Contest: AN ALTAR IN THE WORLD by Barbara Brown TaylorSource: GoodBooksInBadTimes.wordpress.com
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Freshwater Update: Day 19 - Dave Daubenmire's AnticsSource: pandasthumb.org
The main burden of Daubenmire's testimony was that he took responsibility for having organized the April 16, 2008, public demonstration in Mt. Vernon to bring attention to the Freshwater situation.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the world's people individually and collectively exhibited more love and respect for the lives of others?
All Saints' Day
'Miracle' as communion wafer becomes heart tissueSource: Telegraph
The Catholic Church in Poland is investigating claims of a miracle after a piece of communion wafer was reported to have been transformed into human heart tissue after falling into water during a mass.
The Danger of Celebrating HalloweenSource: charismamag.com
October 31—is considered a holiday in the United States... But is Halloween a holiday that Christians should be observing?
...For example, most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches.
Bad PR forces Hillsong counselling closureSource: abc.net.au
A controversial counselling centre linked to the evangelical Hillsong church says bad publicity has eroded its funding to the point where it is now shutting down completely.

Over 40 years ago Time magazine published an article asking the question "Is God Dead?". In 2009 a good deal of men and women are saying yes (or no because in their view an entity that never existed in the first place cannot die).

This is an answer/comment/statement that was originally written in the context of the news vine article, "Is What the Religious Feel Hate", Thus its overarching sense is towards the authors LDS afiliation, the context it was written for.
Say what you want, hate-crimes bill protects free speechSource: firstamendmentcenter.org
Once [the new Hate Crimes legislation] becomes law, the Department of Justice will have broader authority to investigate and prosecute violent crimes "motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gen …
The BNP's values aren't ChristianSource: Guardian Unlimited
Nick Griffin of the BNP used the terms "Christian" and "Britain" three times in his recent appearance on Question Time. In none of those references did he give "Christian" or "Christianity" any content whatsoever.
Good Without God: The Ethics of Atheism Source: Religion Dispatches
On Monday, October 26, The United Coalition of Reason launched a “Good without God” campaign to raise the visibility of local nontheistic groups in communities across the country.

Allah does not fear knowledge: He welcomes it. Knowledge is the path of enlightenment. As such the free flow of knowledge is filled with Allah's spirit and lifts one to find even a greater gift: understanding.