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What's the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Islam?

January 4th, 2016

Tensions in the Muslim world have risen even further in the wake of a mass execution of 47 men by the Saudi Arabian government, among whom was a prominent Shiite cleric named Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Political & Religious Controversy 186 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

For many years, lethal injection has been the preferred method of state-sanctioned executions in America's prisons, but that may not be true for long, as the ethics of that method have been called into question.

Political & Religious Controversy 109 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

Religious People Aren’t More Righteous, Study Says

October 1st, 2014

Religious people might not be the paragon of virtue and morality that some think they are, according to a recent study. The study suggests they are just as likely to behave badly as secular people.

Political & Religious Controversy 8 Comments

If God Destroyed the Universe

September 17th, 2014

Physicist Stephen Hawking recently stated that the so-called God particle might rip through space, obliterating all matter in its path and re-constituting it in new and bizarre ways, greatly alarming many.

Science & Technology 34 Comments

Religion, Mortality, and Our Shared Humanity

August 18th, 2014

Discussions on religion often revolve around the profound differences which exist between people of various backgrounds of belief. How can an atheist find common ground with a Muslim, or a pagan with a Baptist?

Progressive Spirituality 16 Comments

Breaking the Chain of Greed

February 24th, 2014

While Mardi Gras gives us reason to indulge our senses, Lent forces us to reflect on our greedy habits. Now social scientists are figuring out how greed works.

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Rethinking Our Attitudes about Sin

February 17th, 2014

As we move closer to the Carnival and Lent seasons, many Christians are beginning to reflect on the juxtaposition of Carnival’s sinful pleasures, and the self-restraint and reflection of Lent.

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A ULC Minister Asserts Environmentalism as Religion

October 16th, 2013

Can environmentalism be a religion? Of course it can, according to a Universal Life Church minister, Ken Layne. On his blog, he explains that environmentalism shares many of the characteristics of conventional religion.

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Religion Archives - Page 10 of 12

What's the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Islam?

What's the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Islam?

Eyes In the Skies

Eyes In the Skies

Kill 'Em All?

Kill 'Em All?

Evidence of the Gods

Evidence of the Gods

Religious People Aren’t More Righteous, Study Says

Religious People Aren’t More Righteous, Study Says

If God Destroyed the Universe

If God Destroyed the Universe

Religion, Mortality, and Our Shared Humanity

Religion, Mortality, and Our Shared Humanity

Breaking the Chain of Greed

Breaking the Chain of Greed

Rethinking Our Attitudes about Sin

Rethinking Our Attitudes about Sin

A ULC Minister Asserts Environmentalism as Religion

A ULC Minister Asserts Environmentalism as Religion