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Pope Francis Urges Faithful to Transform Mexico

The pontiff had strong words for the wealth disparity plaguing Mexico. Pope Francis did not hesitate to pull any punches toward Mexico's rich elite when he celebrated Mass for about 300,000...

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New Study: Society’s Perception of Christianity Is Increasingly Viewed as...

Barna Group’s Recent Study: Five Ways Christianity Is Increasingly Viewed as Extremist Despite the fact that Christianity is the widest spread religion in the society, it has continuously received...

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India Refused Visas to U.S. International Religious Freedom Organization

A scheduled visit to India by a U.S. Religious Freedom Organization was canceled after India would not grant them visas. The government of India has rebutted visas to the U.S. Commission on...

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Archbishop Blase Cupich Says Political Turmoil is a “Cancer” on America

Animosity and enmity are a cancer on the nation’s civic health, says Blase Cupich. Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich opened his homily during the St. Patrick's Day mass, by sharing a funny story about...

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State Dept. Expected to Declare Christian ISIS Killings Genocide

A report by two leading Christian organizations is likely to mount pressure on the State Department to define actions against Christians by ISIS as genocide. A March 17 deadline for the U.S. Secretary...

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Pope Appeals to World Leaders: Open Borders to Refugees

Pope urges compassion in dealing with the immigrant crisis. Pope Francis was born in Argentina, to Mario José Bergoglio and Regina María Sívori, two Italian immigrants. He has always been a strong...

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The Struggle to Find Secular Homeschooling Materials

Secular homeschooling materials are in demand as the practice shifts away from a Christian majority. Children of the 60s created the homeschooling movement, citing public schools that were too...

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Activist Says “Everything Bad Comes from Christianity” at White Privilege...

Paul Kivel says Christian leadership is the reason for the world’s problems. The 17th annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) was held in Philadelphia last week, from April 15-17. Paul Kivel, author...

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Catholic Bishop Says Religion Targets LGBT People

“Sadly it is religion, that often breeds contempt for gays” -Bishop Robert Lynch Robert Nugent Lynch, the current Bishop of St. Petersburg, Florida, last Monday (June 13th), a day after the Orlando...

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Why Dalai Lama is Still “Hopeful About the World’s Future”

Dalai Lama opinion piece “Why I’m Hopeful About the World’s Future” for The Washington Post. An opinion piece, published in The Washington Post Monday, saw its author His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama,...

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See What it’s Like Being Muslim and Gay

Photographers take portraits to share the stories of gay muslims. Lia Darjes is neither gay nor Muslim. She had to persuade many gay Muslims in order to earn their trust, to learn about their personal...

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New Documentary Film ‘Godless: The Truth Beyond Belief’

Documentary film shows the struggles of being an atheist in today’s world. They are among us, but they are afraid to reveal themselves. The group in question are atheists. 50 percent of Americans say...

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German Police Raid Homes Suspected of Internet Hate Speech

German police are sending a clear message against racism and xenophobic content on the internet. German police did house raids all over Germany on July 13, targeting individuals accused of seeding...

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Al Jazeera: Is Religion Really to Blame for Violence? [Video]

Al Jazeera interviews Karen Armstrong on religion and violence. Karen Armstrong is a British author, scholar, and former nun. She is the acclaimed author of the recent book Fields of Blood. Last week...

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Pope Says Islam is Not Violent

Pope Francis says it’s a war of economics, however, Franklin Graham thinks “this is a war of religion.” On the plane ride back from Poland, Pope Francis told reporters that it is wrong to associate...

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Drones Are Dropping Bibles in Areas Dominated By Isis

Livets Ord will air drop electric bibles to Christians in ISIS controlled Iraq An evangelical church in Sweden thought that it would be a good idea to fight against the hatred spread by ISIS with the...

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Twitter Takes Strong Stand Against Online Extremism

Twitter crackdown suspends 235,000 terrorism-related accounts. While the ISIS have waged against war on all humanity, Twitter is fighting a twin war against two destructive forces–one obviously being...

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Fresno City Council Passes Resolution to Recognize Sikh Massacre as “Genocide”

The resolution seeks to recognize the massacre of Sikhs in India in 1984 as a “genocide;” gets approved despite all opposition. The city of Fresno has made history by finally approving the resolution...

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‘Star Trek’: 50 Years of Humanist Values

Celebrating 50 Years of Star Trek and the humanist themes within the series. Media today is full of violence, prejudice and depravity. Parents are often in a dilemma as to how to allow children to get...

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Tennessee Plans to Limit the Teaching of Islam in Schools

Parents fight “Islamic indoctrination” in Tennessee schools. Tennessee residents have recently requested local education authorities restrict the syllabus on Islam from ten standards to five. The...

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