WOMEN BEWARE: SAUDI ARABIA TO ...

May 4, 2017 by

WOMEN BEWARE: SAUDI ARABIA TO HELP SHAPE GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR FEMALE EQUALITY

[Translate]   By Medea Benjamin   TRUTHDOG   Saudi women are forced to keep their faces and bodies covered outside the home....

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LEAKED DRAFT OF TRUMP’S ...

Feb 2, 2017 by

LEAKED DRAFT OF TRUMP’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ORDER REVEALS SWEEPING PLANS TO LEGALIZE DISCRIMINATION

[Translate] If signed, the order would create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious objections to...

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THESE FAITH GROUPS ARE DEMANDI...

Jan 13, 2017 by

[Translate] Religious communities spent years helping implement the law. CREDIT: AP/J. Scott Applewhite Faith leaders across the...

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PASTOR, AM I A CHRISTIAN?

Dec 23, 2016 by

PASTOR, AM I A CHRISTIAN?

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof NYTIMES Photo “The Lamentation” by Marco Basaiti shows the mourning for Jesus after his body was removed...

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WHY IT’S NOT WRONG TO WI...

Dec 23, 2016 by

WHY IT’S NOT WRONG TO WISH MUSLIMS MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Translate] Mustafa Akyol NYTIMES Photo Credit Josh Berer ISTANBUL — Billions of Christians around the world are excited to celebrate...

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HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES OFFER SAN...

Nov 27, 2016 by

HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES OFFER SANCTUARY TO UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS AFTER ELECTION

[Translate] Growing number of synagogues as well as two dozen cities offer protection amid threat of deportation under Trump...

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WHAT ARCHITECTURE HAS IN COMMO...

Oct 9, 2016 by

WHAT ARCHITECTURE HAS IN COMMON WITH ORGANIZED RELIGION

[Translate] Opinion By Duo Dickinson  COMMON EDGE.ORG The 21st century has not been kind to either architecture or organized...

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HEY GOD, ARE YOU THERE?

Sep 3, 2016 by

HEY GOD, ARE YOU THERE?

[Translate] What Religion Would Jesus Belong To? Nicholas Kristof Photo The cast from a Palm Sunday Passion play in Wisconsin. Credit...

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‘The Nones’ —...

May 31, 2016 by

‘The Nones’ — Growing Number of Americans Who Identify as Spiritual Yet Aren’t Part of Organized Religion

[Translate]   Belief “American Christianity … has largely forgotten how to seek out and visit the ad hoc places of prayer...

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250 FAITH LEADERS DEMAND NATIO...

Apr 18, 2016 by

250 FAITH LEADERS DEMAND NATIONS RATIFY PARIS CLIMATE DEAL

[Translate] by Jeremy Deaton – Guest Contributor & Jack Jenkins CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Climate Nexus   Former U.N....

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Why Religious Literacy in Scho...

Dec 30, 2015 by

[Translate] Education For both parents and educators, it’s a critical time to reach out to our teachers and school leaders. By...

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NOAM CHOMSKY: THE GOP IS ̵...

Dec 7, 2015 by

NOAM CHOMSKY: THE GOP IS ‘NO LONGER A NORMAL POLITICAL PARTY’, IT’S A RADICAL INSURGENCY’

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right “It’s important to recognize that they are no longer a normal political party.” By Arturo...

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POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

Sep 25, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

[Translate]   By Robert Scheer   TRUTHDIG   Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on...

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH VOTES TO WITH...

Jul 9, 2015 by

EPISCOPAL CHURCH VOTES TO WITHDRAW INVESTMENTS IN FOSSIL FUELS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted to divest its holdings from...

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IF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WERE A...

Jul 5, 2015 by

[Translate] Daily Kos by Tolerant Libertarian Nobody can deny the fact that Christianity has played a huge role in our history. From...

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THE GOSPEL OF DENIAL

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[Translate] By Mark Fiore   TRUTHDIG Isn’t it amazing how Republicans pick and choose when their religion matters to them? The...

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MICHAEL MOORE NAILS EVERY RACI...

Jun 22, 2015 by

MICHAEL MOORE NAILS EVERY RACIST, WAR-MONGERING, PSEUDO-CHRISTIAN, RW GUN EXTREMIST

[Translate] by Leslie Salzillo DAILY KOS attribution: None Specified Filmmaker, director, writer, and Liberal activist, Michael Moore...

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CARTOON: AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALI...

Jun 2, 2015 by

CARTOON: AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

[Translate] by rebeccahendin DAILY KOS   attribution: Rebecca Hendin Click image to enlarge. This week, Ireland voted YES (by vast...

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‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its A...

Apr 30, 2015 by

‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its Award for Courage in Free Expression. Here’s Why.

[Translate] Katha Pollitt   THE NATION (Via Creative Commons) When PEN decided to award the first PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale...

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What next in politics?

Apr 27, 2015 by

What next in politics?

[Translate] by Hunter   Daily Kos Looks like the Apocalypse to me. Former Rep. Michele Bachmann is very excited that the world may be...

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Christian America is an invent...

Apr 22, 2015 by

[Translate] The idea of “one nation under God” is a modern one — and does not date back to the Founding Fathers...

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Secrets of the Scientologists:...

Apr 19, 2015 by

Secrets of the Scientologists: Why people do horrible things for belief

[Translate] Tom Cruise, in a still from “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” (Credit: HBO) “Going...

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Vatican Announces Major Summit...

Apr 16, 2015 by

[Translate] by Jack Jenkins  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino Catholic officials announced on Tuesday plans for...

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The Scientology paradox of Nei...

Apr 11, 2015 by

The Scientology paradox of Neil deGrasse Tyson: What his defense of the religion gets wrong

[Translate] Tyson is right that people have the right to believe what they want—but not when it leads to exploitation and abuse Steve...

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Fareed Zakaria tees off on Bil...

Apr 11, 2015 by

[Translate] “That’s insulting,” replies Maher in heated “Real Time” debate about Muslims, Islam and...

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“Islam is not a religion of pe...

Apr 4, 2015 by

“Islam is not a religion of peace”: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

[Translate] Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains why Western liberals need to speak up — and why Islam needs a reformation now Ayaan Hirsi...

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“The same rhetoric you hear fr...

Mar 7, 2015 by

“The same rhetoric you hear from religious anti-vaxxers today are the arguments made against Cotton Mather”

[Translate] Tracing the surprising roots of American religious history with the brilliant scholar Peter Manseau Michael Schulson ...

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Bigger Than Science, Bigger Th...

Mar 1, 2015 by

Bigger Than Science, Bigger Than Religion

[Translate] YES MAGAZINE We’re closer to environmental disaster than ever before. We need a new story for our relationship with the...

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I was a right-wing sidekick: W...

Feb 27, 2015 by

I was a right-wing sidekick: What I discovered working for the anti-woman right

[Translate] As GOP leaders woo the far right at CPAC this week, I recall my past as a young Jerry Falwell. Here’s what I saw...

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WHAT THE ATLANTIC GETS DANGERO...

Feb 21, 2015 by

WHAT THE ATLANTIC GETS DANGEROUSLY WRONG ABOUT ISIS AND ISLAM

[Translate] by Jack Jenkins CLIMATE PROGRESS Breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), left, next to a burning...

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