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Sep 23 2015
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Pope Francis’ Popularity Bridges Great Divides
He may be the world’s foremost Catholic, but to his fans, Pope Francis is more Martin Luther King Jr. than Pope Benedict XVI. He speaks, and millions listen — whether they are Muslim or Baptist, Hindu or atheist.
New York Times (News)Feb 11 2015
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North Carolina man charged in shooting death of 3 Muslim students
A man who portrayed himself as an avowed atheist on social media was in custody early Wednesday after allegedly gunning down three Muslim students in a condominium complex near the University of North Carolina hours earlier.
Fox News (Online News)Mar 22 2023
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AllSides StaffJun 10 2019
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Justices reject challenge to 'In God We Trust' on U.S. money
The Supreme Court rejected a case Monday brought by an atheist who wanted to scrub “In God We Trust,” the U.S. motto, from the nation’s currency, claiming it was an entanglement of state and religion.
Michael Newdow, an activist who previous challenged reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools, had set his sights on money, but lost at the district, circuit and now Supreme Court
Washington TimesNov 02 2013
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Supreme Court to review church-state dispute over public prayers
Linda Stephens has lived in her upstate New York community for more than three decades and has long been active in civic affairs.
But as an atheist, those views have put her at the center of a personal, political, and legal fight that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
CNN (Online News)Apr 19 2021
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What the decline in religious affiliation means for America
Just 47 percent of Americans say they are members of a church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship, according to a new survey released by Gallup late last month. It’s the first time churchgoers have dropped beneath 50 percent since Gallup began recording data on the subject more than 80 years ago.
The new finding continues a sharp decline in religious affiliation that started at
Yahoo! The 360Oct 03 2020
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Chinese Textbook Alters Bible Passage, Says Jesus Stoned Woman to Death
A Chinese ethics textbook has altered a story from the Bible, twisting its ending to have Jesus stone a woman to death while claiming that he is a “sinner.”
The distortion, the latest in a long line of measures by the atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to control and suppress religion in the country, has sparked outrage among Christians, with many also calling on the Vatican to
The Epoch TimesSep 29 2020
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Religiously unaffiliated people more likely than those with a religion to lean left, accept homosexuality
Most people around the world identify with a religion or religious group. The rest, an estimated 16% of the global population in 2020, are religiously unaffiliated, meaning they identify as atheists, agnostics or describe their religion as “nothing in particular.”
Religiously unaffiliated people more accepting of homosexuality In many countries, being religiously unaffiliated is linked
Pew Research CenterOct 17 2019
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Anti-Religion Group Says Public School Mentoring Program By Christians Unconstitutional
Officials from the Kingsport, Tennessee City Schools are reviewing the charge by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) that their mentoring program in partnership with a local church is "unconstitutional."
The FFRF, which describes its members as "free-thinkers (atheists and agnostics)", alleges in a letter to the school district that its mentoring program with
CBNMay 13 2015
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Mormons have more babies than any other faith, survey reveals
When it comes to keeping the earth populated, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are making more babies than members of any other faith.
That’s according to new data out of the Pew Research Center, which revealed the average Mormon will have 3.4 children in his or her lifetime. Protestants, Catholics and Jews fell in the middle of the pack, each averaging around
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