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The True Meaning of ‘Allahu Akbar’

November 8th, 2017

In the latest terrorist attack committed in the name of radical Islam, 8 people were killed and 12 more injured during a murderous truck rampage in New York City. The suspect, a 29-year-old immigrant from Uzbekistan, was captured and taken to the hospital. He

Political & Religious Controversy 41 Comments

Famous Cathedral Says Goodbye to Confederate Monuments

September 11th, 2017

In the wake of a national discussion about controversial monuments and statues, Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital has decided to remove two stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jack

Political & Religious Controversy 185 Comments

More Greeks Worshiping Ancient Gods

July 1st, 2016

Some of you may be familiar with the ancient Greek religion, a polytheistic faith which involves the worship of many different gods and goddesses. Many modern Greeks are actually worshipping these ancient gods.

Political & Religious Controversy 120 Comments

Eyes In the Skies

June 2nd, 2015

Crop circles, ancient drawings, mysterious descriptions of flying objects... are we actually alone in the universe? And can the search for alien life help explain faith on earth?

Science & Technology 11 Comments

Grave Concerns

April 23rd, 2015

Is Heaven segregated? Is there one section reserved for blacks and perhaps a separate, but equal section for whites? If not, then why are so many historical cemeteries still segregated?

Political & Religious Controversy 7 Comments

Evidence of the Gods

February 25th, 2015

Who were the ancient sages of old giving men divine revelations? Why, if Heaven is not an actual physical place, do we look to the skies to contact our gods?

Political & Religious Controversy 57 Comments

Midsummer Litha Celebrations

June 21st, 2013

On this day, June 21st, the sun will reach its zenith in the sky. The amount of daylight in a day has reached its maximum and the sun is at the peak of its power. This is known as midsummer, or summer solstice.

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Mother Teresa’s Doctrine of Masochism

April 30th, 2013

A recent news article posits that the late Agnes Gonxha—better known as Mother Teresa—celebrated the pain and suffering of the sick and poor, and was hardly the saintly woman we know from popular culture.

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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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