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Pope Francis declares War on Christmas: The holiday will be a “charade” this year

Pope Francis declares War on Christmas: The holiday will be a “charade” this year


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  11 years ago

Pope Francis declares War on Christmas: The holiday will be a “charade” this year "There will be lights, parties, bright trees, even Nativity scenes, while the world continues to wage war"...
Mormons plan to quit over church's new policy banning baptism in gay families

Mormons plan to quit over church's new policy banning baptism in gay families


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  23 Comments  •  11 years ago

Source Advocates for LGBT Mormons say they’re seeing an unprecedented uproar in the past week about a new church policy banning the baptism of same-sex couples’ children and declaring...
Why Be Cruel ? McDonald’s Employee Teases Homeless Man With Free Hamburger, Throws Water At Him

Why Be Cruel ? McDonald’s Employee Teases Homeless Man With Free Hamburger, Throws Water At Him


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  11 years ago

McDonald’s Employee Teases Homeless Man With Free Hamburger, Throws Water At Him (Video) image: http://issuehawk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/slammed_1b3vn21-1b3vn2f-530x297.jpg...
Islam and dogs

Islam and dogs


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  107 Comments  •  11 years ago

What’s the deal with Islam and dogs? It’s this: Dogs are viewed as unclean. More importantly, Mohammed didn’t like them – as in wanted them dead. Although there is nothing written in the Quran...
Porn scandal: Top prosecutor keeps releasing raunchy emails

Porn scandal: Top prosecutor keeps releasing raunchy emails


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  11 years ago

Porn scandal: Top prosecutor keeps releasing raunchy emails   Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane speaks with members of the media after her arrangement before a district judge,...
New Jersey Pastor Fakes ‘Muslim’ Attack On Self, For ‘Personal’ Reasons

New Jersey Pastor Fakes ‘Muslim’ Attack On Self, For ‘Personal’ Reasons


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  11 years ago

New Jersey Pastor Fakes ‘Muslim’ Attack  http://wonkette.com/595633/new-jersey-pastor-fakes-muslim-attack-on-self-for-personal-reasons       It was a trap, obviously A...
What Do People Celebrate On Halloween ?

What Do People Celebrate On Halloween ?


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  25 Comments  •  11 years ago

  The Celts used the day to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, and also believed that this transition between the seasons was a bridge to the world of the dead....
Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  11 Comments  •  11 years ago

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians. “I know what keeps me from...
Leah Remini: Scientologists Can't Criticize Tom Cruise

Leah Remini: Scientologists Can't Criticize Tom Cruise


Via: community  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  11 years ago

  (Newser) – Leah Remini famously left the Church of Scientology, and in a new interview with ABC News , she seems to imply Tom Cruise may have been part of the reason why. "Being critical...
Muslim truck drivers refuse to deliver beer, win $240,000 lawsuit

Muslim truck drivers refuse to deliver beer, win $240,000 lawsuit


Via: petey-coober  •  Religion & Ethics  •  52 Comments  •  11 years ago

LINK : http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-truck-drivers-refuse-deliver-beer-win-240-172947936.html   http://www.csmonitor.com/ By Molly Jackson October 27, 2015 1:29 PM   An Illinois jury...
Justice Kennedy to Christians: Resign or Uphold the Law

Justice Kennedy to Christians: Resign or Uphold the Law


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  11 years ago

tice Anthony Kennedy feels that if faithful Christians don't like his usurping of their rights to define marriage as between one man and one woman, then they should just quit their jobs if they...
The murky ethics of making monkeys pick our coconuts

The murky ethics of making monkeys pick our coconuts


Via: lets-get-lost  •  Religion & Ethics  •  17 Comments  •  11 years ago

  The murky ethics of making monkeys pick our coconuts   Resize Text   If a creature is smart enough to pick coconuts, is it fair to make him? This is the question at the...
Was It Heaven, or Hell?

Was It Heaven, or Hell?


Via: community  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  11 years ago

"Was It Heaven, or Hell?" is a short story written by Mark Twain in 1902.  I read it as a young woman, at my Grandma's house, where the Complete Collect of Short Stories by Mark Twain lived.  It...
Handwritten Draft Of King James Bible Discovered: Reveals No ‘Divine Powers’

Handwritten Draft Of King James Bible Discovered: Reveals No ‘Divine Powers’


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  7 Comments  •  11 years ago

Handwritten Draft Of King James Bible Discovered: Reveals No ‘Divine Powers’...
Scientists Waste Valuable Resources Searching for DNA of 2000 Year Old Man That Likely Didn't Even Exist

Scientists Waste Valuable Resources Searching for DNA of 2000 Year Old Man That Likely Didn't Even Exist


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  11 years ago

Source Is it a medieval fake or a relic of Jesus Christ? A new analysis of DNA from the Shroud of Turin reveals that people from all over the world have touched the venerated garment....
Trump's Faith: 10 Things You Don't Know About Presbyterians

Trump's Faith: 10 Things You Don't Know About Presbyterians


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  0 Comments  •  11 years ago

Donald Trump boasted about his faith as a Presbyterian during a rally on Saturday, where he contrasted it with the Seventh Day Adventist faith that Ben Carson ascribes to. "I love Iowa. And, look,...
Carson's Faith: 12 Things You Don't Know About Seventh-Day Adventists

Carson's Faith: 12 Things You Don't Know About Seventh-Day Adventists


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  0 Comments  •  11 years ago

Ben Carson's faith as a Seventh-day Adventist came under fire at a Donald Trump rally on Saturday when the billionaire suggested his Presbyterian faith was superior. Having recently slipped...
CHRISTIANS IN BETHLEHEM ENDURE THROUGH DEADLY PERSECUTION

CHRISTIANS IN BETHLEHEM ENDURE THROUGH DEADLY PERSECUTION


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  0 Comments  •  11 years ago

BETHLEHEM—“We are the forgotten people, but we are not forgotten by God.” That’s how Pastor Naim Khoury of First Baptist Church of Bethlehem—the largest evangelical church in the...
I spy with my little eye ...

I spy with my little eye ...


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  11 years ago

Does anyone else see the irony in this screenshot?  Incidentally, I applied for membership to this group a long time ago, but apparently I didn't meet their high standards.
How Fat the Western World? Some Thoughts on Consumerism.

How Fat the Western World? Some Thoughts on Consumerism.


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Religion & Ethics  •  11 Comments  •  11 years ago

When I used to teach, one of my favorite lessons was about needs and wants. It is not a lesson that was part of the school curriculum, but one that I felt was necessary for life. And so after...
What's Love Got to Do with It? A Question of Faith and Marriage

What's Love Got to Do with It? A Question of Faith and Marriage


Via: neetu2  •  Religion & Ethics  •  21 Comments  •  11 years ago

I came across an interesting article in The Economist entitled, "Across the Aisles" that relates to interfaith marriages in the US. The numbers of such marriages have been steadily increasing over...
In A World Where Whispers Of ‘WWIII’ Are On Our Lips, This Is THE Absolute Anchor For Our Troubled Souls

In A World Where Whispers Of ‘WWIII’ Are On Our Lips, This Is THE Absolute Anchor For Our Troubled Souls


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  11 years ago

Closer to home, I have been discouraged with recent news, videos and laws that attack life at every stage. We are so progressive and “evolved” that organizations like Planned Parenthood wheel and...
ISIS Terrorist Abandons Jihad After Witnessing 'Love of Christians' at Jordanian Refugee Camp, Aid Group Says

ISIS Terrorist Abandons Jihad After Witnessing 'Love of Christians' at Jordanian Refugee Camp, Aid Group Says


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  11 years ago

Christian Aid Mission has said that Islamic State militants are disguising themselves as refugees at some U.N.-operated refugee camps in Jordan, where they are killing people and selling girls. One...
Atheist Billboard Used Bogus Jefferson Quote

Atheist Billboard Used Bogus Jefferson Quote


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  11 years ago

A billboard at 1545 Newport Blvd. paid for by Backyard Skeptics features a quote purported to be from Thomas Jefferson against Christianity. Experts at the the Jefferson Library Collection at...
I Saw The Light; A Discussion About Faith In America

I Saw The Light; A Discussion About Faith In America


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Religion & Ethics  •  52 Comments  •  11 years ago

Religion : Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and...
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