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Penn Jillette’s 10 Commandments for atheists
(RNS) In his new book, "God, No!" atheist magician Penn Jillette tells how he was challenged by conservative radio host Glenn Beck to come up with an atheist's version of The Ten Commandments.
"I wanted to see how many of the ideas that many people think are handed down from (G)od rea...
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Friday’s Religion News Roundup
The NYT takes a stroll down Memory Lane into Michele Bachmann's formative years in constitutional law at Oral Roberts University. CNN takes a look at the Presidential Prayer Team which, curiously, costs $30,000 a month to operate.
Let's say you're Rick Perry and one of your big backe...
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Epitaph for Steve Jobs: Too great to be good?
NEW YORK (RNS) The death of Apple founder and creative genius Steve Jobs has prompted the kind of veneration usually reserved for saints, inspired by his almost religious idealism and the lofty goals he had for technology and himself.
Not to mention the flat-out awesomeness of his pro...
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Rabbis stand in solidarity with burned mosque
WASHINGTON (RNS) More than a thousand rabbis from around the world have signed a statement denouncing the burning of an Israeli mosque as police arrested a suspect who is alleged to be a Jewish extremist.
"We condemn those in Israel who exacerbate conflict and strife, and who insist t...
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Friday Godbytes
Southerners have been debating it for years: is mustard based superior to catsup based? (of course not) Is vinegar based the grandest of them all? (clearly, no)
That's right - we're talking about barbecue. And not your silly Northeast "barbecue" (if you're just cooking burgers, ladies...
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Poll finds evangelicals stand apart on evolution, climate change
WASHINGTON (RNS) White evangelicals and Tea Party members are less likely to believe in evolution and climate change than most Americans, a finding that could pose a particular problem for Republican presidential hopefuls.
A new poll released Thursday (Sept. 22) also showed that a maj...
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Atheists press to ban creationism from U.K. schools
LONDON (RNS) A group of 30 leading scientists, including a Nobel laureate and a prominent atheist professor, are pressing the British government to ban all teaching of creationism in the nation's publicly funded schools.
The scientists delivered a petition to the coalition government...
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Wednesday Godbytes
Christian blogger Chad Estes wonders how Jesus would evangelize on college campuses. Apparently, megaphones are out:
"I watched a ten minute video today titled 'Caring for the Lost Students of Vanderbilt University.'
It was the day of a big football game and all the frat houses on ca...
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German court says Catholic hospital must rehire divorced doctor
BERLIN (RNS) A divorced doctor fired from his job at a Catholic hospital because he married another woman should be reinstated, a German court ruled Thursday (Sept. 8).
The ruling by Germany's highest labor court means that church organizations may fire someone if they are found not l...
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