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title : ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Teaches Lessons About Religion
summary : Netflix's successful drama set in a women's prison, "Orange Is The New Black," starts its fourth season, still introducing audiences to the themes of women's religious practice, community and identity.
date : Jun 19, 2016 09:03 PM EDT
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title : Orlando Shooter Claimed Religion Led to Police Academy Rejection
summary : The shooter that left 49 Americans dead and 53 wounded at an Orland, Fla., gay nightclub on June 12 graduated from community college with a criminal justice degree, worked as a security guard and apparently wanted to be a police officer. But when a police academy rejected Omar Mateen's application, he complained he was denied due to his Muslim faith.
date : Jun 17, 2016 10:59 AM EDT
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title : Christians in India Beaten, Tortured by Hindu Extremists
summary : Hindu extremists recently tortured, beat and chased off from their homes 29 Christians who refused to deny their faith in Jesus Christ and convert to Hinduism in India. Christianity is expanding in India along with Hindu persecution of Christians.
date : Jun 10, 2016 03:44 PM EDT
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title : Muhammad Ali Believed 'All Religions are Good’
summary : Muhammad Ali converted to being a Muslim in 1964 after learning of militant Islamic freedom fighter Malcom X, however, he has born a Baptist in Louisville, Ky., and promoted world peace his whole life. "Religions have different names and they all contain God and the truth," he said during the 1970s.
date : Jun 09, 2016 07:07 PM EDT
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title : Arizona Mom Charged with Fatally Stabbing Three Sons Screamed Religious Rants
summary : A Phoenix, Ariz., mother reportedly shrieked in religious fervor even as her three, missing young sons were found stuffed in a closet after being stabbed to death and partially dismembered, newly released court records indicate. Octavia Rogers, 29, was released from a hospital and booked into jail Sunday in Phoenix on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of the boys, who were 8 years, 5 years and 2 months old.
date : Jun 08, 2016 11:36 PM EDT
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title : Richard Dawkins: Atheist 'Ready to Convert to Religion If Evidence Backs It Up'
summary : Atheist author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently mentioned in an interview with readers on social networking site Reddit he could be ready to convert to a religion if shown evidence for why he should believe in such an option. However, Dawkins stated no one has been able to do that so far.
date : May 30, 2016 10:41 PM EDT
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title : Creationist Ken Ham Attacks ‘Blind Faith’ of Organizers For Atheists' Reason Rally 2016
summary : Creationist Ken Ham took to social media platforms within the last 24 hours to bash organizers of a national, secular event and accuse atheists of having crazed beliefs based purely on blind faith: "Atheists believe universe & life arose by natural processes -- that's their religion -- it's a blind faith religion, it's an anti-God religion."
date : May 17, 2016 04:31 PM EDT
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title : Religion Should Be 'Delinked' from Terrorism Says India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
summary : Deeming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said during a visit to Saudi Arabia that there was a global need to "delink" religion from such violence. Modi said there can be no distinction between "good" or "bad" terrorism and that it has "no caste, color, creed or religion."
date : Apr 05, 2016 12:29 PM EDT
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title : 'Batman Versus Superman' Answer is More Religion, Says Movie Critic
summary : "I've thought about this a lot, and I think the best way to go with 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' would have been to make the religious themes and questions of the movie the real subject of the film," said movie critic Alyssa Rosenberg. The movie was released March 25.
date : Apr 01, 2016 06:44 PM EDT
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title : Muslim-Turned-Christian Author: 'Islam is Not Religion of Peace' But 'Christians Should Love Muslims'
summary : Radical Islam issues are addressed from a unique perspective in a new book authored by Nabeel Qureshi, entitled "Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward." The former Muslim who converted to Christianity encourages Christians to love Muslims despite acts of terrorism.
date : Apr 01, 2016 11:25 AM EDT
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title : Religious Patterns of Genders Reveal Some Surprises, Cites New Pew Research Survey
summary : The historical pattern of women generally being more religious than men is not universal and varies by religious traditions, cites a new Pew Research Center analysis of international census and survey data.
date : Mar 22, 2016 04:42 PM EDT
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title : Religion's Intricacies Tackled By Rapper Da' TRUTH With Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias
summary : After Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and Christian rapper Da' T.R.U.T.H. just released his new album, "It's Complicated," people worldwide are debating the intent of his lyrics in the new song "Religion." Additionally, people are wondering exactly why a verbal message from Christian apologist Dr. Ravi Zacharias was featured within the song.
date : Mar 22, 2016 11:56 AM EDT
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title : Religion Is Not God, Says Jencarlos Canela Who Played Jesus in Fox Musical 'The Passion'
summary : Although Jencarlos Canela performed as Jesus Christ in Fox TV's live musical The Passion Sunday evening, the singer-songwriter doesn't profess to being the typically devout, religious man in his real life. He praises peace and love, and has respect for the symbol of the cross, however said, "But sometimes when I walk into church and see the image of Jesus nailed to the cross, I wonder, do I need to constantly be exposed to that to remember what my Father did for me?"
date : Mar 21, 2016 03:21 PM EDT
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title : Hollywood Rediscovers Religion, Entices Celebrities
summary : More actors and filmmakers are embracing movies with religious themes, states a Wednesday (March 16) article in The Hollywood Reporter. In "Why Religious Movies Are Luring Mainstream Stars," reporter Tatiana Siegel wrote that Hollywood has rediscovered religion.
date : Mar 16, 2016 06:00 PM EDT
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title : American Religion's Fate May Rely On 'Unaffiliated' and Triumph of Faith
summary : "What is the future of traditional religion in this country," asked Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute in a public policy blog Monday. He said he believes this question is now discussed constantly across America, from dinner tables to graduate seminars to think-tank conference centers.
date : Mar 08, 2016 06:55 PM EST
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title : Religion's Roots Built in Human Brains Before God Had Name Says Florida Therapist
summary : Adam, the Bible's first man, established control over nature by giving names to things per Genesis 2:19, so there must have been a time during which God had no name among humans, reasons William Morrow, a Florida-based marriage and family therapist and author of "The Rain Doesn't Fall Straight Down: A Positive Slant on Marriage Relationships."
date : Mar 08, 2016 02:45 PM EST
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title : Harvest America 2016: Thousands Accept Christ at Evangelical Event with Greg Laurie in Texas
summary : Approximately 82,000 people gathered at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for Harvest America 2016, an evangelical outreach event, on Sunday evening. Pastor Greg Laurie, host and senior pastor of the Harvest Christian Fellowship megachurch in California, said thousands responded to his invitation to pray to accept Jesus into their lives. The event also featured musical guests Chris Tomlin, Lecrae, Switchfoot and MercyMe.
date : Mar 07, 2016 05:45 PM EST
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title : Downton Abbey Series Ends Longtime Story that Banished God, Religion
summary : Downton Abbey creator, writer and executive producer Julian Fellowes took fans through six seasons of tribulations for the Crawleys and other characters. Yet fans had to say goodbye to the show for the final time Sunday, a television series that deliberately avoided religion and Christianity, which would have formed a central part of the lives of the aristocracy in the early 20th century.
date : Mar 07, 2016 03:30 PM EST
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title : Nano Bible Created Through Nanotechnology Provides Pin-Sized Jewelry
summary : Innovators have been applying nanotechnology to science, medicine and industry for decades, but an entrepreneur now found a way to turn it into a religious fashion statement and practical way to carry around the Bible. Israeli Ami Bentov founded the idea to mass-produce silicon chips containing the entire Bible, and sell them as pieces of religious jewelry, such as lapel pins, necklaces, crosses and Stars of David.
date : Mar 07, 2016 09:54 AM EST
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title : God's Not Dead 2: New Trailer Stars Melissa Joan Hart in Eastertime Christian Drama Movie
summary : As an upcoming movie starring actress and director Melissa Joan Hart as a Christian teacher who is forced before a judge for answering a question about Jesus in the classroom, "God's Not Dead 2: He's Surely Alive" tackles several ethical and freedom of religion dilemmas facing society today. In the movie, the principal and superintendent join forces with a zealous civil liberties group, and the teacher faces an epic court case that could cost her a career she loves and expel God from the classroom.
date : Mar 02, 2016 11:23 AM EST
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title : Religious Teaching in Tennessee Public Schools Debated, House Passes Bill to Restrict Proselytizing
summary : Debates about exactly how to teach religion to Tennessee public school students are rocking the state's school districts to their cores, with activists and concerned parents saying they worry middle school students are being "indoctrinated" with a sanitized version of Islam. Tennessee legislators got involved, and determined that educators could still teach students about religion, but not in any way that proselytizes, under a bill that passed the state House on Monday night.
date : Mar 02, 2016 12:37 PM EST
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title : New Ohio Bill 425 On Religion to Prohibit Penalizing or Rewarding Student's Faith Expression: A Benefit or a Detriment?
summary : Student religious expression is being explored from various perspectives in America's Midwest. Conversations about holding scriptural belief and Darwinian evolution concepts as equally valid within a scientific classroom continues on the University of Cincinnati campus. House Bill 425, known as the Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2016, passed the Ohio Legislature last week, drawing many responses, from campus ministers to anthropology professors to the campus' Secular Student Alliance.
date : Mar 01, 2016 01:35 PM EST
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title : Religious Literacy in Today's World: New Harvard Divinity Free Online Course Launches March 1
summary : "World Religions Through Their Scriptures," Harvard Divinity School's newest online course, launches March 1, with a goals of opening dialogues and changing the world. Religious literacy, in modern terms, now requires acknowledging that faith communities are internally diverse and always evolving, said Diane Moore, lead organizer of the online course and director of Harvard Divinity School's Religious Literacy Project.
date : Feb 29, 2016 07:33 PM EST
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title : Religious Literacy in Today's World: New Harvard Divinity Free Online Course Launches March 1
summary : "World Religions Through Their Scriptures," Harvard Divinity School's newest online course, launches March 1, with a goals of opening dialogues and changing the world. Religious literacy, in modern terms, now requires acknowledging that faith communities are internally diverse and always evolving, said Diane Moore, lead organizer of the online course and director of Harvard Divinity School's Religious Literacy Project.
date : Feb 29, 2016 07:33 PM EST
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title : Religion, Science Intersect And Can Co-Exist, Says Christian Microbiologist James Holden
summary : James Holden, a microbiology professor at the University of Massachusetts and devout Christian, led a discussion Tuesday at the Commonwealth Honors College, to explore how science and religion intersect.
date : Feb 24, 2016 11:23 AM EST
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