican during presidential elections on 2016 tend to describe themselves as extremely religious. They also believe...

Former Chief Rabbi calls Reform Jews Worse than Holocaust deniers

07 Sep 2017
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Derek Welch

Rabbi Shlomo Amara Has History of Controversial Statements Former chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amara attacked progressive Jews after a contentious court case. The Israeli High Court of Justice ordered...

Conservative Neil Gorsuch Officially Added to Supreme Court

19 Jun 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Trump-backed Neil Gorsuch undergoes swearing-in ceremony After a long battle, Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, This can turn out to be a tipping point in the long battle for separation...

Arab Feminist Souad al-Shammary Arrested For Posts About Muslim Beards

13 Nov 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Saudi activist Souad al-Shammary was arrested for tweets about Muslim men and beards. One of the Islamic world’s most outspoken feminists, Souad al-Shammary has been arrested for publicly challenging...

Oxford Theology Students Are No Longer Extensively Required to Study Christianity

04 Apr 2016
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Derek Welch

Theology students at Oxford now have the option to explore other world religions instead of a strong focus on Christianity. For the past 800 years, the study of Christianity has been a mandatory part...

Atheist Richard Dawkins’ #tweetfail “Islam Needs a Feminist Revolution”

29 Jul 2015
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Alison Lesley

Richard Dawkins' tweet saying a feminist revolution needs to happen in Islam did not go over well with Muslims. Richard Dawkins, noted Atheist author,must have expected widespread support when he tweeted...