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Does the Inquisition Explain the Modern World?
From: Religion Dispatches By: Gordon Haber Reviews: God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World by Cullen Murphy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2012 “In 1568, in the Spanish city of...
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Religious Concern over growing secularism
From: Catholic Free Press By:Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service Emphasis Mine. ” Arianne Gasser of Canton, Ohio, is proud to call herself a graduate student at a prestigious Catholic university, and she...
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Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, In final Interview Before Death Says Church...
From: Reuters, Via Huff Post (Reporting By Naomi O’Leary) Emphasis Mine. “ROME, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic...
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Does the Internet Spell Doom For Organized Religion?
From: AlterNet Author: Valerie Tarico “As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up efforts to keep their flocks—or in crass economic terms, to retain market share....
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Pope resigns: An atheist’s reflections
Source: Examiner By: Staks Rosch “On Feb. 11, Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (aka Pope Benedict XVI), announced his retirement. He is the first pope in 600 years to resign from the position. The reactions...
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Mother Theresa’s Masochism: Does Religion Demand Suffering to Keep People...
Source: Alternet Author: Valerie Tarico “With a new Pope at the helm, the Catholic hierarchy has set about to polish its tarnished image. Can an increased focus on the poor make up for the Church’s...
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Atheists Rejoice! Pope Francis Says You’re O.K.
Source: Salon Author: Mary Elizabeth Williams “It likely doesn’t matter much to the atheists of the world that — of all people — Pope Francis is on their side. But he is. And that’s a cool thing for...
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Equality for Women Is Clearly Not on the New Pope’s Agenda
Source: Al Jazeera English Author: Marwan Bishara “In light of the historic resignation of one pope and the election of another, my Al Jazeera show Empire [3]has travelled to Rome [4] asking after...
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Carter: Religions Perpetuate Women’s Woes
Source: AP via NewsMax Former President Jimmy Carter says religious leaders, including those in Christianity and Islam, share the blame for the mistreatment of women and girls across the world. The...
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20 Vile Quotes Against Women By Religious Leaders From St. Augustine to Pat...
Source: AlterNet Author: Valerie Talico With diatribes about entertainers who invite rape and moms who are destroying America by supporting their families…with ignorant arguments about fetuses that...
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Why Right-Wing Christian Leaders Are Often Indifferent to Needless Suffering
Source: AlterNet Author: Valerie Tarico Emphasis Mine The American Life League mobilizes devout Catholics against medical options that, to their way of thinking, violate God’s will. If you should drive...
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