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Supreme Court to Decide if the Peace Cross Monument is Religious or Secular

04 Mar 2019
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Corey Barnett

The WWI monument in question is located in Maryland. The court may say the memorial could be a constitutional one but may stop from any sweeping ruling. There was an hour-long debate on the issue...

Muslim Influence is Declining in Turkey

12 Feb 2019
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Gary Nguyen

Pushing political Islam has the opposite effect The results of a survey released by Konda research have made it clear Turkey is going towards a more secular future. This is surprising as the present...

Will This Computer Teach Us About the Future of Religion?

24 Jul 2018
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Corey Barnett

New Program Looks At Secularism, Assassination, And Government Ever play Sim City? The video game allowed you to plan a city and try to deal with every problem that normally occurs. The game would...

Turkey Passes Law Allowing State-Sponsored Religious Weddings

20 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Islamic Officials Can now Perform Marriages Like Secular Officials Marriage is changing in Turkey. On Wednesday, the Turkish Parliament voted to give “muftis”, Islamic authorities recognized as civil...

Two-Thirds of Evangelicals Think That Muslims Don’t Belong in America

27 Jul 2017
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Derek Welch

US Muslims are apprehensive about Islamic extremism in the U.S. As U.S. society slowly goes secular, a report published by the when it comes to knowing about each other. Resistance towards Muslims...

Peter L. Berger, Sociologist Who Fought Against “God is Dead” Argument, Has Died

05 Jul 2017
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Nathan Glover

Author of The Social Construction of Reality passes at age 88. Peter Berger, the influential theologian who helped spearhead a revival died last week, aged 88. His death was announced by Boston...

Atheist Arizona Legislator Stands Up for Secularism

22 Jun 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Democrat Athena Salman criticized for secular invocation In public ceremonies, different faiths will offer prayers. Christians and Jews who are gathered for a graduation ceremony will offer prayers...

LDS Church Educational System will Bring Education to Members Around the World

09 Jul 2016
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Corey Barnett

LDS Education Initiative to provide educational opportunities to members around the globe. Elder Kim Bryce Clark, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Commissioner of Church Education...

The Struggle to Find Secular Homeschooling Materials

07 Apr 2016
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Elisa Meyer

Secular homeschooling materials are in demand as the practice shifts away from a Christian majority. Children of the 60s created the homeschooling movement, citing public schools that were too restrictive...

New Study Shows Israel’s Deep Division in Religious Identity

10 Mar 2016
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Derek Welch

Religious identities in Israel fracture society according to new research from Pew. For its small size, Israel holds great importance for adherents of three major world religions. For Jews, it is their...