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Religiously motivated attacks have been launched on one of Hawaii’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Neil Abercrombie. The claims, which declare Abercrombie’s voting record “anti-Christian”, were produced by Island Values, a group comprised in part of volunteers and supporters of Muffi Hannemann, Abercrombie’s Democratic primary opponent.
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Days before the planned “Burn a Koran Day” at Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, news of the tiny church’s event has spurred hate-filled protests in Afghanistan and Indonesia.
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It’s well known that religious people do more formal voluntary work, on average, than the non-religious. What’s less well understood is why that should be.
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Are Americans losing religion, or is it simply that they are disillusioned with what they’re being offered?
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A billboard saying “There Is No Afterlife: Enjoy Life Now” placed in Watertown, Wis., by the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of a local member, was vandalized.
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The latest Gallup poll shows the Republican party widening its lead over the Democratic party in a mid-term election tracking poll to ten percent — its largest lead ever.
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Unable to attend Beck’s pro-theocracy events tonight and tomorrow? You have options. FREE options.
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Historian Diana Agorio has released Sex Rites: The Origins of Christianity
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In 2008, the Arkansas Freethinkers requested space at the State Capitol for a solstice display, alongside religious displays. They were refused. They sued; now a settlement is proposed.
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Responses to a recent Pew Forum poll indicate that a rising number of Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim. The same poll also demonstrates that a majority of Americans believe churches should stay out of politics.
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