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Looking for faith in all the wrong places

Religion – The pilgrim is making little progress. In a futile effort to convince faith-voters that he is one of them, John McCain paid a visit to the Grahams of North Carolina - father Billy and son Franklin.

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Analysis: To evolve or not to evolve

Religion – In the beginning, there was Senate Bill 561, the Louisiana Academic Freedom Act, which said state and local education authorities shalt not "censor or suppress" anything a teacher might want to tell a science class…

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Obama Works to Close Faith Gap

Religion – While the Republican brand suffers and independent voters focus on issues that favor Democrats, John McCain should be able to rely on one key voting bloc that overwhelmingly favors his party: evangelicals.

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150 Years Since the Dawn of the Age of Reason

Religion – This week sees the150th anniversary of Darwin's theory of evolution. It was the day when the world stopped and woke up. A time when ideas about our existence changed so, in a manner of speaking, we should ask how…

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Science and Religion in American Politics

Religion – During a televised debate last year between the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, the host asked if any of them did not believe in evolution.

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Kerala's textbook battle spills onto the streets

Religion – Despite the Left Democratic Front government's assurance to reconsider an "anti-religion" class VII social science textbook, bishops and priests took to the streets of Kochi on Monday.

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Science's Blind Spot Is Still There

Religion – When scientists decide they know what the right answer is, despite what the scientific evidence may indicate, then bad things can happen.

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Study: Christianity makes men better husbands, fathers

Religion – n a research brief this month, Bradford Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia, analyzed three national studies in order to discover if "there is any evidence that religion is playing a role…

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Whose Christianity? Which?

Religion – Barack Obama has been caught red-handed espousing an expansive rather than restrictive view of Christianity.

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The real story behind the gay pride issue at St. Joan

Religion – Last week, controversy erupted when Archbishop John Nienstedt informed St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Minneapolis that it could not hold a gay pride prayer service in its sanctuary. The service -- held for several…

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The real story behind the gay pride issue at St. Joan

Religion – Last week, controversy erupted when Archbishop John Nienstedt informed St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Minneapolis that it could not hold a gay pride prayer service in its sanctuary. The service -- held for several…

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Torontoist: Anons Flash Scientology

Religion – Things between Anonymous and the Church of Scientology have been getting downright nasty lately. Vindictive, even.

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Colorado Scientologists Provided Relief to Victims of Tornado…

Religion – Following the recent tornado in Windsor, Colorado, The Colorado Churches of Scientology Disaster Response (CSDR), members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), traveled to the town…

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Church Of Scientology Buys Building

Religion – The building Fred Thompson used for his presidential campaign headquarters will be used by the Church of Scientology.

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Will Smith's new school is no Scientology center

Religion – The head of a new private school founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith denies reports that it will be inculcating the students in Scientology, even though students will be taught with methods developed by…

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Spy vs. Sci: Anonymous Challenges Scientology's Intelligence…

Religion – On July 12th, 2008, at 11:00 am local time, in cities all around the world, Anonymous intends to don its best tux, order "shaken not stirred" cocktails for everyone and bring the activities of the Church of Scientology's…

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Scientology cult: Hubbard's Extreme Racism OK With Us

Religion – The Scientology cult's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, was a white American middle-class male who grew up in the middle decades of the 20th century. It is not surprising, then, to learn that he was a racist and homophobe,…

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Historic nature of Fall School justifies $6 million price…

Religion – Representatives of the Church of Scientology say they paid a premium for the Fall School Business Center because of the historic nature of the 19th century building.

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Scientology and the Smiths

Religion – Oh, my heaven! (Oh, my Hubbard?) Is Will Smith a secret Scientologist? Is that why he appeared in that dreadful sequel to "Men in Black"? If he is (and he says he's not), why is he being so coy about it? Will the…

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Sins of the Father by Jonathan - america, crevecoeur, jonathan…

Religion – Songs have been written about it, wars fought over it, and the very presence of it has created tension, advancement, and wonderment the world over, but what does it truly mean to be an American?

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Striking a balance between religion and science

Religion – As a 19th-century Augustinian friar, Gregor Mendel pursued his pioneering genetics research and his religious studies with the same passion.

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Sandal integral to Indian culture

Religion – Sandalwood is an integral part of Indian culture and ethos.

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AZERBAIJAN: "No new Religion Law," official states

Religion – Despite intermittent discussion in recent years, Azerbaijan will not be amending its Religion Law, a senior official of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organisations told Forum 18 News Service.

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Could a McCain win impact evolution education?

Religion – Among those issues is surely evolution education.

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Religion and the Secular Conscience

Religion – We often hear that some new scientific discovery has confirmed ancient religious teaching. It now appears that this hearkening back has gone full circle, and modern religion is coming around to ancient secular wisdom.

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