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‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
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Our retreat from Christianity doesn’t mean we’ve lost our sense of morality
Those who moan that we’re losing our religion are quick to demonise the most vulnerable
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The Great Dechurching looks at why people are leaving churches
A new book looks at why millions of Americans left church — and what might bring them back.
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Inside the anti-LGBTQ effort to put Christianity back in schools
Some Christian pastors and politicians argue that school prayer would prevent children from identifying as transgender. LGBTQ rights advocates are fighting back.
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“If there is a God, then anything is permitted”: On Dostoevsky, freedom, and religious violence
Most people today are spontaneously moral, and the idea of torturing or killing another human being is repulsive to them — in order to make them do it, some “sacred” Cause is needed which makes their concerns about violence seem trivial.
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What was the star of Bethlehem?
It might seem churlish to dissect such an enduring image of Christmas as the star of Bethlehem, but a quiet astronomical debate has been bubbling away for decades. Could some real cosmic event have drawn "three wise men" on a journey to find a newborn king?
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Pope Benedict XVI urges Middle East peace in Christmas speech, decries slaughter of 'defenseless' in Syria
Pope Benedict XVI marked Christmas Eve with Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and a pressing question: Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God?
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Why this atheist celebrates Christmas
Whether you are commemorating the birth of Jesus or marking all that's positive about humanity, this is a time to rejoice.
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Mob justice: Alleged blasphemer lynched in front of police
Man was suspected of burning copies of Holy Quran at mosque in Dadu.
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Pope signals alliance against gay marriage
Pope Benedict on Friday signaled the Vatican was ready to forge alliances with other religions against gay marriage.
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'Spiritual' people at higher risk of mental health problems
People who claim to be ‘spiritual’ but not religious are often struggling to cope mentally, according to a study.
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Crisis of faith over Vatican cash machines
A stand-off between two titans of finance, the Bank of Italy and the Vatican, has forced tourists to abandon their visits to the Sistine Chapel -- unless they have cash in their pockets.
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Priest jailed for 8 years after 5,000 child porn images found in church office
A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty last year to federal child pornography charges was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison.
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Scientology's Seduction of Tom Cruise, Role in Nicole Kidman Split Detailed
This story first appeared in the Jan. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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900 year old Magical Monastery in Norway
Between the years 1100 and 1300s, there were about 1000 stave churches built along the old trade routes in Norway. The Borgund Stavkirke is the best preserved of any today and is a truly unique temple to visit.
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FBI's Scientology investigation: Balancing the First Amendment with charges of abuse and forced labor
The untold story of two dogged FBI agents, witnesses on the lam, and the surrender of self inside the Church of Scientology. . John Brousseau hadn't been seen for hours, not at the afternoon muster and not at the dinner break. That's when they got concerned.
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Kumbh Mela festival: Preparing for millions
The 55-day Maha or Great Kumbh Mela Hindu festival in Allahabad is expected to be the biggest religious gathering of humanity on Earth, with up to 100 million pilgrims bathing in the holy waters in January and February.
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Response by the Church of Scientology to 'Going Clear'
In response to CNN's request for comment on its story about Lawrence Wright's book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief," the network received several letters from the Church of Scientology and its attorneys.
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See through Church in Limburg
The picture that comes first in our minds when we think of churches is of big building with high ceilings and statues of saints, a cold sacred place where Christians come to pray.A revolutionary concept of church was designed and build by Gijs Van Vaerenberg, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenberg .Their creation consists of a see-through church.
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White House unveils new contraception opt-out
President Barack Obama's administration has unveiled an opt-out for religious groups that object to covering birth control in their staff health plans.
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