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The Bob & Chez Show 2/9/12

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.10.2012 | Media

Read More: Religion, Catholics, Cnn, Bob Cesca, Ron Paul, Chez Pazienza, Erick Erickson, Contraception, The Bubble Genius Bob and Chez Show, Media News
Bob Cesca

This week's topics include contraception and Catholics; the new Obama-Muslim meme; the Republican war against women; feminism Twitter war; Roland Martin suspended and Erickson still employed; homophobia; and more.

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Hardwired for the Mystical?

Michael Taft | Posted 02.09.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Meditation, Religion, Psychology, Neuroscience, Atheism, Neurotheology, Religion Brain, Mind and Religion, Religion Mind, Brain Science, Religion and Brain, Science of Mind, Religion in Mind, Healthy Living News
Michael Taft

We may not necessarily be hardwired for mystical experiences, but we are hardwired to benefit from a robust belief system shared by our peers and a contemplative spiritual practice, even if not necessarily a theistic one.

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Santorum's Fight for Religious Freedom Inspires Others to Restrict Freedom, Too

Chris Michael | Posted 02.09.2012 | Comedy

Read More: Religious Freedom, Caucus, Rick Santorum, Contraception, Religion, Obama, John Boehner, Comedy News
Chris Michael

"I think I speak for many Americans when I say that expanding personal choice is the exact opposite of freedom," an irate Santorum said, flagellating himself on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

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PHOTOS: Hindus Celebrate Thaipusam Festival In Singapore

Posted 02.08.2012 | Religion

Read More: Photography, Photos, Religion, Hinduism, Exposure, Singapore, Thaipusam-Festival, Religion News

For Hindu devotees, Thaipusam is a period of abstinence and fasting to cleanse their bodies of sin. Some carried enormous, decorative kavadis, complet...

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14 By 14, A Biblical Emissions Mandate: 14 (Percent Reduction) By (20)14

Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb | Posted 02.07.2012 | Religion

Read More: Energy, Covenant, Carbon, Religion, Environmental, Leviticus, Climate, Bible, Sabbatical, Environment, Coejl, Greenhouse, Torah, Jewish, Rabbi, Green Faith, Religion News
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb

We should let our workers rest from their labors; and the Earth should be allowed to rest, too. Social, spiritual and ecological sustainability intertwine.

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When Pro-Life Is Pro-Choice

Robin Koerner | Posted 02.08.2012 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Religion, Social Justice, Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Ron Paul, Pro-Life, Constitution, Feminism, Pro-Choice, Single Issue Politics, Politics News
Robin Koerner

Paul's pro-life views are personal. The country needs to understand that a leader can hold a view fervently without having to impose it on the country as national policy.

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Congratulations, President Obama, for Safeguarding Religious Freedom!

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 02.06.2012 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Matthew Dowd, Meet the Press, Birth Control, George Will, David Brooks, This Week, Alex Castellanos, Contraception, Affordable Care Act, Obama, Us Conference Catholic Bishops, Catholic Birth Control, Catholic Church, Politics News
Angela Bonavoglia

Catholic women who choose to use birth control are making that decision based on one of the most cherished beliefs in the Catholic faith: the primacy of conscience.

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Atheists And The F-Word

David Lose | Posted 02.06.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Albert Camus, Alain De Botton, Atheism, Values, Faith, Ethics, Atheism and Faith, Atheists Faith, Religion News
David Lose

The values that guide both our everyday and extraordinary ethical decisions are just that: values, not facts. Values are philosophical or religious speculation about what should be.

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The Hajj Is One Journey We All Need to Understand

Christina Patterson | Posted 02.06.2012 | Culture

Read More: Religion, British Museum, Islam, Pilgrimage, Spiritual Journey, Hajj, Culture News
Christina Patterson

You don't have to go round it seven times, but you almost feel you should. You almost feel, when you go into what used to be the reading room at the British Museum and hear the wailing of a human voice that millions hear as a call to prayer, as if you should swap your jeans for a tunic.

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Why I Teach Evolution In Church

Paul Wallace | Posted 02.05.2012 | Religion

Read More: Christianity, Religion, Science, Church, Evolution, Religion and Science, Religion News
Paul Wallace

The science problem in American churches is huge, and I'm one person in one church. But small steps are how big things get done.

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Prophet Muhammad's Birthday: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate

Muqtedar Khan | Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Eid Milad Al-Nabi, Milad, Mawlid, Religion News
Muqtedar Khan

Can we not then also celebrate the life of the man who is dearest to us without deeming it as an act of worship?

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The Least of These, the Middle Class, and the Most Powerful

Mike Lux | Posted 02.03.2012 | Business

Read More: Religion, Obama Administration, Eric Schneiderman, Business News
Mike Lux

I have always believed that ultimately, unless the good guys get hosed regarding how narrow the legal release language is, the administration's mortgage settlement is a sideshow.

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Boycotting Chick-Fil-A While Conservative Christians Play "Victim" Card

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 02.03.2012 | Business

Read More: University, Chick-Fil-A, Politics, Religion, Education, Student Activism, Transgender, College, Bisexual, Lesbian, Discrimination, Gay, Business, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Business News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

While private companies like Chick-Fil-A have the right to support organizations and causes of their choice, should public tax-supported institutions such as universities maintain connections with those companies that expressly violate campus non-discrimination policies?

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Ride On! 'Muslim Taxi' Provides Religiously Appropriate Cars

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.02.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Religion, Weird Hamburg, Video, Islamic Carpool, Weird Germany, Muslim Taxi, Selim Reid, Weird News News

Getting around can be a difficult situation when you're Muslim, thanks to rules that dictate that men and women ride separately. However, Selim Rei...

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Maintaining A Relationship With God When Your Life Is Intolerable

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 02.01.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Paralyzing Stroke, End of Life, Right to Die, "Locked in"Syndrome, Tony Nicklinson, Theology, Euthanasia, Help to Die, God, Christianity, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

God is there to help us get through those challenges, not to inflict them.

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The Price We Pay for "Fair and Balanced" News

Kathryn Dawson | Posted 01.31.2012 | Media

Read More: Religion, Cable Tv, Fox News, Media, Relationships, Fox News Sunday, Glenn Beck Fox News, Fox News Channel, Media News
Kathryn Dawson

Fox News' fear mongering (and profiteering), particularly when directed at the elderly and most vulnerable, is criminal. I could not bear to see my mother endure unnecessary stress based on lies.

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JONAH And The Netherlands

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Gay, Netherlands, Homosexuality, Bible, Chief Rabbi, Schochet, Judaism, Religion and Sexuality, Jonah, Religion News
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet

Just because I maintain that homosexuality is wrong doesn't mean I have to go beating the drum about it anymore than I might regularly preach against adultery.

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Fatwa For Tebow

Ajarat Bada | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Tim Tebow, Religion and Sports, Tebowing, Faith and Sports, Religion News
Ajarat Bada

I always wonder why people are so afraid of a public display of "religiosity"? I have read a few disturbing comments about Tim Tebow, as if he needed public validation for the public expression of his faith.

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Occupy Your Heart

Gary Zukav | Posted 01.31.2012 | World

Read More: Authors, Religion, Wall Street, Martin Luther King, Occupy Wall Street, United States, Gary Zukav, Peace, Love, Spirituality, World News
Gary Zukav

The Occupy movement continues to spread around the world despite beatings, arrests, evictions, and the loss of so much personal property, frequently b...

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How The Placebo Effect Proves That God Exists

Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion

Read More: Miracles, Religion, Bible, Health, Theology, Meditation, Prayer, Atheists, God, Placebo, Koran, Mysticism, Religion News
Richard Schiffman

We can't find God, because, paradoxically, we are already the God that we are seeking.

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An Atheist President: Is There Any Future?

Alton Lu | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, Atheism, Separation of Church and State, Religion News
Alton Lu

As an atheist, I understand that all religions play a significant part in life. If I became president, I would not infringe on anyone's right to worship their God as they see fit, unless it breaks another law.

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Religious Tolerance in Nigeria: A View From the North

Margee Ensign | Posted 01.30.2012 | World

Read More: Religion, Muslim, Intolerance, Tolerance, Conflict, Nigeria, Christian, Boko Haram, World News
Margee Ensign

Nigeria has many problems. At the moment religious intolerance is not one of them. We all pray that the inaccurate reporting does not fuel fear, hatred and more deaths. We all hope that the story of faiths coming together in harmony and support is recognized and celebrated.

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Lois Takes On Religion On 'Family Guy'

Posted 01.30.2012 | TV

Read More: TV Canada, Seth MacFarlane, Religion, Video, Canada Tv, Animation Domination, Livin' on a Prayer, Modern Medicine, Family Guy, Kate Middleton, Tv Replay, Fox, Reality-Free, TV News

Once again, "Family Guy" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on Fox) jumped right into a controversial issue. Stewie made a new friend, who the Griffin family quickly d...

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Mocking Mormons

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 01.29.2012 | Religion

Read More: Catholic Church, Mormons, Mitt Romney, Religion, Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Republicans, Mitt Romney 2012, Religion News
Lauren Ashburn

If you thought we went down this "attack Mormons" road four years ago, and it's a non-issue because voters and the media are more enlightened now, guess again.

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Darkness Ain't Cool

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed. | Posted 01.29.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Religion, Black Voices, Spirituality, Light-of-God, Christianity, Love of God, Finding Peace, Black Voices News
Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed.

If being in the dark sucks so much, why would we want to live in spiritual darkness? Why would we want to live in proverbial fear, feeling our way around life, trying not to stumble and fall?

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