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A Ballot or a Bullet?

September 8th, 2014

America continues to quiver in the aftermath of the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri earlier in August, sparking a reckoning on America's history of racism and racial inequality. Continue Reading »

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Prayer Discounts End at North Carolina Diner

August 12th, 2014

For four years, Mary’s Gourmet Diner had offered discounts to customers who conducted public prayer before meals while charging the full price to those who did not pray before meals. That's now ending. Continue Reading »

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Hobby Lobby, Satanists, and Pro-Life Propaganda

August 4th, 2014

The United States Supreme Court ruled, in a case brought forth by Hobby Lobby, that corporations may deny employees contraception coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. Continue Reading »

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Mormon Church Ousts Ordination Rights Activist

July 2nd, 2014

The Church of Latter-day Saints quickly responded when international human rights lawyer Kate Kelly challenged the church’s prohibition against ordaining women priests by excommunicating her from the LDS Church. Continue Reading »

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U.S. Supreme Court Says “Yes” to Prayer Meetings

May 15th, 2014

Pretend for a moment you are Jewish lawmaker. How would you feel if your colleagues began a meeting by invoking the name of Jesus Christ? Would you try to ignore it, or would you feel marginalized and invalidated? The United States Supreme Court recently grant Continue Reading »

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Was Jesus Christ Really Crucified?

May 14th, 2014

Just a few days ago, an ancient Bible that suggests Jesus Christ was not crucified captured the public’s attention once again when it was installed in a museum in Turkey. The 1,500-year-old tome, written in Aramaic, purportedly contains the Gospel of Barnaba Continue Reading »

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Hobby Lobby President Pushes Public School Bible Course

April 28th, 2014

Should public high schools teach classes using Bible-based curricula? Steve Green, the president of craft store chain Hobby Lobby, seems to think so. Continue Reading »

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Women’s Roles and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife

April 21st, 2014

If it was ever discovered that Jesus had a wife, what would it mean for the future of the church? A couple of years ago, an ancient papyrus fragment was discovered with references to such a figure. Continue Reading »

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Noah’s Ark: Moral Lesson, or Barbaric Myth?

March 17th, 2014

Many of us remember learning about the story of Noah’s Ark in Sunday school. Most likely, we learned from our parents and Sunday school teachers about God’s overflowing capacity for redemption and forgiveness. Continue Reading »

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Why Do So Many People Still Reject Evolution?

January 8th, 2014

One-third of all Americans still do not believe in evolution, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. The new figures further illustrate the foothold creationism has in the American psyche. Continue Reading »

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