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title : Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group In World, Studies Indicate
summary : Christians are among the most persecuted religious groups in the world, with approximately 90,000 killed for their faith in 2016, stated representatives of a leading religious study group. Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) director Massimo Introvigne told Vatican Radio that half a billion Christians around the globe are unable to express their faith completely freely, while estimates indicate one Christian died every 6 minutes for their faith during 2016.
date : Dec 29, 2016 02:21 PM EST
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title : China Urges Vatican to be 'Flexible, Pragmatic' on Improving Religious Ties
summary : While Pope Francis tries to heal a decades-old religious rift with China within which Chinese Catholics are divided between loyalty to him and those who are members of a government-controlled official church, China's head of religious affairs on Tuesday said Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed Catholics should "hold up high the flag of patriotism" and adapt Catholicism to Chinese society.
date : Dec 28, 2016 11:14 AM EST
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title : Smithsonian Institution Secures First Religion Curator Since 1890s
summary : The Smithsonian Institute's first curator of religion in more than a century is the son of a priest and a nun. Peter Manseau is a scholar who is trying to remind Americans of the nation's diverse religious history, including the messy and splendor infusions. "You can't tell the story of America," he said, "without the role of religion in it."
date : Oct 29, 2016 04:06 PM EDT
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title : Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Tells Oprah, 'Anyone, Not Just Christians, Can Have Relationship with God'
summary : Carl Lentz, lead pastor at Hillsong New York, told Oprah Winfrey in an interview that any person can have a relationship with God even if that person is not a Christian.
date : Oct 24, 2016 09:33 AM EDT
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title : Bob Dylan: What Religion Does This Nobel Prize Winner Practice?
summary : Most Bob Dylan fans have found the singer and iconic songwriter's religious affiliation confusing through the years. Although Dylan was born Jewish, he later converted to Christianity. But given how Christian themes faded out of his music and he continued to practice certain Jewish customs, many wondered if he had left Christianity. However, his spiritual guide, Al Kasha, said Dylan never lost his faith in Christ. Dylan, 75, is the first American winner of the Nobel literature prize since Toni Morrison in 1993.
date : Oct 16, 2016 10:31 AM EDT
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title : #SYATP: 'See You At The Pole' to Cry Out To Christ On Sept. 28, 2016
summary : For the last 25 years, an annual prayer event entitled "See You at the Pole" encouraged students to unite to ask God to intercede for their generation. This year's global prayer observation kicks off Sept. 28 at 7 a.m. local times. "We Cry Out" is the 2016 theme.
date : Sep 27, 2016 12:58 PM EDT
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title : New York Bomber 'Found Religion' on Trips to Afghanistan 2 Years Ago
summary : The man arrested Monday for setting explosives in New York and New Jersey that injured 29 people, Ahmad Rahami, was an 'Americanized' asylum seeker who moved to the United States with his family in 1995 when he was 7 years old. Called A "class clown," he was considered nice and friendly by schoolmates and worked at his family's chicken restaurant in Elizabeth, N.J. However, acquaintances said Rahami changed drastically after he returned from a trip to his home country of Afghanistan, two years ago, apparently then focused on his Muslim religion.
date : Sep 20, 2016 07:17 PM EDT
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title : Evangelicals Argue Who to Vote for in 2016 Presidential Election During DC Debate
summary : Non-partisan group National Religious Broadcasters hosted a spirited discussion, "Evangelicals Debate the 2016 Election: Trump, Clinton, or Other," with four evangelical leaders at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Friday.
date : Sep 19, 2016 08:12 PM EDT
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title : French Soccer Player Jeremy Helan Quits 'Football' To Follow Religion
summary : Jérémy Hélan, a French professional footballer (or soccer player) announced Sunday (Sept. 18) he is quitting the game at the age of 24 to devote himself to religion. The left-sided player is a devout Muslim. He plays for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he joined from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee in July 2013.
date : Sep 18, 2016 04:46 PM EDT
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title : Heaven Afterlife: NBC's New 'The Good Place' Will include All Creeds, Faiths, Opinions
summary : Executive producer and creator of a new NBC series entitled "The Good Place," Michael Schur, explained that while the comedy is set in the afterlife, that plot doesn't make it just a religious show. Is The Good Place actually heaven? The series premieres Sept. 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT before moving to its regular time slot on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., starting Sept. 22.
date : Sep 15, 2016 07:14 PM EDT
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title : Study: Religion in the United States Worth More Than Apple, Google and Microsoft Combined
summary : A new study found that religion in the United States is worth more than the global annual revenues of tech giants Apple and Microsoft combined, prompting researchers to conclude that "the faith sector is undoubtedly a significant component of the overall American economy, impacting and involving the lives of the majority of the US population".
date : Sep 15, 2016 11:55 AM EDT
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title : Religion Debate Led to Fatal Stabbing in Toronto Near York University
summary : A Toronto man was charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed to death a 28-year-old man near the York University campus in Toronto Tuesday. Neighbors told police the stabbing was fuelled by a repetitive argument over religion.
date : Sep 14, 2016 07:33 PM EDT
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title : Hillary Clinton Shares Her ‘Social Justice, Roll-Up-Your Sleeves Faith’ at Baptist Convention
summary : Although Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton admitted spotlighting one's faith doesn't come naturally to a "Midwestern Methodist," she shared details of her beliefs Thursday evening at the National Baptist Convention USA's 136th annual session in Kansas City, Mo. She quoted Scripture, hymns and even St. Francis of Assisi as she described her "activist, social justice faith - a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-your-hands-dirty faith."
date : Sep 09, 2016 04:45 PM EDT
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title : ISIL Jihadists Tell Yazidi Girls: ‘Once We Rape You, You Will Be Muslim’
summary : Regarding the Yazidi people, Islamic State jihadists want to wipe "them off the face of the Earth," said lawyer and humanitarian Jacqueline Isaac to U.S. Congressional Affairs Sub-Committee members on Thursday (Sept. 8). She also highlighted that the militants tell Yazidi girls it's pointless to not convert to Islam, because if they refuse, they will become Muslim anyway once they rape them. She is trying to help advance H.R. 4017, a momentous bill that addresses the need to recognize the genocide she said is taking place in the Middle East.
date : Sep 08, 2016 06:58 PM EDT
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title : Religious Image of Hijab-Wearing Woman on U.S. Government Car Draws Removal Demands
summary : An Oklahoman man demanded that a "religious" image of a woman wearing a hijab, or Muslim veil, be removed from a local library vehicle because he asserts the graphic promotes Islam and the Muslim faith on U.S. public property.
date : Aug 31, 2016 07:31 PM EDT
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title : Pharrell Williams Reveals He Personally Experienced 'Power' in the Name of God
summary : Popular singer and music producer Pharrell Williams shared how he believes there is "power" in the name of God, as he has personally "experienced and seen" it himself.
date : Aug 31, 2016 10:24 AM EDT
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title : Global Student Prayer Week 2016 #SYATP: 'See You At The Pole' to Cry Out to Christ
summary : For the last 25 years, an annual prayer event entitled "See You at the Pole" encouraged students to unite to ask God to intercede for their generation. This year's global prayer observation will be Sept. 28 at 7 a.m. local times. "We Cry Out" is the 2016 theme.
date : Jul 29, 2016 05:16 PM EDT
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title : 'Oh My God' Music Video from Rapper Namewee Mocking or Promoting Religion?
summary : Some interpretations of a new music video from rapper Namewee entitled "Oh My God" is that it insults various religions, however the artist said it was meant to promote religious harmony.
date : Jul 25, 2016 08:44 AM EDT
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title : 'God's Not Dead 2' Film Sign Banned From GOP National Convention, Called 'Incendiary'
summary : Politically associated media buys are ramping up in Cleveland, Ohio, where the Republican National Convention will take place next week. But one potential sponsor, representing the "God's Not Dead 2" new Christian drama movie, was nixed, which prompted an accusation of religious persecution.
date : Jul 14, 2016 12:02 PM EDT
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title : Garrison Keillor, 'A Prairie Home Companion,' Ends 42-Year Religious Radio Run
summary : For 42 years, Garrison Keillor's soothing voice slid a slice of Americana into many lives through his popular radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." Keillor, who concluded his role as host on July 2 in an episode taped at the Hollywood Bowl, also injected a vigorous dose of religion into the show. For "church people," the stories and songs had a familiar, humorous ring.
date : Jul 08, 2016 04:20 PM EDT
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title : Mom Killed by Own Religious Twin Sons for Refusing to Join ISIS In Saudi Arabia
summary : Some are referencing 20-year-old brothers Khaled and Saleh al-Oraini as "the most evil twins of the Islamic world" after they stabbed their mother, father and older brother for refusing to join ISIS. The twins were arrested by Saudi authorities in Riyadh after their 67-year-old mother, Haila, died of her severe wounds.
date : Jul 07, 2016 11:00 AM EDT
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title : Religion Guides Adolescents Away From Pornography
summary : Adolescents between the ages of 13 to 24 who are attending religious services tend to view less pornography, compared to others of the same age who are not going to church, finds a new paper published in the Journal of Adolescence.
date : Jul 07, 2016 10:24 AM EDT
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title : Pauline Hanson, Australia One Nation Leader, Declares Islam 'No Religion of Peace'
summary : Australian politician Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation, a right-wing political party with a populist, conservative and anti-multiculturalism platform, says Islam is not a religion of peace. In fact, she said she doesn't believe it's a religion at all.
date : Jul 05, 2016 12:03 PM EDT
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title : Matthew McConaughey Looks Up to God, Blames 'Mankind' for Bastardizing Faith
summary : A-list actor Matthew McConaughey has strong opinions on the state of religion and politics, which he generally keeps to himself. However, he recently shared in an interview what he referenced as the "bastardization of religion," calling it how it differentiates from its true origins.
date : Jul 05, 2016 10:16 AM EDT
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title : 'God's Country' Signs Will Not Come Down in Texan Town, Vows Hondo Mayor
summary : Since 1932, two memorable signs that proclaimed "This Is God's Country - Please Don't Drive Through It Like Hell" greeted people traveling through Hondo, Texas. When Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives asked city officials to remove the signs, Mayor Jim Danner said Monday, "There's no way in hell we're going to take those signs down."
date : Jun 21, 2016 09:31 AM EDT
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