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Judge Rules against Marijuana Sacrament

February 9th, 2011

A judge in Toronto, Canada has ruled against a church’s bid to use marijuana as a religious sacrament in their faith rituals. Should a church be able to get high if they say it has spiritual signifcance?

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Virginia House Passes Prayer Bill

February 2nd, 2011

The Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill which would make it easier for public officials to pray on public property, yet it fails to remain religiously neutral.

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Religion, American Poverty, and the “Security Hypothesis”

January 31st, 2011

In a Huffington Post article, Nigel Barber, an evolutionary psychologist and contributor to Psychology Today’s “The Human Beast”, offered his explanation on why Americans are so much more religious than Europeans.

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Ten Commandments Re-surface in Virginia Schools

January 28th, 2011

In a recent vote, a school board in Virginia decided to re-install the Ten Commandments. However, no effort has been made by the school board to incorporate the tenets of any other faiths.

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Bill Maher on Religion, the Tea Party, and the U.S. Founding Fathers

January 25th, 2011

In a recent "New Rules" segment, Bill Maher argued that the founding fathers, would have despised the Tea Party, because the values held by the former were diametrically opposed to those of the latter.

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Study Says Religion Spreads with “Believer Gene”

January 24th, 2011

According to a new study, the spread of religion is caused by a gene shared by religious believers. The study also suggests that the spread of religion is also caused by higher reproduction rates among religious people.

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Court Allows Bible Verses on License Plates

January 19th, 2011

For years, the U.S. state of Vermont had been battling to prevent a man from displaying a verse from the Christian Bible on their license plates. However, they're giving up that fight after a court ruling.

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Proof of Life after Death?

January 17th, 2011

In a recent broadcast of the U.S. morning news and talk show Today, radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long discussed his new book, Evidence of the Afterlife: the Science of Near-Death Experience, and argued that his research provides convincing evidence of the

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Evangelical Military Chaplains: Government-Endorsed Proselytes?

January 14th, 2011

The discrepancy between evangelical Christian chaplains and non-evangelical military personnel could, theoretically, constitute a form of government endorsed religion, in contradicting the Establishment Clause.

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Online ordination in the New York Times

January 11th, 2011

In an article which appeared in the January 9th edition of the NY Times, columnist Noah Rosenberg describes the ease with which he was ordained through themonastery.org, his experience registering as an officiant in New York (a registration that's good for lif

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