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A new Pew Research Center report explores how religion in the U.S. intersects with views on the environment and climate change

NEW YORK — In a Manhattan courtroom, defense attorneys suggested the Church of Scientology fabricated rape allegations to tar an Oscar-winning former member’s reputation.

For decades, Muslims have been unfairly singled out and asked where the “moderate” members of their community are and why they don’t speak up. Now it’s time for a lot of those who’ve been pointing fingers to look in the mirror and ask themselves the same question.

On his centenary, there are many glories to honour, not least Slaughterhouse-Five. But his best book is this pocket epic in which the world ends to the tune of the false religion of Bokononism, thinks John Self

Many polls indicate a close race between the Democrats and Republicans holding onto their respective agenda promises. 

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Satanism is undergoing an identity crisis, caught between its individualist origins and a more justice-oriented contemporary incarnation. Are Satanists supposed to be radical social Darwinists? Or is there room in the religion for compassion?

For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. It provides staunch atheists – those who do not believe in the existence of any god – with a religious experience that does not require belief in supernatural beings. Conversely, it also provides new-age spiritualists…

Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in Bahrain in calling for the world's great religions to work for peace

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also known as Prabodhini Ekadashi or Dev Uthhana Ekadashi, is one of the most important occasions in the Hindu religion. Read more on Dynamite News:

In compelling gothic mystery, English nurse meets Irish girl who may be living a miracle.