Tag Archives: Religion

  • News Einstein letter, set for auction, shows scientist challenging idea of God, being 'chosen'

    Einstein letter, set for auction, shows scientist challenging idea of God, being ‘chosen’

    Dubbed Einstein’s “God Letter” by the Los Angeles-based auction agency that’s posting it online, the original document will be up for grabs starting Monday.

  • News Stained Glass

    Pastors prepare to take on IRS over political endorsement ban

    This is part of a wider effort by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal organization

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    Spike in religious restrictions in U.S., Pew Center finds

    Restrictions on religion spiked throughout the world between mid-2009 and 2010, including in the United States, says a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.

  • News newsweek

    Newsweek cover controversial, sparks ridicule

    The latest Newsweek magazine is getting attention for its provocative cover.

  • News SunMyungMoonBlessing

    Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon dead at 92

    Moon led the Unification Church, whose followers are known as ‘Moonies’

  • News wiccan

    Self-proclaimed ‘witches’ get temple in the Bible Belt

    A Memphis Wiccan group now has a building for worship, becoming one of the first Wiccan groups in the country to do so.

  • News Bill Nye

    Don’t teach creationism says Bill Nye the Science Guy

    Famed TV scientist Bill Nye is slamming creationism in a new online video for Big Think titled “Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children.”

  • News Amish Beard Cutting Suspects/Samuel Mullett Mugshot

    Hate crimes trial against Amish beard-cutting suspects begins

    To the Amish, a beard is a significant symbol of faith and manhood.

  • News / Politics American Atheists planned to use the Democratic National Convention to take aim at the presidential candidates' religion, putting up billboards targeting Mormonism and Christianity in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Atheist group removes billboards targeting presidential candidates’ religious faith

    Atheist group received a “large volume of threats.”

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    Conservatives: Family Research Council attack is evidence of ‘war on religion’

    For many conservative Christians, this week’s Family Research Council shooting that wounded a security guard was hardly a one-off attack.

  • News President Obama Visits with Billy Graham

    Evangelist Billy Graham resting well at North Carolina hospital

    Evangelist Billy Graham is “doing fine” while being treated at a North Carolina hospital for a pulmonary infection.

  • News Shooting at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin

    Sikhs tout equality, service to others

    Sikhism, the world’s fifth most popular religion, is a monotheistic faith that believes in equality and service to others, Sikh officials say.