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http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/31093389/ms-womans-journaling-bible-illustrations-goes-viral MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - "A Mississippi woman’s Bible illustrations helped her get through a difficult time in her life, and the powerful story behind the pages is what brought her to share them on...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3402073/Archbishop-Canterbury-joins-calls-church-leaders-Easter-fixed-date.html "Easter could fall at the same time every year under reforms being considered by church leaders. "The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced that the Church of...

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30712165/moscow-authorities-to-offer-free-wi-fi-at-cemeteries MOSCOW (AP) - As part of their campaign to bring Wi-Fi to crowded public spots in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities are connecting up an unlikely new location: cemeteries. The Moscow city...

Here is an article which says, because of a new high level of religious plurality in Britain, Britain should no longer be referred to as being only a 'Christian' country. This has been met with a "furious backlash from ministers and the Church of England"...

http://nypost.com/2015/11/15/more-than-1000-mormons-resign-from-church-over-same-sex-policy/ “More than 1,000 people gathered on Saturday near the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) to protest the policy they see as discriminatory and harmful to...

Let there be light: Handwritten draft of King James Bible reveals the secrets of its creation http://www.salon.com/2015/10/28/let_there_be_light_handwritten_draft_of_king_james_bible_reveals_the_secrets_of_its_creation_partner/ "The King James Bible may well be the greatest work of literature...

My child is not in heaven: Your religion only makes my grief harder: Losing a newborn is always hard, but grieving as an atheist in a world of believers added loneliness to grief http://www.salon.com/2015/10/24/please_stop_telling_me_my_daughter_is_in_heaven/ "When I tell people about the...

Here is an article about research into the idea that putting our brains into an electromagnetic field can change what we think about religion, etc. Could your views on God and immigration be changed by using MAGNETS? Brain stimulation can alter beliefs, study claims...

UK pensioner Karl Andree faces 360 lashes over Saudi wine http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34513096 BBC News "Karl Andree, 74, has already spent more than a year in prison since being arrested by Saudi religious police. "His daughter Kirsten Piroth told the BBC her father - who has suffered from...

Rollingstone.com gives their top 500 albums of all time. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531 There are some great LP's in the list, and some I never heard of. Which are your favorite albums?

Here is the inner journey of one Jewish man who had had the literal interpretation of the Torah pressured upon him all his life. The final step in his journey was to conclude that the Torah was written by man not by God. "This is how I lost my faith: Science helped, yes — but finally I accepted...

"How to talk to kids about religion: Spiritual multiculturalism is absolutely essential " http://www.salon.com/2015/05/23/how_to_talk_to_kids_about_religion_spiritual_multiculturalism_is_absolutely_essential/

"...there are 3 million fewer people calling themselves Catholic today than in 2007, the last time Pew conducted their extensive poll. As a result, the share of the U.S. population that identifies as Catholic dropped from approximately 24 percent to 21 percent. "Why is this such big news...

"SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Parishioners in a southern Chile diocese are gathering wherever their new bishop appears, but their presence is not the sort of assembly the Catholic Church would expect. "In the month since Bishop Juan Barros was installed in Osorno, the priest has had to sneak out of...

Here is a term I had not heard before: Hispanic nones. This refers to the number of Hispanic American “nones” — those who say they have no particular religion, or are atheist or agnostic — is. This is an article about how the number of Hispanic nones in America is rising quickly (and will no...

"Iowa Governor Terry Branstad spoke publicly for the first time about a Catholic high school`s decision to fire a teacher for his sexual orientation." (video) https://screen.yahoo.com/governor-defends-school-decision-fire-145011133.html

http://news.yahoo.com/pope-not-expecting-many-anniversaries-vatican-130641890.html "Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis marked the second anniversary of his election on Friday by giving an interview in which he says he expects his time at the Vatican to only last for another two or three years...

http://www.salon.com/2015/03/11/lawrence_wright_on_scientologys_broken_community_and_the_complicity_of_tom_cruise_and_john_travolta/ "Needless to say, the Church of Scientology and its secretive leader, David Miscavige, will not be overjoyed by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney’s explosive new...

Trial starts for rabbi who allegedly ran divorce kidnap team - Tucson News Now "TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a New Jersey rabbi who prosecutors say employed a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to divorce their wives. "Rabbi Mendel...

Here is a fascinating look at big changes, both good and bad, in Christianity in Communist China. The article is rather long, and makes several key points, so I have not pasted small chunks of it here. In China, a church-state showdown of biblical proportions