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Study: Religion Plays Lesser Role In Christmas For More Peop...

For some people Christmas means too much time shopping, a few days off from work, time with family or remembering the birth of Jesus. But a Christian research organization found only about a third of adults now cite their religious belie [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Of Violence, Peace and Religion

Today the world is marked by two eras, era before 9/11 and era after 9/11. The attack on America shocked the world and left Americans speechless. These attacks were claimed by some Muslim fundamentalist groups as revenge for whatever rea [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Asheville area religion calendar

For those who believe the meaning of Christmas has been hijacked by retailers in an all-out quest to push consumerism onto the masses; you just may be in luck. The grassroots organization Advent Conspiracy is partnering with Winona&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Religion and law

A Pakistani court has sentenced a 45-year-old mother to death by hanging. She didn't murder anyone. She didn't even rob anyone. But she said the wrong thing. Asia Bibi, who happens to be a Christian in Pakistan, allegedly broke P [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Ask the Religion Experts

Radhika Sekar holds a PhD in religious studies and taught Hinduism courses at Carleton and University of Ottawa. An aspiring Vedantin, she is a devotee of the Sri Ramakrishna Mission. There has beenin the past decades a noticeable shift [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

No religion more bigoted than Islam

Muneer Awad is again mixing laws and religion. Sharia law is law, no matter the religion. The new law Oklahoma has enacted does not target any religion. Awad and his colleagues are trying to make it a religious issue. Since he has chosen [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

True Religion seen stuck in range

True Religion's earnings missed estimates, and now traders are condemning the apparel company's stock to a few weeks in purgatory. optionMONSTER's tracking systems detected the sale of about 2,500 November 20 calls for $0.30 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Reconsidering religion’s role

This letter will likely be my only contribution to the opinion page creation-evolution debate. I am writing not to persuade the reader to one side or the other, but simply to rebut some of the more outlandish claims Sam Arnold made in hi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Religion Thesis

Religion thesis is a type of religion papers that is written in support of a student's candidature for a degree or other professional qualification. Other types of religion papers include: religion essays, religion term papers, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

What Is Christopher Coons' Religion?

Christopher Coons, executive for Delaware's New Castle County, is running as the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Delaware against tea party candidate Christine O'Donnell. As part of a Politics Daily series providing back [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

What Is Russ Feingold's Religion?

What is Russ Feingold's religion? Feingold is Jewish. Where does Russ Feingold worship? Feingold is a member of Beth Hillel Temple in Kenosha, Wis. Was Russ Feingold born into Judaism, or did he convert? Feingold was [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Nigeria - Religion as a Political Tool

Q) Father, Nigeria has a population of about a hundred and fifty million and, for the most part, Muslims are in the north and the Christians in the south. Recent decades have seen a number of violent clashes between Muslims and Christian [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Debate: Is Islam a religion of peace?

An "Intelligence Squared" debate features two panelists for, and two panelists against, the proposition: Islam is a religion of peace. Guests Zeba Khan: Writer and advocate for Muslim-American civic engagement. Born and raised [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Religion and moving mountains‎

If you didn't know that Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 Theses on the door of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg Germany on Oct. 31, 1517 (I'll bet that spoiled the Pope's Halloween) y [...]