Religious Beliefs

Reflections on the Earnest "Pursuit of Happiness"

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen

When you consider that the founding fathers of our country tried to provide us with the means for the actual separation between church and state, you ...

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Seek Your Own Truth

Aaron Anson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Myths, Religious Beliefs, Truth, God, Spiritual Journey, Seeking God, Spiritual Development, Spiritual Path, Faith, Belief, Spirit, Religion News
Aaron Anson

We must seek those quiet spaces in our life that are safe for vulnerable explorations of meaning. These spaces are not found inside physical institutions or places where demagoguery slays reflective, rational and factually grounded discourse.

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New Research Hints At 'Underpinnings' Of Religious Faith

| Greg Miller | Posted 04.30.2012

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Many people with religious convictions feel that their faith is rock solid. But a new study finds that prompting people to engage in analytical thinki...

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Belief In God Highest In Developing And Catholic Countries

Posted 04.19.2012

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By Annalisa Musarra Religion News Service (RNS) Belief in God is slowly declining in most countries around the world, according to a new poll, but...

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Credo: Community Without Conformity

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: The Book of Common Prayer, Credo, Community, Christianity, Religious Tolerance, Quakers, Creed, Religious Beliefs, Religion News
Elizabeth Cunningham

I still believe in the communion of potluck meals... in the importance of a community's witness and support when you celebrate or mourn. But I question whether we must have uniformity of belief in order to minister to each other.

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Confusing Faith For Belief

Steve McSwain | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Ego-Mind, Faith as Trust, Religious Beliefs, Beliefs, Absoluteness, Belief, Faith as Belief, Christianity, Christian Faith, What Is Belief, Christian Belief, What Is Faith, Religion News
Steve McSwain

The fact is, you can be certain of nothing. When your religion is all about what you believe, know that the ego in you has taken over already.

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Most Americans Disagree With Church Teaching On Homosexuality, Abortion

Posted 08.10.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks c. 2011 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Significant majorities of Americans say it is possible to disagree with their re...

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Religious Identity And The Public Square

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 08.07.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Religious conversations may intensify over the next 18 months as the religious identities of candidates become scrutinized by the media and voters for clues as to who they really are.

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Poll: 9 In 10 Americans Still Believe In God

Posted 08.06.2011

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A poll released by Gallup on Friday found that 92 percent of Americans still say "yes" to the simple question, "Do you believe in God?" A breakdown...

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Adolescence, Identity And Spirituality

Kenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D. | Posted 07.09.2011

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Kenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D.

As adolescents begin to develop critical thinking, they are encountering their own spiritual questions. "Why do people suffer and die?" "Why do disasters occur?"

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Does God Choose When The Spirit Leaves The Body Or Do We?

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 06.16.2011

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Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Do you think that God gave us the knowledge to be able to create these technologies, and then, as humans are want to do, we use them way beyond their original intent?

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Doubt Is The Faith That Binds Us Together

Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon M. Sweeney

It is increasingly clear to me that doubt is, in fact, the most important faith of all. Doubt invigorates faith, demands more of it, and causes us to ask more of each other.

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Spirituality And Religion Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Scott Perlo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Transcendentalists, Judaism, Maimonides, Spirituality, Torah, Religious Beliefs, Individual Religion, Religion News
Scott Perlo

Central to human greatness is our capacity to carry two ideas in tension. Enough with the idea that religion and spirituality are exclusive: Let us fill ourselves with both.

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The Path Of Returning To God

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. James Martin, S.J.

Perhaps a new tradition speaks more clearly to them. Perhaps they return to their original religion but in a different, and often more committed, way than when they were young.

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How To Find God: The Path Of Belief

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. James Martin, S.J.

The benefits of walking along the path of belief are clear: faith gives meaning to both the joys and struggles of life. Faith in God means that you know that you are never alone. You know and are known.

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Beware Secular Fundamentalism

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

Secular Fundamentalism is no more consistent with what it claims as its roots than Religious Fundamentalism is consistent with its own roots. And neither allows the other to have a real conversation.

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Like a Virgin

Gena Grish | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gena Grish

I met Mr. Purity at my friend Natalie's Memorial Day BBQ a few weeks ago. He and his two friends crashed the party, and we hit it off while I was busy kicking his butt in flip cup.

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Religious Versus Spiritual?

Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D.

It's a trend today to disdain religion as repressive and affirm spirituality as transformational or liberating. It's high time to revisit the question: what exactly does it mean to be spiritual or religious?

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Religious and Secular Belief: All The Same To The Brain

scientificamerican.com | Allison Bond | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Believing the sun is a star is rather the same as believing Jesus was born of a virgin," says Sam Harris, co-author of a study that suggests that the...

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Putting away childish things

David Horton | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Horton

Who was it who said we shouldn't tell children fairy stories, things that aren't true? I disagree. My grandchildren all love made up things, strange t...

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A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

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Patricia Mauceri: Soap Star Refuses To Play Gay Character, Goes Against Her Religious Beliefs

advocate.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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One Life to Live actress Patricia Mauceri says she was axed from the soap earlier this year because her religious beliefs were at odds with a planned ...

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Looking Deeper into Palin's Beliefs

Ralph White | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ralph White

Sarah Palin's rise shows there is still an appetite in America for charismatic leadership devoid of political substance; for a pretty face, a down home manner, and a torrent of distorted attacks.

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