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Florida atheist demands godless attorney after attacking Jesus lookalike
Atheist Gustav Potthoff wants to make sure his public defender is the farthest thing from a Jesus follower.
Religion | 133 hits | 2:39 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Atheist Gustav Potthoff wants to make sure his public defender is the farthest thing from a Jesus follower.
Jesus' wife papyrus not fake, analysis suggests
Scientific tests suggest a fragment of papyrus mentioning Jesus had a wife is more likely an ancient document than a forgery. Pope asks forgiveness for priest sex abuse and vows no going back in fight to protect children
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from people who were sexually abused by priests, and vowed that there will be no going back in the church's fight to protect children. Francis made the off-the-cuff remarks after coming under criticism from victimNow Muslim parents are complaining about flyers for Easter egg hunts
In Dearborn, Mich., home to over 40,000 Americans of Arab descent, some Muslim parents have complained about flyers handed out at public schools advertising an Easter egg hunt at a local Presbyterian church.
Religion | 351 hits | 5:24 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In Dearborn, Mich., home to over 40,000 Americans of Arab descent, some Muslim parents have complained about flyers handed out at public schools advertising an Easter egg hunt at a local Presbyterian church.Christians form human shield around church in 'China's Jerusalem' after demolition threat
Christians have flocked to defend a church in eastern China after Communist Party officials claimed it was an "illegal construction" and announced plans to demolish it
Religion | 133 hits | 10:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Christians have flocked to defend a church in eastern China after Communist Party officials claimed it was an "illegal construction" and announced plans to demolish itCaterers who refuse to work on same-sex weddings face prosecution
Chauffeurs, photographers and caterers could have to pay thousands of pounds in damages if they refuse to provide services to a same-sex wedding
Religion | 111 hits | 3:06 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chauffeurs, photographers and caterers could have to pay thousands of pounds in damages if they refuse to provide services to a same-sex weddingDoes the Koran allow wife-beating' Not if Muslims don't want it to
Adherents must hold themselves responsible for interpreting the Koran’s modern conundrums
Religion | 136 hits | 2:56 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Adherents must hold themselves responsible for interpreting the Koran’s modern conundrums Muslim school set to open in KitchenerReligion | 148 hits | 11:41 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A new private elementary school will be opening in Kitchener this September. The school, to be called the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) Maple Grove School, formally known as the St. Louis Learning Centre. Family fights to stop Sharia Law in public spacesReligion | 241 hits | 11:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Halifax family is taking their fight against Sharia Law to Parliament.Millionaire gay couple is suing to force a church to hold their wedding | The Libertarian Republic
A same-sex couple in the U.K. have decided to take legal action in forcing their church to perform their marriage, stating they want "A big lavish ceremony."
Religion | 136 hits | 4:44 PM on Tuesday | posted by BartSimpson
A same-sex couple in the U.K. have decided to take legal action in forcing their church to perform their marriage, stating they want "A big lavish ceremony."Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - About two dozen Iraqi women demonstrated on Saturday in Baghdad against a draft law approved by the Iraqi cabinet that would permit the marriage of nine-year-old girls and automatically give child custody to fathers.
Religion | 137 hits | 9:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - About two dozen Iraqi women demonstrated on Saturday in Baghdad against a draft law approved by the Iraqi cabinet that would permit the marriage of nine-year-old girls and automatically give child custody to fathers.U.S. church ordains its 1st married priest in nearly a century
Religion | 144 hits | 8:42 PM on Thursday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Canadian cardinal, installed at VaticanReligion | 94 hits | 1:11 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Quebec’s Catholic Archbishop, Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, is one of 19 newly appointed cardinals honoured at the Vatican Saturday in a ceremony featuring Pope Francis and his predecessor, Benedict.Converts to Islam jailed for terrorising streets as 'Muslim Patrol' are banned from promoting Sharia law for FIVE YEARS
Jordan Horner (pictured), Royal Barnes, and Ricardo MacFarlane were jailed for a total of two years and ten months for touring East London harassing ‘non-believers’.
Religion | 414 hits | 5:16 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jordan Horner (pictured), Royal Barnes, and Ricardo MacFarlane were jailed for a total of two years and ten months for touring East London harassing ‘non-believers’. Cleric behind mosque's proposed condo project probed for hate crimes in 2012Religion | 156 hits | 4:00 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Imam Syed Mohammed Rizvi was a key figure in an Islamic school that used teaching materials that disparaged Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihadSex crime charges laid against man 'married' to 13yo girl
A Sydney man will face court today accused of living with a 13-year-old girl in a sexual relationship. Police say the 26-year-old man and the girl were illegally married in a religious ceremony earlier this year and were living together in Sydney's west a
Religion | 232 hits | 7:03 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Sydney man will face court today accused of living with a 13-year-old girl in a sexual relationship. Police say the 26-year-old man and the girl were illegally married in a religious ceremony earlier this year and were living together in Sydney's west aWhite lesbian couple allowed to adopt three-year-old Muslim girl 'against the wishes of her family' | Mail Online
The Somali family say that Harrow council in London placed their daughter with the couple despite protests, and four offers from extended family members.
Religion | 258 hits | 9:34 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Somali family say that Harrow council in London placed their daughter with the couple despite protests, and four offers from extended family members.Mentally ill Briton is sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan after writing letters declaring himself a prophet | Mail Online
Muhammad Asghar, 68, from Edinburgh, has a history of mental illness and has been sentenced to death in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (pictured)
Religion | 318 hits | 11:06 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Muhammad Asghar, 68, from Edinburgh, has a history of mental illness and has been sentenced to death in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (pictured) Ottawa forced to turn over reports of electric chair use at St. Anne's residential school in Fort Albany, Ontario | KNLive
For the past year and a half Fay Brunning has been fighting for Ottawa to hand over documents about the St. Anne’s residential school. It’s a school described as having the worst cases of abuse out of any residential school in Canada. Pope Benedict defrocked 400 priests in 2 years, document revealsReligion | 186 hits | 12:28 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
7-foot-tall, goat-headed statue of Satan for Oklahoma Capitol grounds
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012.
Religion | 180 hits | 10:24 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012. Flu forces changes to mass for Edmonton-area Catholics; new clinic seeing few casesReligion | 172 hits | 9:14 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
For the first time since the last major influenza pandemic in 2009, the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is directing its 126 parishes and missions to make changes to mass to help stop the spread of the virus.Pope warns that priests can be 'little monsters' if they aren't trained well as seminarians
Pope Francis has warned that priests can become "little monsters" if they aren't trained properly as seminarians, saying their time studying must be used to mould their hearts as well as their minds.
Religion | 152 hits | 3:03 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Pope Francis has warned that priests can become "little monsters" if they aren't trained properly as seminarians, saying their time studying must be used to mould their hearts as well as their minds.School Cancels Christmas Toy Drive Under Legal Pressure
Cayce, SC (WLTX) -- An elementary school in Cayce is canceling a Christmas toy drive after a threat of legal action.
Religion | 355 hits | 11:17 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Cayce, SC (WLTX) -- An elementary school in Cayce is canceling a Christmas toy drive after a threat of legal action. Religious Canadians bend morals for the almighty buck
Do unto others — so long as you recognize them from church. Incongruous as it sounds, a new Canadian study discovers that the more importance people place on religion, the more likely they are to lie for financial gain. The lead researcher hypothesizes thScientology's fraud conviction upheld in France
France's top appeals court has upheld a fraud conviction and fines totalling hundreds of thousands of euros against the Church of Scientology, for taking advantage of vulnerable followers.
France's top appeals court has upheld a fraud conviction and fines totalling hundreds of thousands of euros against the Church of Scientology, for taking advantage of vulnerable followers.Buddhist Mob Attacks Muslims in Western Burma; 2 Killed
The residents told VOA's Burmese service the outbreak of sectarian violence came Tuesday, in and around the town of Thandwe in Rakhine state. They accused Burmese police and military personnel of standing by as hundreds of Buddhist rioters burned down mor
The residents told VOA's Burmese service the outbreak of sectarian violence came Tuesday, in and around the town of Thandwe in Rakhine state. They accused Burmese police and military personnel of standing by as hundreds of Buddhist rioters burned down mor Saguenay non-Muslims rally in support of local mosque
About 20 non-Muslims gathered Friday outside the Saguenay mosque vandalized last weekend to show their support for the small Muslim community and its place of worship.Pope Francis draws 3M in Rio in one of largest papal masses
An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.
An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history. Grieving town of Lac-Mégantic consoled by memorial massReligion | 185 hits | 2:42 PM on Saturday | posted by commanderkai
More than 1,000 people gathered in and around a church in Lac-Mégantic, Que., this morning for a memorial service three weeks after a deadly train derailment devastated the town.Myanmar's radical monk targets interfaith marriage
The Myanmar man dubbed 'The Face of Buddhist Terrorism' by Time magazine wants a law restricting marriages between Buddhists and Muslims.
The Myanmar man dubbed 'The Face of Buddhist Terrorism' by Time magazine wants a law restricting marriages between Buddhists and Muslims. Rimsha Masih moves to Canada after accused of burning Koran in PakistanReligion | 209 hits | 12:46 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
The girl was arrested after a Muslim cleric accused her of burning the Koran. The cleric was later accused of fabricating evidence, and the girl was acquitted
How an ancient astronomical error affects Easter
The date of the Easter celebration changes every year, but it's actually based on an ancient misunderstanding of astronomy.Bleeding for their beliefs, Filipino devotees reenact Crucifixion of Christ
Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Francis delivers 1st public prayer as Pope
An estimated 300,000 people packed St. Peter's Square today to see Pope Francis deliver his first prayer address from a window of the papal apartment.
An estimated 300,000 people packed St. Peter's Square today to see Pope Francis deliver his first prayer address from a window of the papal apartment.Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship
Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism
Religion | 323 hits | 9:22 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism New pope chosen: Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio who becomes Pope Francis
The Roman Catholic Church has elected a new pope: Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 76-year-old Archbishop of Buenos Aires who has chosen the papal name Francis. Book on Islam condoning hitting wives features letter from Ont. labour ministerReligion | 304 hits | 6:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by Prof_Chomsky
Divided church in China awaits next pope
The next pope has a long list of challenges awaiting him, and where the divided church in China ranks on that list is something Roman Catholics in this part of the world will be watching for when Pope Benedict XVI's successor takes over.
The next pope has a long list of challenges awaiting him, and where the divided church in China ranks on that list is something Roman Catholics in this part of the world will be watching for when Pope Benedict XVI's successor takes over.Ralph Napierski nabbed trying to sneak into top-secret Vatican meeting | World | News | National Post
Sporting a black fedora, Ralph Napierski sneaked past Vatican security and almost made it into the top-secret, closed-door gathering of more than 140 cardinals
Sporting a black fedora, Ralph Napierski sneaked past Vatican security and almost made it into the top-secret, closed-door gathering of more than 140 cardinalsItalian priest likens Benedict to disgraced captain of Concordia ship
A priest has burnt a photograph of Benedict XVI and likened the Pope Emeritus’s resignation to Captain Francesco Schettino’s alleged abandoning of the Concordia
A priest has burnt a photograph of Benedict XVI and likened the Pope Emeritus’s resignation to Captain Francesco Schettino’s alleged abandoning of the Concordia Call to help Tibetans puts pressure on Canada's new religion envoy
The Harper government established the Office of Religious Freedom to promote freedom of worship around the world. But plans for the office, announced before the 2011 election, have been controversial.Back to Canada News
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