<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : Religion : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[History of Religion]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/38435/1/" /><id>38435</id><summary><![CDATA[History of Religion]]></summary><issued>2007-10-15T23:22:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-15T23:22:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds with this multimedia map.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Big Religion Comparison Chart]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/83843/1/" /><id>83843</id><summary><![CDATA[The Big Religion Comparison Chart]]></summary><issued>2008-12-07T13:25:34+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-07T13:25:34+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The &quot;Big Religion Chart&quot; is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart.<br/><br/>Pretty interesting to compare all the major points of most of the world religions]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Buddhism is fastest-growing religion in English jails over past decade ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/130402/1/" /><id>130402</id><summary><![CDATA[Buddhism is fastest-growing religion in English jails over past decade ]]></summary><issued>2009-08-10T22:19:47+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-10T22:19:47+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in England's jails, with the number of followers rising eightfold over the past decade.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The 7 Deadly Sins Of Religion In Science Fiction]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/102588/1/" /><id>102588</id><summary><![CDATA[The 7 Deadly Sins Of Religion In Science Fiction]]></summary><issued>2009-03-27T18:08:49+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-27T18:08:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Religion is a huge part of science fiction - and it makes the genre better and more fascinating, as Battlestar Galactica proved. But there are seven mistakes SF should avoid in portraying the spiritual realm.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Einstein's view of religion revised]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61710/1/" /><id>61710</id><summary><![CDATA[Einstein's view of religion revised]]></summary><issued>2008-05-13T19:54:12+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-13T19:54:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It has long been assumed that Albert Einstein weighted science and religion equally, but a letter written by him in 1954 may well revise that.<br/><br/>Describing god as the expression and product of human weakness and the bible as a collection of primitive legends does not sit well with the previously held assumption that he weighted science and religious belief in equal regard.<br/><br/>An abridged version of the letter, which is due to be auctioned on Thursday, can be read <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/13/peopleinscience.religion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Myths and Truths of Buddhism]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/65560/1/" /><id>65560</id><summary><![CDATA[Myths and Truths of Buddhism]]></summary><issued>2008-06-16T19:19:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-16T19:19:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;Upon discovering that I was a Buddhist, one friend proceeded to state that he disagreed with Buddhism as it was a materialistic religion, in that its followers prayed to certain gods for wealth and such. I was quite disappointed by his misconceptions about my religion... &quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Rastafari: The Secret History of the Marijuana Religion]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/132051/1/" /><id>132051</id><summary><![CDATA[Rastafari: The Secret History of the Marijuana Religion]]></summary><issued>2009-08-30T23:37:41+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-30T23:37:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The world&#8217;s most profound movements begin with a great enlightenment. People hear of this epiphany that changes lives, and become disciples to spread the word. Over years and centuries these true believers form churches to meet and celebrate their beliefs and traditions while encountering opposition and persecution. The cannabis culture has its own profound religion borne out of three important epiphanies that happened serendipitously around 1930, and one more when religious prophet Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Big Religion Chart]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50885/1/" /><id>50885</id><summary><![CDATA[The Big Religion Chart]]></summary><issued>2008-02-16T21:07:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-16T21:07:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The ReligionFacts &quot;Big Religion Chart&quot; is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart. Yes, of course this is impossible. As we always warn with our comparison charts, this is no substitute for reading about religions in greater detail, talking with religious adherents, etc. But this religion comparison chart can (hopefully) be a useful and accessible way to &quot;get the gist&quot; of some unfamiliar groups and compare basic beliefs and practices of the world's religions and belief systems.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[What Would A Scientific Religion Look Like?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/99059/1/" /><id>99059</id><summary><![CDATA[What Would A Scientific Religion Look Like?]]></summary><issued>2009-03-11T16:52:28+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-11T16:52:28+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.magnes.org/atheon/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Atheon</a> was designed to get people thinking about what a scientific religion (or religious science?) would look and feel like.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Which Religion are you?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/15753/1/" /><id>15753</id><summary><![CDATA[Which Religion are you?]]></summary><issued>2007-04-10T09:23:36+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-10T09:23:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Ever wondered what religion is right for you? This quiz answers it.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Study: Religion Is Good for Kids]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20207/1/" /><id>20207</id><summary><![CDATA[Study: Religion Is Good for Kids]]></summary><issued>2007-05-13T22:29:03+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-13T22:29:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Kids with religious parents are better behaved and adjusted than other children, according to a new study that is the first to look at the effects of religion on young child development.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Ban Religion! - Elton John]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/5582/1/" /><id>5582</id><summary><![CDATA[Ban Religion! - Elton John]]></summary><issued>2006-11-12T08:43:25+01:00</issued><modified>2006-11-12T08:43:25+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Elton, excuse me, &quot;Sir&quot; Elton John has proposed that religion be outlawed because it lacks compassion and promotes hatred of homosexuals.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Religion 'rules sex belief, not actions']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/sex/l/16741/1/" /><id>16741</id><summary><![CDATA[Religion 'rules sex belief, not actions']]></summary><issued>2007-04-17T11:27:30+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-17T11:27:30+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[God may influence Australians' attitudes towards sex but religion plays little role in what they actually do in bed.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Thank God For Atheists (And Vice Versa)]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/113771/1/" /><id>113771</id><summary><![CDATA[Thank God For Atheists (And Vice Versa)]]></summary><issued>2009-05-12T20:40:07+01:00</issued><modified>2009-05-12T20:40:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The success of religion may be the fault of non-believers (or, if you look at it the other way around, thank god for the atheists!) <br/><br/>*Humans, you&#8217;ve got to love them*]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sunday School for Atheists]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42452/1/" /><id>42452</id><summary><![CDATA[Sunday School for Atheists]]></summary><issued>2007-11-25T09:02:29+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-25T09:02:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An estimated 14% of Americans profess to have no religion, and among 18-to-25-year-olds, the proportion rises to 20%, according to the Institute for Humanist Studies. The lives of these young people would be much easier, adult nonbelievers say, if they learned at an early age how to respond to the God-fearing majority in the U.S.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslims may not have to undergo sniffer dog checks in UK]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/67012/1/" /><id>67012</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslims may not have to undergo sniffer dog checks in UK]]></summary><issued>2008-06-28T06:02:21+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-28T06:02:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Muslim passengers may not be touched by sniffer dogs of the British Transport Police after complaints that the practice is against Islam. According to the religion, dogs are deemed to be spiritually &#8220;unclean&#8221;.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Archbishop, his new bride, and chocolate...]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60756/1/" /><id>60756</id><summary><![CDATA[The Archbishop, his new bride, and chocolate...]]></summary><issued>2008-05-06T05:22:45+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-06T05:22:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This confusing discussion of religion, love, lust and chocolate, comes from an online ghanaian newspaper.  It is simply too good to hide away in my <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/crime/braindead/f/3887/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> forum thread </a>of news from Ghana.<br/>(&lt;- This picture does not show the lady in question, by the way.)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52246/1/" /><id>52246</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion]]></summary><issued>2008-02-27T06:54:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-27T06:54:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Health officials are having crisis talks with Muslim medical staff who have objected to hospital hygiene rules because of religious beliefs. Women medical students at Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool objected to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands and removing arm coverings in theatre, claiming it is regarded as immodest.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Study: Religion colors Americans&#8217; views of nanotechnology]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50980/1/" /><id>50980</id><summary><![CDATA[Study: Religion colors Americans&#8217; views of nanotechnology]]></summary><issued>2008-02-17T20:36:29+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-17T20:36:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Is nanotechnology morally acceptable?<br/><br/>For a significant percentage of Americans, the answer is no, according to a recent survey of Americans' attitudes about the science of the very small.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The (Really) Moderate Muslims of Kosovo]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/85042/1/" /><id>85042</id><summary><![CDATA[The (Really) Moderate Muslims of Kosovo]]></summary><issued>2008-12-15T16:47:37+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-15T16:47:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<i>The world&#8217;s newest country is a model of Islamic tolerance.</i> There is no gender apartheid even in Kosovo&#8217;s villages. Religion in Kosovo is a private matter, not a public one. &#8220;We never talk about it,&#8221; Berisha says. &#8220;I just found out, one year ago, that a very good friend of mine is Catholic, and we have been friends for the last ten years.&#8221;]]></content></entry></items></xml>