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Mar 13 2024
News
Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
The Virgin of Charity has been crucial to Catholicism in Cuba, which repressed religious practice after becoming an atheist state following the 1959 revolution. It turned into a secular state in the early 1990s and has become more tolerant of religion over the past quarter century. But the Vatican-recognized Virgin, venerated by Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions, is
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDec 30 2019
Analysis
Rep. Bradley Byrne Warns Atheist Group: 'Stop Forcing Ungodly, Un-American Views Down Our Throats'
Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne doesn't like bullies – especially out-of-state bullies.
The Republican lawmaker jumped to the defense of a high school football team under fire from a Wisconsin-based gang of atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation accused Tallapoosa County Schools of violating the law by allowing football players to
CBNMar 11 2024
Opinion
Journalism Has a Religion Problem
Irecall hearing in college a little throwaway line: “Do you know what you get when you talk about religion and politics? Politics.”
This is an expression meant to cynically demonstrate how politics ends up infecting everything. But rather than go with cynicism, why not ask the obvious: If politics is about ordering our lives together in society, how could one’s deepest convictions,
National Review (Opinion)Feb 18 2024
News
Transgender free-for-all at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in New York
If you thought the woke Episcopalians with their silent disco at the famed Canterbury cathedral couldn't get any lower on the desecration front, get a load of what the Catholics have come up with to go them one better. According to the New York Times: The pews of St. Patrick’s Cathedral were packed on Thursday for an event with no likely precedent in Catholic history: the funeral of Cecilia
American ThinkerFeb 19 2024
News
St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral for transgender activist prompts ‘Mass of Reparation,’ church says
Catholic officials in New York held a Mass of Reparation on Saturday following what it called “scandalous behavior” at a Thursday funeral for Cecilia Gentili, an atheist transgender woman and former sex worker lauded by mourners as the “mother of all whores.” Gentili died Feb. 6 at age 52 of undisclosed causes. The Feb. 15 service drew a crowd estimated at more than 1,000 to St. Patrick’s
Washington TimesDec 12 2023
Opinion
Jews and Palestinians Are Both Victims of Western racism
One cannot ignore the antisemitic undertone of many who praise Israel. In a letter defending Israel of my criticism, a Slovenian Catholic wrote that Israel's main problem is "neither Hamas nor the 'king of the north' – as Israel's next great assaulter (Russia-Iran-Turkey) is called in the New Testament – but its insistence on living in sin and away of God's path, because nowadays Israel is the
Slavoj ŽižekDec 14 2023
News
Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol spurs outrage, debate, prayer
DES MOINES, Iowa (BP) – The Satanic Temple’s display at the Iowa Capitol has spurred outrage, debate and prayer as many spar over the boundaries of free speech. A mannequin depicting the pagan idol Baphomet, candles and the temple’s seven core beliefs comprise the display, adjacent to a less graphic setup from Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers. A Nativity scene is also on display. While the
Kentucky TodayNov 13 2023
News
Human Rights Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali Talks Conversion From Atheism to Christianity
Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim turned atheist, opened up about her conversion to Christianity. In a weekend essay on UnHerd titled “Why I Am Now A Christian,” Ali revealed she got rid of her faith in God after she discovered a 1927 lecture by Bertrand Russell entitled “Why I am Not a Christian” in 2002. “When I read Russell’s lecture, I found my cognitive dissonance
Independent Journal ReviewOct 06 2023
News
The world's departure from organized religion
There's a global, fast-growing population of people without a religion. That's according to a new AP-NORC Poll.
Why it matters: Religion has long been a powerful force in society, touching politics, art and daily life. The rise of nonbelievers and people with no religious affiliation is diminishing its influence.
By the numbers: 3 in 10 U.S. adults said they had no religious
AxiosAug 25 2023
News
'Not indoctrination': Judge rejects parents' plea to restore opt-out for LGBT books
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.] A U.S. District Court judge denied Maryland parents’ request Thursday for an order allowing them to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ “Pride Storybooks.” Atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other parents demanded the right to opt out of an LGBTQ book curriculum for pre-K through fifth grades in
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