There are many different ways to celebrate Easter, which falls on April 5 this year. Like Christmas, the holiday has become highly commercialized; for many people it is about chocolate bunnies, colored eggs and jelly beans. For Christians, Easter is the oldest and …
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Interfaith couples must choose their path carefully
The number of people who choose to marry someone with a different religious background has steadily increased over the years. Only 20 percent of weddings in the United States were between interfaith couples prior …
It may surprise some people that a major concern of Pope Francis’ is climate change. On the day he became Pontiff, Francis promised to make the environment a priority. En route to a recent trip to the Philippines, he stated, “I don’t know if human activity is…
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More and more Americans claim no religious affiliation, which is a substantial shift from generations past. In the 1950s, only 4 percent of the adult population identified as nonreligious, while today the number is 23 percent. Does the absence of religion in their …
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The issue of gay marriage has come to a boiling point in Alabama. In January, a district court judge overturned the state’s ban on same-sex unions, but some opponents attempted to block the decision until the United States Supreme Court rules on the larger case …
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LGBT Identity. Persecuted in very different ways, two famous gay men are featured in current films that consider some of the complexities of being a gender-preference minority in modern culture. One was a World War II hero who helped crack a Nazi code, contributing…
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Porn A Possible Factor in Dropping American Marriage Rate. It’s no secret marriage rates in the United States have been falling for some time. Many things have been attributed to the decline. A team of American researchers recently published a study that finds an…
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First Female Bishop Ordained. On Jan. 26, 2015, Libby Lane made history when she became the Church of England’s first female bishop. She was ordained the Bishop of Stockport and serves in the Diocese of Chester, which is located in central England. The ceremony t…
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Religion and Marijuana. On Nov. 5, 2014, Alaska became the fourth state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, also known as cannabis. Some religious leaders and theologians are struggling with their stance on this issue. They are in the middle of a debate …
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A Divine Year for Religious Movies. Hollywood is not known for its affinity for religion, other than the worship of blockbusters. However, the movie industry seems to be changing its tune when it comes to making films with biblical themes. 2014 was a particularly p…
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