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Female body exposure: Indonesian clerics protest against Miss World pageant

One of Indonesia's most influential Islamic groups is urging the government to cancel the Miss World pageant scheduled for next month, saying the exposure of skin by women in a…

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Baptist preacher insults members of church congregation (VIDEO)

A video of a Baptist preacher insulting members of his congregation during a sermon has gone viral since being posted to YouTube June 24, and the preacher is steadfast in his refusal to apologize.…

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Good news for atheists: The Pope says if you do good, then you are redeemed! (READ)

Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists. During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized…

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Televangelist, Pat Robertson says women stop talking about their cheating husbands because “well, he’s a man” (WATCH)

Pat Robertson has many opinions on subjects including homosexuality, politicsand the coming of the Mark of the Beast, but it was the famous televangelist's opinion on marriage that took center stage during Wednesday's episode of…

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Post-stabbing: Catholic church members start victims fund, forgive perpetrator

Members of a Catholic church where three people were stabbed during Mass a week ago launched an effort on Sunday to raise money for victims hurt in the attack. The…

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Ouch! Popular pastor compares nagging wives to water torture (WATCH)

An outspoken evangelical leader preached a potentially controversial sermon this weekend, saying "nagging wives" are like water torture. Mark Driscol, pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, made the…

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Open Letter: Dear ‘Boston bomber’, you tried to kill my family, but I can’t hate you

  Dear Dzhokhar, you failed because Boston was neither bowed nor afraid. You set off a bomb, and the city gave blood for victims. You escaped initial capture and the…

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Sad: Female Muslim doctor attacked in Boston following Marathon bombing (PICTURED)

A Muslim woman wearing a hijab said she was attacked in the Boston area by a man who shouted that Muslims had perpetrated the twin bombings that killed three people…

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World famous pastor, Rick Warren announces the death of his son with emotional letter (READ)

In an emotional letter to his church members, pastor Rick Warren of Lake Forest, Calif.-based Saddleback Church told them that his youngest son committed suicide. “At 27 years of age,…

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Blasphemy?! Radio host, Don Imus, says Jesus Christ was a gay man

  Was Jesus gay? Radio host Don Imus suggested that Christ might have been gay based on text from the Gospel of Judas. Was Jesus Christ gay? Don Imus thinks…

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6 things Christians should just stop saying

by Steve McSwain It is time. No, it is past time. Christians must stop saying the following things. 1. The Bible is the inerrant, infallible Word of God. It isn't…

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Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway, Eva Mendez… Hollywood stars who wanted to be priests or nuns

Pope Benedict XVI surprised Catholics around the world when he announced his resignation in February. As the Church's College of Cardinals votes on his successor, the much-anticipated decision dominating headlines this week, we got…

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Holy Mother! Mother Teresa’s humanitarian image a ‘myth,’ new study says

A new study by Canadian academics says Mother Teresa was a product of hype who housed the poor and sick in shoddy conditions, despite her access to a fortune. The Times of…

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Gold, splashes, and naked monks: SEE Images from Hinduism’s holiest celebration (PHOTOS)

Once every 12 years, tens of millions of Indians gather for one of Hinduism's holiest celebrations at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythic Saraswati rivers. The Maha…

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Cool Pontiff: Will the tweeting, Winehouse quoting Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi be the next Pope?

He quotes Amy Winehouse and, unlike Benedict XVI, actually taps out his tweets himself. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is an erudite scholar with a modern touch – and that is seen…

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Christian school allegedly fires unmarried pregnant woman for premarital sex… then hires the man who impregnated her

A former employee at a Christian college has enlisted the help of high-profile attorney Gloria Allred to sue a California school that allegedly fired her for engaging in premarital sex,…

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Yes, gay priests can become bishops but they can’t have sex – Church of England

The Church of England on Friday (Jan. 4) confirmed that it has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops -- but only if they agree to…

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TICKER: 50 things to love about religion

We often hear from commenters about what they don’t like about religion. The scandals. The extremists. The wicked leaders. However, when we asked our community what they liked about religion,…

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#TrueTales: A pastor’s struggle with sex and porn addiction

by Michael John Cusick   While working in church ministry in my mid-twenties, my addiction was nearly exposed in a newspaper story about a raid on an escort service. But…

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Joel Osteen says being straight is ‘not a choice’, but maintains being gay is a sin (VIDEO)

Conservative televangelist Joel Osteen went on national television this morning and admitted that his own sexual orientation is not a choice -- despite maintaining consistently in previous interviews that being…

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