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Atheism has been part of many Asian traditions for millennia
Atheism is not a modern concept.Zoe Margolis, CC BY-NC-NDA group of atheists and secularists recently gathered in Southern California to talk about social and political issues. This was the first of...
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What causes greed and how can we deal with it?
Human beings want more even if it comes at the expense of others.svershinsky/Shutterstock.comRecent news stories have highlighted unethical and even lawless actions taken by people and corporations...
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Don't blame Sharia for Islamic extremism -- blame colonialism
Warning that Islamic extremists want to impose fundamentalist religious rule in American communities, right-wing lawmakers in dozens of U.S. states have tried banning Sharia, an Arabic term often...
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Catholic missionaries are evangelizing on college campuses and trying to...
A group of millennials are working to bring Catholic religious practice to American college campuses.Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston , CC BYMore than 20% of all adults and over a third of...
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A thousand years ago, the Catholic Church paid little attention to homosexuality
Pope Francis has spoken openly about homosexuality. In a recent interview, the pope said that homosexual tendencies “are not a sin.” And a few years ago, in comments made during an in-flight interview,...
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Muslims arrived in America 400 years ago as part of the slave trade and today...
An attorney for the Muslim enclave of Islamberg prays in a mosque in Tompkins, New York. American Muslims have a history going back 400 years. AP Photo/Mark LennihanMost Americans say they don’t know a...
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The Mormon Church still doesn't accept same-sex couples – even if it no...
President Russell M. Nelson, center, during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conference on April 6, 2019.AP Photo/Rick BowmerTop leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed
A Good Friday procession in Riverdale, Maryland.AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaAs Christians observe Good Friday they will remember, with devotion and prayer, the death of Jesus on the Cross. It is a day of...
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Why Pete Buttigieg may be reviving progressive ideals of the Social Gospel...
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination.AP Photo/Darron CummingsIn recent weeks, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has captured...
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Notre Dame's history is 9 centuries of change, renovation and renewal
Flames and smoke rise as fire rages in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. AP Photo/Thierry MalletThe Notre-Dame de Paris had been damaged and changed many times since it was begun in the mid-12th...
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Who are Sri Lanka's Christians?
Sri Lankan army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo.AP Photo/ Rohan KarunarathneOver 200 people including several Americans were killed in several coordinated...
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What Leonardo's depiction of Virgin Mary and Jesus tells us about his...
Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks.National Gallery LondonOn the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, Italian academic Francesco Caglioti’s recent claim that a sculpture held at a...
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Notre Dame has shaped the intellectual life of Paris for eight centuries
Professional mountain climbers installing synthetic, waterproof tarps over the gutted, exposed exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral.AP Photo/Thibault CamusThe burning wreckage of the 12th-century...
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How a music genre known as black metal came to be related to church burnings
The burnt ruins of the St. Mary Baptist Church, one of three that recently burned down in Louisiana.AP Photo/Gerald HerbertWhen three historically African American churches were burned down recently in...
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From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplains
Chaplain of the Paris Fire Department, Jean-Marc Fournier.AP Photo/Thibault CamusChaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, Jean-Marc Fournier, is credited with saving several items of great significance –...
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3 moral reasons why parents need to get their children vaccinated against...
Several parents do not want their children vaccinated, for religious or other reasons.Tatevosian Yana/ShutterstockThe U.S. hit a terrible and entirely preventable milestone this week: Measles cases are...
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Gays cheered at Brigham Young University – millennial Mormons are...
Mormons for Equality march during Salt Lake City’s annual gay pride parade in 2014.AP Photo/Rick BowmerDuring a recent valedictorian graduation speech, student Matthew Easton came out saying he is “a...
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What Ramadan means to Muslims: 4 essential reads
Women pray at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on May 6 in Bali, Indonesia.AP Photo/Firdia LisnawatiDuring the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world will not eat...
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Harsh punishments under Sharia are modern interpretations of an ancient...
The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, one of the landmarks in Brunei. Brunei recently announced punishing gay sex by stoning offenders to death.AP Photo/Vincent ThianAfter Brunei introduced death by...
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The black Muslim female fashion trailblazers who came before model Halima Aden
Halima Aden, the first Muslim model to wear a hijab and burkini on the cover of the swimsuit edition of the Sports Illustrated.Yu TsaiMedia reports have celebrated Halima Aden becoming the first woman...
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