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Westboro Baptist Church Blames Kevin Durant For Oklahoma Tornado

Westboro Baptist Church Blames Kevin Durant For Oklahoma Tornado

Kate Dowd in Religion 4 days ago

Both televangelist Pat Robertson and Fred Phelps, Jr. have weighed in on the question of where God was during Monday's tornado in Oklahoma. Absurdity ensued.

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Cardinal Peter Turkson: 5 Facts About the Potential First Black Pope

Cardinal Peter Turkson: 5 Facts About the Potential First Black Pope

Alex Marin in Religion 3 months ago

As Pope Benedict XVI said on Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28, Cardinal Peter Turkson is rumored to be on the short list to be the next pope (and the first one of African descent).

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In Unexpected Twist, an Anonymous Muslim Donor Has Saved a Synagogue

In Unexpected Twist, an Anonymous Muslim Donor Has Saved a Synagogue

Elizabeth Plank in Religion 2 days ago

This is amazing.

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Lent 2013: 5 Things to Give Up For Lent

Lent 2013: 5 Things to Give Up For Lent

Katherine Costello in Religion 3 months ago

The sacrifices on this list might be a luxury, a bad habit, a temptation, or a guilty pleasure. Chances are, at least one of these overlaps with what you were considering giving up for Lent.

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An Open Letter to the Pope From a Gay Man

An Open Letter to the Pope From a Gay Man

Jacob Tobia in Religion 2 months ago

What the pope does over the next decade will matter greatly to the world. On the day of the pope's inaugural Mass, a gay man responds.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the New Pope, Will Be Pope Francis I

Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the New Pope, Will Be Pope Francis I

Chris Miles in Religion 2 months ago

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is the new pope. He is the first Jesuit pope and the first Latin American pope. He is a chemist by training. He is a very vocal advocate for the poor.

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Lent 2013: Everything You Need to Know to Understand Lent

Lent 2013: Everything You Need to Know to Understand Lent

Shwetika Baijal in Religion 3 months ago

Lent brings a 40 day period of humble sacrifices and solemnity, but many people don't know all the ins and outs of why Catholics and Christians observe it. Here's what you need to know.

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Conclave 2013: Catholic Priest Calls for Next Pope to Be Gay

Conclave 2013: Catholic Priest Calls for Next Pope to Be Gay

Jake Horowitz in Religion 3 months ago

Don Andrea Gallo, a Catholic priest, has called for a gay man to be the next pope, to avoid association with pedophila.

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