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When curriculum standards and religion collide, students and faith traditions lose
This year, Rosh Hashanah fell on\u00a0the same day the Texas State Board of Education\u00a0scheduled a public hearing to discuss religious freedoms.
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Researchers to explore why atheism is growing across the world
An interdisciplinary team of researchers have launched a new project to test popular and academic theories about why some people are atheists and others are not.
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I don’t want your god in charge of my health care
More Catholic health systems are acquiring or merging with secular ones, which puts God in charge whether patients like it or not.
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Students Say They Were ‘Duped’ Into Attending Twisted Religious Event
They thought they were attending a college fair. Then things took a dark turn as girls were allegedly separated and “advised to forgive men who rape and assault them.”
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Students Say They Were ‘Duped’ Into Attending Twisted Religious Event
The East Baton Rouge school system in Louisiana has been accused of tricking hundreds of high school seniors into attending a religious event this week disguised as a college and career fair.
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The Golden Ruled - Mistranslated??
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Percentage of Latinos who have no religious affiliation surges
The percentage of Hispanics in the U.S. who identify as atheist or agnostic grew in the past 12 years.
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Harmful Beliefs Deserve No Respect Even When Justified By Religion
Everyone can think of at least one belief system which is detrimental to human welfare. What I mean by "detrimental" in this context is that it leads to unnecessary pain and suffering. This does not mean it could not still have some positive attributes. But whatever positives might apply cannot make up for the harm caused.
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These 2 charts show America's Christian majority is on track to end
Eliza Campbell had spent her entire life as a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was born in Utah, a state in which the majority of residents belong to the church, and attended Brigham Young University, a private institution owned and operated by the church.
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Pope declares 'zero tolerance' for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it
Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN's partner channel CNN Portugal that he was "responsible that it doesn't happen anymore."
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America's nun population in steep decline
Across the United States, young adults are becoming less religious.
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Gallup: Americans' belief in God just plunged to an all-time low
Anew Gallup poll out today finds that the percentage of Americans who believe in God is at an all-time low. In 2017, 87% of Americans said they believed in God. That number has now dropped to an astonishing 81%, according to the group’s Values and Beliefs poll, which is all the more fascinating considering that the number hovered over 90% between 1944 and 2011, when there was no shortage of national crises.
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America's nun population in steep decline
Across the United States, young adults are becoming less religious.
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How a Religious Sect Landed Google in a Lawsuit
A video producer claims he was fired after he complained that an obscure group based in the Sierra foothills dominated a business unit at Google.
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Leah Remini reminds fans about Tom Cruise's connection to Scientology amid 'Top Gun' success: 'Don't let the movie star charm fool you'
Leah Remini criticized Tom Cruise as his newest film, "Top Gun: Maverick," continues to dominate the box office. Despite "Top Gun: Maverick" hitting theaters less than three weeks ago, the film scored $100 million during opening weekend and garnered high praise from fans. However, Remini blasted the film and Cruise in a Twitter post over his connection to the Church of Scientology.
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Comedian Bill Burr defends Scientology, asks "Where are the bodies"
Comedian Bill Burr has lashed out at critics of Scientology for giving the religion "more s**t than it deserves." Burr defended Scientology during the latest episode of his Monday Morning Podcast. The comedian made the remarks while speaking about a recent trip to Sacramento, California—a city that he noted had "a bad reputation" before recalling walking by two bail bonds offices and a Scientology building within three blocks of one another.
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The Brains of Believers and Non-Believers Work Differently
Church attendance has sharply declined and the number of people who express interest in religion is decreasing. Why are atheism and agnosticism becoming increasingly popular? Is the human brain evolving away from religiosity?
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Friday essay: how the West discovered the Buddha
From talk of a ‘poisonous doctrine’ to mistaken beliefs that he hailed from Africa, Western thinkers got Buddhism wrong for a long time.
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New research uncovers stereotype differences between agnostics and atheists
Agnosticism and atheism are often categorized into one “nonreligious” group in research despite these being distinct belief systems. New research published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality finds that people do have distinct stereotypes that differentiate agnosticism and atheism from each other and from Christianity.
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Bill Maher Says Everyone in the Bible Has Slaves, Asks: ‘Should We Cancel God?’
“Bill Maher: #Adulting,” the comedian’s latest special for HBO, pretty much wades through the same polluted waters he does on his late-night Friday show “Real Time” – trash talking Democrats while also condemning Republicans, picking on chubby people, insisting masks are useless during a pandemic and, this should come as no surprise to his loyal fans, finding a reason to be an agnostic. And of course making some jokes he’s made several times before
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