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Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
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Religion, Science And The Attack Of The Angry Atheists

Religion, Science And The Attack Of The Angry Atheists | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
I'd been warned if we posted our MIT Survey on Science, Religion and Origins, I'd get inundated with hate-mail from religious fundamentalists But most of them didn't come from religious people, but from angry atheists!

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Pope received news of his warrant of arrest before resignation

On February 4, a week before Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, Vatican allegedly received a note from an undisclosed European government that stated that there are plans to issue a warrant for the...

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Sodom And Gomorrah Revisited

Sodom And Gomorrah Revisited | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Regardless of whether one is a literalist or a relativist, it seems to me that the true abomination lies in centuries of vilifying, criminalizing and persecuting a group of human beings in the name of religion.

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The History Of Race & Religion In GLBT Issues As Seen In Vintage African American Magazines – Silent Porn Star

The History Of Race & Religion In GLBT Issues As Seen In Vintage African American Magazines – Silent Porn Star | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
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Pakistani cleric faces possible blasphemy charge

Pakistani cleric faces possible blasphemy charge | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Pakistani police say they are investigating whether a Muslim cleric who allegedly tried to frame a Christian girl for blasphemy should be charged with insulting Islam himself.
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In Which I Bitch About Parenting, Faith, & Sex Education (Which Doesn't Have Sex In It) - Sex~Kitten.net

In Which I Bitch About Parenting, Faith, & Sex Education (Which Doesn't Have Sex In It) - Sex~Kitten.net | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
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One Nation, Not Under God

One Nation, Not Under God | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Even as the GOP candidates tout their Christian credentials, secularism continues to grow in America.
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Fighting Fire with Water: The Christian Role in the War on Women | RH Reality Check

Fighting Fire with Water: The Christian Role in the War on Women | RH Reality Check | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Birth should never be about control, but there are those who are working very hard to make it so.
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The outrageous subsidies to religion in America

The outrageous subsidies to religion in America | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
If you want to get angry about the preferential treatment of religion in the U.S., read this new report by The Council for Secular Humanism: "How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Rel...
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Wichita Anti-Choice Leaders Raising Funds for Multi-Million Dollar "Pro-Life Memorial" As Children Suffer From Budget Cuts | RH Reality Check

Wichita Anti-Choice Leaders Raising Funds for Multi-Million Dollar "Pro-Life Memorial" As Children Suffer From Budget Cuts | RH Reality Check | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
In the midst of tax and budget cuts so severe they are poised, in the words of former Kansas Republican Chairwoman, Rochelle Chronister to take the state to the edge of a "finanical cliff," Kansas is in a serious crisis.
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Happily Abused: How to Use a Woman's Faith and Trust to Make Her a Willing Accomplice to Her Own Abuse | RH Reality Check

Happily Abused: How to Use a Woman's Faith and Trust to Make Her a Willing Accomplice to Her Own Abuse | RH Reality Check | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
After stumbling across yet another piece of alarmingly dangerous advice for abused women of faith titled, Surviving Emotional Abuse Six Steps, by Christian author, Darcy Ingraham, I am wishing I had more middle fingers with which to express my...
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US Catholic Church Would Rather See You Die Than Let Insurance Companies Cover Birth Control

US Catholic Church Would Rather See You Die Than Let Insurance Companies Cover Birth Control | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
If it weren't for the American people, including the non-Catholics, there would likely be no US Catholic Church.
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The War on Women: Sex-Trafficking Edition

The War on Women: Sex-Trafficking Edition | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
How far are the Catholic bishops willing to go with their crackdown on reproductive health? Just ask a teenage girl forced into prostitution.
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Southern Baptist Convention Asks Supreme Court to Review Gay Marriage Case

Southern Baptist Convention Asks Supreme Court to Review Gay Marriage Case | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and other religious groups have asked the U.S.
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Fear not hell... [corrected, updated] - Imgur

Fear not hell... [corrected, updated] - Imgur | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Imgur is used to share photos with social networks and online communities, and has the funniest pictures from all over the Internet.
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Catholic Bishops Wage War on True Religious Freedom | Secular Coalition for America

Catholic Bishops Wage War on True Religious Freedom | Secular Coalition for America | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
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The Religious Brain: A Default Setting?

The Religious Brain: A Default Setting? | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
New research suggests that we may indeed be "built" for belief.
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Teacher who was fired after fertility treatments sues diocese

Teacher who was fired after fertility treatments sues diocese | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
A teacher at a Catholic school in Indiana is suing the diocese where she worked after allegedly being fired because of in vitro fertilization.
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I Thought Religion Was Supposed To Be A Source Of Comfort For Those Of Its Faith

I Thought Religion Was Supposed To Be A Source Of Comfort For Those Of Its Faith | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
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Vatican Criticizes U.S. Nuns for Being Too Progressive

Vatican Criticizes U.S. Nuns for Being Too Progressive | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
Apparently America's nuns are being way too lenient on gay rights, abortion, and women's ordination--which is why the Vatican reprimanded and ordered disciplinary action against the largest and most influential group of Catholic nuns in the United...
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The Top 8 Ways To Be 'Traditionally Married' According To The Bible

The Top 8 Ways To Be 'Traditionally Married' According To The Bible | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
I don't think 'Traditional Marriage' means what you think it means.
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Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife

Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
A Harvard historian of early Christianity said the papyrus, written in Coptic in the fourth century, contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...’ ”
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Scientology, Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes: What Katie Didn’t Know

Scientology, Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes: What Katie Didn’t Know | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
After Tom Cruise’s divorce from Nicole Kidman, Scientology went all out to find its superstar a suitable mate. The exclusive, shocking story of how Katie Holmes was chosen and then dropped—untold until now.
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'They didn't want to confront the religious right'

'They didn't want to confront the religious right' | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
After less than two weeks on the job, Richard Grenell resigned as the Romney campaign spokesperson on foreign policy, apparently because social conservative activists don't like gay people, and they told the Republican nominee that Grenell's sexual...
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WATCH: Scientists Discuss What Happens To The 'Soul' After Death

WATCH: Scientists Discuss What Happens To The 'Soul' After Death | In The Name Of God | Scoop.it
What happens when human beings die? Is there a final destination for the soul?
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Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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