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Televangelist Asks Followers to Pay for $54 Million Private Jet, Says God Wants Him to Have It

May 31st, 2018

Televangelist Jesse Duplantis recently asked his thousands of followers to help him buy a $54 million private jet. Duplantis explained that God wants him to have the plane so he can spread the gospel worldwide. Oh, and he claims that if Jesus were alive today, he'd be doing the same thing. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 128 Comments »

Sweet Jesus! Christians Outraged By Provocative Ice Cream Chain

April 2nd, 2018

Toronto-based ice cream company “Sweet Jesus” is famous for its unconventional marketing - from humorous religious references to advertisements featuring images of vampiric children and upside-down crosses. But when Sweet Jesus decided to expand into the U.S., they encountered heavy opposition from outraged Christian groups. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 105 Comments »

Study: Christians Twice as Likely to Blame Poverty on Laziness

August 9th, 2017

A recent study found that religion is a significant factor in how Americans perceive poverty. The results showed that Christians (and white evangelical Christians especially), were far more likely than non-Christians to blame poverty on the failings of the individual, and not their circumstances. Continue Reading »

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Clergy Members Will Trip On Psychedelic Mushrooms for Science

July 31st, 2017

Researchers at John Hopkins University and New York University have convinced a group of religious leaders to try “magic” mushrooms in the name of science. The researchers will give two dozen priests, rabbis and pastors controlled doses of psilocybin, the Continue Reading »

Posted in: Science & Technology, Progressive Spirituality | 98 Comments »

Donning the Mantle of “Priestly Activism”

January 29th, 2015

For many of us, the word priest conjures up images of old men in long robes walking down aisles swinging censors from side to side, or standing stonily at pulpit reciting liturgies in long-dead languages. The reality is much livelier than this picture, however 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 which contained references to such a figure, quickly becoming the subject of intense debate. Now Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 2 Comments »

Muslim Scholar: Jesus Was a Political “Zealot”

August 8th, 2013

Iranian-American writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan is causing quite a stir with his new book Zealot: the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. In it, he argues that Jesus was not the gentle spiritual savior most Christians imagine, but a salt-of-the-earth Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 1 Comment »

Are Secular People More Compassionate?

May 18th, 2012

Popular belief states that religion teaches people to have compassion for one another, but is this really the case? A new study suggests that people who are not interested in religion are more motivated by compassion to show generosity than people who are "rel Continue Reading »

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“Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus” Video Sparks Furore

January 20th, 2012

Just two days after it was posted on Youtube, the video had racked up over 2 million views and now has over 15 million. The number of comments now totals over 30,000. In it, the author, Jefferson Brethke, recites a poem about the fundamental difference between Continue Reading »

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