Members of Saudi Arabia's controversial religious police have arrested a Nigerian man who converted to Islam for being alone with a woman he was not married to or related to. It happened after the African man helped the sick woman by taking her to hospital. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Pretty funny. The main objects of satire are the young-Earth, biblical-literalist types, although other generations of creationists may detect some of their views skewered here also. It is not meant to be an all-inclusive list, nor is it meant to characterize the views of all creationists. picked by tedgoas 1 year ago

Obama said the organization will not favor any one religious group over another, will work with communities and will act "without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state."
Does the very existance of a faith-based White House office not blur the line? picked by Marli 10 months ago

A group of kids layout the rules for getting into heaven, avoiding hell and what to do if you find yourself caught in purgatory. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

"They admit to being Christian and being brought up Christian, but they believe there should be one denomination and one church, not multiple denominations," Havens said. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The Iranian government has intervened to try to stop the screening of a film in the Netherlands about the Koran. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Christian and Muslim leaders in Peterborough say moves to suppress the traditions of Christmas is taking political correctness a step too far. picked by henkspaan 3 years ago

Let me make a confession - I have never been too much of a religious traveler. I had always imagined traveling as freaking out on beaches, mountains or deserts. It is only after traveling with my husband and in-laws that I learnt how exciting temple visits could be. After visiting some of the most sacred spots in South India, I learnt how even today God is the centre of the lives of several peopl... read full post picked by bikkupedia 3 years ago

Someone tell me this is a Joke. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Hospital asks judges for permission to take Orthodox Jewish boy — who all doctors have declared completely brain-dead (not vegetative, dead) — off the breathing machine, against his family's wishes. picked by lynxears 1 year ago

Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments has launched a campaign against wearing the full face veil known as a niqab in government jobs claiming (as many others do) it is not an obligation for Muslims. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Gilles claimed that Murray State deprived him of his rights to free speech and to exercise his religion by rejecting his requests to preach at the Curris Center - a high-traffic area frequented by students and visitors. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A small but growing number of parents around the country are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children when the real reason may be skepticism of the shots or concern they can cause other illnesses. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

When a prominent Indian politician said her political opponents had put a black magic spell on her, one of India's largest Hindu TV stations invited Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku to debate black magic shaman Pandit Surinder Sharma on science and religion. That's where it got interesting...... picked by doggylives 2 years ago

This post is not about religion, it’s about architecture. Not just architecture, but unusual architecture, and to be more exact - unusual churches. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ireland is putting forth a proposed law that would severely penalize any expression that might be offensive to any religion. 'Blasphemy' is prohibited by the Irish constitution, this law would define 'blasphemy'. There are some voices trying to stop such a law as well as those asking why would such a law be proposed. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Why do these two main sects of Islam, "the religion of peace" hate each other? The Shi'ites believe that Muhammad's divine successors were his family. The Sunnis believe that it would be a group elected by the community.
Good enough reason to kill each other for more than a 1000 years. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Ian Plimer has outraged the ayatollahs of purist environmentalism, the Torquemadas of the doctrine of global warming, and he seems to relish the damnation they heap on him.


*had to post this cause his name was "Plimer"* picked by shuallyo 4 months ago

In a follow-up to this item - - the Canadian government has seized the surviving babies (2 of the 6 died) in order to give them necessary blood transfusions. The Jehovah's Witnesses are not amused. picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

For a science fiction series, Star Trek had a lot of references to religion. Gene Roddenberry once said he rejected all religions, yet one or another of the Ten Commandments showed up in quite a few episodes. picked by bingo 1 month ago