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Stephen Hawking Advocates Godless Creation

Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:37

Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist, says in his new book that there is no reason that there would be a God behind the creation of the world. Just a guess: we're pretty sure that people are going to disagree ...

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Federal Appeals Court Bans Roadside Crosses

Thursday, 19 August 2010 13:03

A federal appeals court has ruled that large memorial crosses erected by the state government to honor fallen state troopers are unconstitutional. The court said that the crosses equal a government endorsement of a specific religion ...

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Tweeting the Word

Monday, 16 August 2010 08:25

A British designer and worship leader has begun tweeting one chapter of the Bible per day. He sends out a single tweet that boils the chapter's text down to 140 characters. We're going to go ahead and say Paul probably never intended his intricate epistles to be Twitter-ized ...

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Mecca Mean Time?

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:25

big ben vs. Mecca clockSaudi Arabia is seeking to outdo Big Ben and replace Greenwich Mean Time with a new clock on a massive tower in Mecca. The clock was scheduled to begin in conjunction with the start of Ramadan (which started today). It's visible from more than 15 miles away ...

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Anne Rice "Quits" Christianity

Thursday, 29 July 2010 10:43

Anne Rice, author of Interview with a Vampire and the Christ the Lord series, announced via her Facebook that she is no longer a Christian. "Today I quit being a Christian," Rice said. "I'm out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being 'Christian' or to being part of Christianity" ...

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Sadly, God Squad Is Not a Super Hero Team

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:28

God Squad carBest Buy is sending a cease-and-desist letter to a priest in Wisconsin who has a black Volkswagen Beetle that has a logo that says "God Squad." The logo looks almost exactly like Best Buy's Geek Squad. Maybe Best Buy should instead be concerned that none of its employees know where anything is in their stores ...

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Skateboarding Priest (No, Really)

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 08:48

skateboarding priestA Roman Catholic priest in Hungary has started skateboarding to reach the youth of his city. And in doing so, he's become a YouTube sensation. Probably because he skates in full priest robes. The video's embedded below—it's very "he looks dorky, but it's endearing" ...

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Scientists Link Faith and Transplant Survival

Friday, 13 August 2010 12:18

If you're a Christian and, say, need a new liver, you're in luck. Italian researchers recently tracked the progress of 179 liver transplant recipients and found that 93.5 percent of the religious recipients were still alive four years after their operation, while only 79.5 percent of their non-religious counterparts survived. The statistics suggest that the mortality rate for a liver transplant patient who does not believe in God is three times higher than for those who do — 20.5 percent compared to 6.6 percent. "This is a statistically significant difference," said psychologist Franco Bonaguidi, who led the probe ...

Belk Sued for Religious Discrimination

Friday, 30 July 2010 11:59

Belk, Inc. is being sued for allegedly firing an employee because of her religion. Myra Jones-Abid, a Jehovah's Witness, was asked to wear a Santa hat and apron while working in the gift-wrap section of the store last November, and she refused. Belk discharged Jones-Abid soon after ...

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Rick Warren Hospitalized, But OK

Thursday, 22 July 2010 11:42

Pastor Rick Warren was hospitalized this week after a gardening accident where he got toxic sap in his eyes. The sap causes excruciating pain and blindness, and Warren was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, he's now back home and expected to make a complete recovery ...

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