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BBC Apologizes for ‘Isis Salute’ Comment

11 Aug 2019
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Derek Welch

Muslim prayer gesture was called 'IS Salute' by BBC's Panorama host. The blunder was made in an episode of Panorama which was aired on August 5. The episode sees Stacey Dooley make her way to camps...

Satanic Temple Files Discrimination Complaint Against the Boston City Council

01 Mar 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Council meeting invocation speakers are invited by the City Council President "based on a personal relationship she has with them." According to the members of The Satanic Temple, the City Council...

Chris Pratt’s New Diet, the “Daniel Fast” is Based on the Bible

11 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

Chris Pratt is undertaking 21 days of fasting and prayer. , the Daniel Fast diet. It will last a total of 21 days and involve not only fasting but also intensive prayer sessions. The Biblical Daniel...

Study Shows Religious Upbringing Results in Better Health and Well-Being

23 Sep 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Children with religious education have fewer chances of engaging in substance abuse An American Journal of Epidemiology study shows children with a religious upbringing tend to enjoy better mental...

Televangelist Pat Robertson Casts ‘Shield of Protection’ Against Hurricane Florence

14 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

He claims that this kind of shield has worked in previous storms from proceeding inward further into land. The Right Wing Watch shared a video where the prosperous televangelist recalled a Bible...

Indonesia Sentenced Buddhist Woman with “Insulting Islam” after Complaining a Mosque was too Loud

02 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

Concerns have been raised about the slow erosion of the country's secular fabric The 44-year-old Buddhist had complained that a mosque located close to her home created an inordinate decibel of noise...

Pope’s Letter Urges to Pray and Fast for Child Sex Abuse Victims

23 Aug 2018
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C Barnett

Nothing, however, has actually been implemented on the ground The letter follows the release of a report which describes in excruciating detail how hundreds of Catholic priests scattered over a total...

Satanist Found Guilty of Resisting Arrest and Trespassing While Protesting Government Prayer

09 Aug 2018
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C Barnett

Suhor is a known church-state separation champion. after he protested the chanting of Christian prayers at the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) meeting. The ECUA is a premier public serving...

How The World Turned To God For D-Day

06 Jun 2018
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Derek Welch

A World Prayed For The Ending Of World War II. “Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them. Thy heroic servants, into thy kingdom.” When U.S. President FDR spoke to his citizens...

Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Help You Pray

25 May 2018
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Gary Nguyen

New Skill Shows How Christianity Is Getting Tech Savy The Church of England (CoE) has begun an Alexa “skill” as a component of a digital drive during the last couple of years. The skill provides...