Who would deny that the ascendancy of the religious right has been bad for the U.S.? Its destructive consequences are plain to see. It has polarized the nation. It has made America a laughingstock in the eyes of the educated of the world. And it has encouraged devout believers to think of themselves as agents of the divine, and their political opponents as enemies of God. Besides the political da... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

Wales - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

Oktar, born in 1956, is the driving force behind a richly funded movement based in Turkey that champions creationism, the belief that God literally created the world in six days as told in the Bible and the Koran. Istanbul-based Oktar, who writes under the pen name Harun Yahya, has created waves in the past few years by sending out thousands of unsolicited texts advocating Islamic creationism to ... read full post picked by Jetka 3 days ago

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. 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. An abridged version of ... read full post picked by pocksucket 3 days ago

Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson knows he is inviting death threats by entering into a civil union with his gay partner on the eve of his church’s biggest ecclesiastical conference. And he says it is worth it, because he is doing what God asks of him. picked by muppet 4 days ago

Christian dating web site BigChurch.com has a decidedly promiscuous corporate parent: Penthouse Media Group Inc. picked by Mitzuzake 4 days ago

Over 500 audio talks on Buddhism and meditation

Hundreds of seminar and lecture transcripts

Free downloads, or listen and read online picked by buddha 5 days ago

God's name is so holy that a scribe must bathe in a ritual pool before daring to writing His name.

"Torah" refers to the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

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 forum thread of news from Ghana.
(<- This picture does not show the lady in question, by the way.) picked by rambler 1 week ago

"Netherlands hardliner Integration minister Rita Verdonk, who is called the Iron Lady for her series of anti-immigration measures, announced that she was going to investigate where and when the Burqa should be banned.

Sources said the ban would be applicable in shops, public buildings, cinemas, trains, bus stops and airlines, which means almost everywhere except the streets. " picked by gammerus 1 week ago

For years, many Satanic People have looked around for a place they could call home, this place was free of criticism and promoted awareness to the deity these know as Satan.

Now they have one. picked by doggylives 2 weeks ago

Church members have used marijuana as a sacrament for the past 30 years!

I may have to rethink my position on organized religeon. picked by tigertony 3 weeks ago

It eventually came out in Iraq in 2007, when he was in a firefight. Hall was a gunner on a Humvee, which took several bullets in its protective shield. Afterward, his commander asked whether he believed in God, Hall said. "I said, 'No, but I believe in Plexiglas,' " Hall said. "I've never believed I was going to a happy place. You get one life. When I die, I'm worm food." Upd... read full post picked by DerAlt 3 weeks ago

Good article from Psychology Today about preachers who become atheists. picked by hypersapien 3 weeks ago

A poll in 2006 by Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana found that more Italian Catholics prayed to Padre Pio than to any other figure, including the Virgin Mary or Jesus.

His face was reconstructed with a lifelike silicone mask of the type used in wax museums because it was apparently too decomposed to show when the body was exhumed. picked by tigertony 3 weeks ago

2000 years after God sent Jesus to save man kind, he sent his other son Wesley....To make the ultimate sacrifice

All Im saying is the breadstick is my body picked by dork 3 weeks ago

A Charity set up by an ardent Christian to fight slavery and the opium trade has identified a new social evil of the 21st century - religion. picked by doggylives 3 weeks ago

A woman in Potters Bar (England) was having some work done in her house when the building crew discovered a dozen skeletons in her basement.

Some research discovered that her house is built on an old Quaker cemetary. Now it seems that in order to get rid of them, the remains have to be cremated in a way satisfactory to Quakers, costing $60,000. picked by Kevertje 3 weeks ago

Someone tell me this is a Joke. picked by gammerus 3 weeks ago

A priest in Russia was tricked into blessing a strip bar after being told it was a school for ballet dancers. picked by davethefish 3 weeks ago

Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

As Pope Benedict XVI spends time in New York, a local hospital is getting attention for a water mark on the ceiling some think looks like Jesus. Picture source picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

...such as the rule about not cooking one's kid in it's mother's milk... picked by madhatteraggie 4 weeks ago

The Dalai Lama on Saturday encouraged people gathered at the University of Michigan to preserve their own religious traditions while respecting others with differing beliefs.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said he learned about Islam, Christianity and Judaism through personal contact and that he has a "genuine admiration and respect and appreciation for those traditions." picked by chinook 4 weeks ago

...In the months since, however, the cardinal and his lay financial advisors have decided that the archdiocese - which already has drastically cut staff, sold real estate and liquidated investments - must seek help from at least some of its parishes if it is to repay a bank loan of about $50 million that was taken out to cover part of the settlement... picked by JDRucker 4 weeks ago