Political & Religious Controversy - Page 2 of 80
February 19th, 2024
When does a house turn into a house of worship? A rabbi in Hawaii is suing the county after they fined him for hosting religious services in his home, arguing it was not zoned properly for worship services.
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February 13th, 2024
What was up with those pro-Jesus foot washing ads during the Super Bowl? The 'He Gets Us' ad campaign dropped tens of millions of dollars to get their message across in primetime, but no one actually seems happy.
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January 26th, 2024
A pastor and his wife are facing charges that they defrauded hundreds of Christians out of millions of dollars in a crytocurrency scheme. They're mounting an interesting legal defense: They say God told them to.
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January 25th, 2024
Hazbin Hotel, an adult animated show set in hell and featuring Lucifer's daughter as the main character, is being called 'demonic' by some Christians, who say they're canceling their Prime Video streaming service.
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January 12th, 2024
Should Muslim women have to take their hijab off when taking a police mugshot? A Michigan woman is suing the county sheriff's department after she says she was forced to take off her hijab, leaving her feeling violated.
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January 11th, 2024
Is surrogate pregnancy a "deplorable" practice which should be banned globally? Pope Francis thinks so, going as far as to say women who engage in surrogacy are "renting" their uterus to the highest bidder.
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January 5th, 2024
Navajo leaders are asking NASA to stop an upcoming lunar launch which will deliver a payload of human remains, arguing that, because the moon is sacred in many Indigenous faiths, it is descration of a holy site.
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January 4th, 2024
Oklahoma lawmakers hoping to ban corporal punishment being administered against disabled children are running into a problem: Evangelical Christians, who say there's a biblical basis for smacking and spanking children.
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December 28th, 2023
A Nativity display in Italy is prompting outrage for replacing Joseph with another woman draped in the rainbow flag, prompting a petition with tens of thousands of signatures decrying the display as "blasphemous."
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