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I have nothing against people who don't believe in spirituality, but people who proselytize non- [View all]
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Do the Quran and Bible Really Teach The Universe Was Created in 6 Days? [View all]
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Why making clergy mandatory reporters won't solve the Catholic abuse crisis [View all]
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USCIRF report: China, two dozen other countries top religious freedom offenders list [View all]
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Do any religions have bad teachings in their holy book(s) and/or history? [View all]
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Pete Buttigieg shouldn't lead the religious left. There shouldn't even be a religious left. [View all]
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Hypothesis: faith, is a sub-set version of Self-Deception... [View all]
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Historical proof of what has transpired in atheistic regime [View all]
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The secret history of Catholic caregivers and the AIDS epidemic [View all]
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China Sends 1.1 Million Party Members to Share Uighurs' Homes [View all]
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?!? Evangelical Rick Wiles is very anti Israel and anti Christian Zionist?!? [View all]
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For those who think abortion is wrong, where do they draw the line? [View all]
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When it comes to religious belief, or lack of, name calling is not dialogue. [View all]
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If God is Everywhere. Why Didn't His Word Spread Without Missionaries? [View all]
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Michael Shermer, Scientific American, Sept. 1, 2007: Rational Atheism [View all]
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To save the planet, we need faith, ethics, science and economics [View all]
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In Reality, Most People Who Say They Are Affiliated with Some Religion [View all]
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China's repression of Uighurs won't stop until the international community intervenes [View all]
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Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool 24 June 2019 [View all]
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In polarized Washington, a Democrat anchors bipartisan friendships in faith [View all]
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Hillel the Elder and Jesus were contemporaries, according to the stories. [View all]
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A question if you want to answer. What caused you to deconstruct from your religion. [View all]
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The Amish Keep to Themselves. And They're Hiding a Horrifying Secret [View all]
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#MeToo, 'Mary Magdalene' focus on women's stories in Bible as Easter nears [View all]
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There is a tendency to argue in favor of Roman Catholic practices, [View all]
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What progressives need to defeat Trump: populism and religion [View all]
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Survey: Faith groups maintain widespread support for LGBT protection laws [View all]
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This Six-Year-Old Boy Told a Church Audience, "I'm Tired of This Church" [View all]
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Progressive Christian Writer: The "White American Church" Is Destroying America [View all]
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One's Religion Is a Choice. It Is Not an Innate Characteristic of Anyone. [View all]
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How many Americans hold a literal interpretation of the Bible? [View all]
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China passes law to 'make Islam more compatible with socialism' amid outcry over Muslim abuse [View all]
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You may be reading the Bible wrong. Pete Enns says the Bible itself shows a better way [View all]
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Is a tenet of this group that posts and replies should be respectful of all religions and... [View all]
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China Has Highest Percentage of Atheists in the World, Gallup Survey Says [View all]
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Let he who is without cognitive bias cast the first lecture. [View all]
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Here's a Page from the original 1611 printing of the King James [View all]
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Who will be our Rachel now?' Progressives reflect on movement without Held Evans [View all]
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