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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.

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The Mystery of Empathic and Shared Death Experiences

January 5th, 2012

Have you ever had the feeling that a loved one was in need, only to receive a telephone call revealing that they had just died? Or perhaps you've had the urge to call yourself to find out how they were doing.

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Bill Cosby Brings Humor to the Bible

December 29th, 2011

Bill Cosby brings levity to the Bible in his comedy routine. Is this inappropriate, or an innocent take on familiar material and what does it say about his beliefs?

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What’s the Best Answer to Evangelical Extremism?

December 5th, 2011

How should Americans respond to evangelical extremism in the United States? Some liberal commentators think that evangelicals need to start thinking about their nation's interests.

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Why Should Church and State Be Kept Separate?

November 16th, 2011

By now many of us are familiar with the right-wing argument that religion and government are inextricably intertwined, that the two have always mixed and can never be completely separated.

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Protecting Bullies in the Name of Religion

November 16th, 2011

It's almost impossible to believe that a lawmaker would try to insert a religious exemption into a proposed anti-bullying law, but that's exactly what one Michigan senator tried to do.

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Does Reading the Bible Make People More Liberal?

October 27th, 2011

Frequent Bible-reading can make people more liberal, posits a Baylor University doctoral candidate in his master's thesis, contradicting commonly-held stereotypes about liberals and conservatives.

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Anne Rice and “Christ without Christianity”

August 6th, 2010

Anne Rice now officially believes in Jesus Christ, and not the institution named after him. The bestselling author of the popular Vampire Chronicles series formally announced that she is leaving Christianity.

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Are Monuments Free Speech?

November 11th, 2008

The U.S. Supreme court will soon be hearing arguments in a case that started in Pleasant Grove City, Utah, over a local religious group, the Summum, who hoped to donate a monument to a local park.

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