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China passes law to 'make Islam more compatible with socialism' amid outcry over Muslim abuse [View all] 74 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 9180

Why I Posted about My Parents in the Religion Group 2 MineralMan Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1227

My 94-year-old parents had things to tell me this week. [View all] 93 MineralMan Jan 2019 Jan 2019 199 22423

The Vatican moves quickly toward punishing ex-cardinal McCarrick for sexual abuse 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1332

Shutdown prevents taxpayer money paying for religious indoctrination of students 2 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1140

250 Dutch Pastors Just Signed the Anti-LGBTQ "Nashville Statement" 8 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1760

Joe Hill on Religion 10 MineralMan Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1932

MI Democratic Gov. Signs Non-Discrimination Directive With No Religious Loophole 2 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1082

Red Letter Christians gear up for UK launch 16 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2057

Smartphone users warned to be careful of the Antichrist 7 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1907

This Six-Year-Old Boy Told a Church Audience, "I'm Tired of This Church" [View all] 76 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 11 11384

There are many branches on the tree of US Christianity. 13 MineralMan Dec 2018 Jan 2019 3 1964

China Sends 1.1 Million Party Members to Share Uighurs' Homes [View all] 114 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 16565

Rep. Ilhan Omar prompts new rule that allows for head coverings the first time in 181 years. 4 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1580

Opus Dei paid $977,000 to settle sexual misconduct claim against prominent Catholic priest 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1186

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 edhopper Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1054

Pope: Vatican meeting aims to 'shed full light' on sex abuse 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1201

'Buddha boy' under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1463

Christian group conducts study on abortion, finds that Christians have the most abortions 26 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 3926

Religion, the Oldest Weapon of Mass Destruction in Human History 11 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 12 2554

Pope Francis warns of resurgent nationalism, urges help for migrants 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 977

Sam Harris and the Myth of Perfectly Rational Thought [View all] 72 guillaumeb Dec 2018 Jan 2019 4 10588

Egypt's Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East's largest cathedral in New Capital 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1152

Merry Christmas 2 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1306

Anti-Gay Baptist Preacher Resigns from Church After "Being with Prostitutes" 7 Soph0571 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1837

Who determines what is sin? 16 Soph0571 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2419

Cardinal's cover-up trial a reckoning for French Catholics 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1160

Save America - Pray the Rosary 10 Cartoonist Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 2329

William James, The Varieties of Religious Experiences 20 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2656

From 'cafeteria Catholics' to New Age nones, religion is getting very personal. 12 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1818

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Vatican: Argentine bishop at Holy See under investigation 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1219

The difference between a sermon and a discussion 4 Major Nikon Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1328

Does anyone else think that SPIRITUALITY should be a separate entity within the thirteen 15 cornball 24 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 2692

Please note, conflating china authoritarianism with Atheism is a RWNJ... 21 NeoGreen Dec 2018 Jan 2019 11 2581

Pope to church: Bring abusers to justice 7 guillaumeb Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1607

Thailand's rebel female Buddhist monks defy tradition 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1241

Half the South Thinks the U.S. Was Founded as an "Explicitly Christian" Nation 19 NeoGreen Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 2640

Hindu hard-liners paralyze Indian state over women at shrine 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1148

Selling Jesus - The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme 45 MineralMan Jan 2019 Jan 2019 9 5685

US Catholic bishops to pray over clergy sexual abuse scandal 7 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1536

Chilean church abuse victims launch fresh attack on bishops 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1107

Hardline Hindus push Modi to allow temple on disputed Indian site 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1036

AP Exclusive: India's hidden years of nuns abused by priests 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1020

Protests break out in India after two women enter temple 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1016

For Those Who Misunderstood My Nominal Christian Post 8 MineralMan Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1811

How would do we create a secular equivalent to religion? 12 bitterross Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 3183

In Reality, Most People Who Say They Are Affiliated with Some Religion [View all] 93 MineralMan Dec 2018 Jan 2019 13 12229

Vatican letter undermines US cardinal on abuse 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1157

Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly 4 Eugene Dec 2018 Jan 2019 1 1368

Happy New Year to the Religion Group! 4 Pendrench Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1401

As far as I know, none of us here live in China. [View all] 135 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 25966

Theists and Religionists of All Sorts Often Can't Understand Atheism 14 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1865

Atheism Has a Very, Very Narrow Scope, by Definition [View all] 69 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 9194

As a devout Christian, I should have known a heretic when I saw it. Trump. 16 Kajun Gal Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 4127

From the WaPo. I just hate what this country is becoming. Sorry for the link. 3 Laffy Kat Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1925

China Has Highest Percentage of Atheists in the World, Gallup Survey Says [View all] 73 guillaumeb Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 12257

Tell/Sell v Live/Give 3 Soph0571 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 11 1413

Merry Christmas! Fewer Americans Than Ever Think Religion Can Solve Our Problems 30 NeoGreen Dec 2018 Dec 2018 9 3018

WTAF? Mike Pompeo - "We'll Continue to Fight These Battles...Until the Rapture!" 9 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 2090

The Vatican's investigation into Theodore McCarrick's alleged crimes is underway 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1324

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Let he who is without cognitive bias cast the first lecture. [View all] 72 guillaumeb Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 9892

Record-low 46% in U.S. say religion can solve all or most problems 6 True Dough Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1686

Cupid Was a Roman God. Cupidity Is a Common Christian Attribute. 19 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2450

I haven't been to a church in years and had to go to one a couple of weeks ago for work. 46 Eko Dec 2018 Dec 2018 10 8062

I just realized that religion is at its very philosophical core no more than political warfare. 29 DetlefK Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 3034

Here's the thing: The percentage of priests who are pedophiles is small. 26 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 2925

Cognitive Biases or Errors Are at the Heart of Religion 19 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2542

O! Holy Night...One Christmas in the 1960s 14 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 2103

Sister Wendy Beckett (Rest In Peace) 0 Pendrench Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1025

China cracks down on Christmas celebrations 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1334

The sermon Trump heard on Christmas Eve featured a cruel emperor, migrants seeking refuge and 'the h 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1547

Fake Catholic priest unmasked in Spain after 18 years 5 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1556

Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide 0 Soph0571 Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1114

Xmas Is for Xtians! 7 MineralMan Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1761

"Nice Of You F****** To Show Up For Once" Points Out Priest At Midnight Mass 18 Pope George Ringo II Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 6868

Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1054

Mondelez's Toblerone boycotted by European far-right because of halal certification 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1211

I'm about to head off to a Christmas Eve service... 7 brooklynite Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1738

Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1148

Santa and Jesus 47 Major Nikon Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 4530

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