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Is Facebook the New World Religion?

August 31st, 2017

Regardless of their religious beliefs, people are worshiping more and more – just not in the manner you might think. They don’t worship by going to church, praying to God, or reading a religious text. They do it by opening Facebook. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Science & Technology, Christian | 45 Comments »

Another Christian Cult Faces Shocking Criminal Charges

August 30th, 2017

Leaders of a paramilitary religious group based in New Mexico have been arrested on a set of sinister criminal charges. The group, known as the “Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps”, allegedly sanctioned sexual abuse of minors living in the sec Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 12 Comments »

One Thousand Ministers March on Washington

August 29th, 2017

Under the direction of Rev. Al Sharpton, more than 1,000 religious leaders rallied in Washington D.C. on Monday. Organizers called it the “One Thousand Ministers March for Justice”, and it was followed by a rally near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. T Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 37 Comments »

Is the Eclipse a Sign That Judgment Day Is Coming?

August 21st, 2017

For the first time in 38 years, a total solar eclipse has just passed over the United States. This got us wondering: what is the significance of the eclipse? There are those who see the eclipse as strictly a scientific phenomenon, an interesting event in and o Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 34 Comments »

Polygamy Lives on in Town Run by Mormon Cult

July 31st, 2017

Ever fantasized about taking more than one wife? Although technically illegal, the practice of polygamy lives on in certain remote areas of the U.S. One of the most infamous (and ominous) of these places is a storied Mormon commune on the border between Arizon Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 34 Comments »

Justin Bieber and the Rise of the Megachurch

July 31st, 2017

Pop icon Justin Bieber disappointed many fans when he canceled the remainder of his world tour recently. His reasons for doing so remain unclear, but rumors are swirling that Bieber has had a “spiritual awakening” of sorts and that he’s “rededicated hi Continue Reading »

Posted in: Progressive Spirituality, Christian | 23 Comments »

Christian Group Fighting to Close Kentucky's Last Abortion Clinic

July 28th, 2017

Kentucky may soon become the first state in the country without a single abortion clinic. Nearly overnight, the city of Louisville, Kentucky has transformed into ground zero for the fight over abortion. Christian fundamentalists have descended upon the EMW Wom Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 197 Comments »

Are Atheists Less Tolerant than Religious People?

July 10th, 2017

A new study conducted by researchers in Belgium sought to find out how open-minded atheists and agnostics were compared their religious counterparts – and the results were surprising. There exists a common stereotype that people who are highly religious are Continue Reading »

Posted in: Science & Technology, Political & Religious Controversy | 384 Comments »

The Aghor: India's Notorious Religious Cannibals

June 28th, 2017

CNN recently sent a religious correspondent into northern India to learn about the Aghor religion, a unique sect of Hinduism notorious for its extreme ritualistic practices, such as eating human flesh. What the reporter found was exactly that – and more. A Continue Reading »

Posted in: Life and Death | 46 Comments »

Mormon Girl Silenced After Coming out as Gay in Church

June 27th, 2017

A 12-year-old girl named Savannah took the stage in front of her entire Mormon church congregation during what’s known as a “Fast and Testimony Meeting”. Savannah stepped up to the microphone and proceeded to deliver a heartfelt speech revealing that she Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 147 Comments »