Religion

Taliban Bans Mixed Gender University Classes In Afghanistan

Women can continue to take classes, but not in a "mixed male and female environment," the acting education minister told a group of all-male "elders."
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This Afghan Family Secured U.S. Visas. But They Can’t Get On A Flight.

Nearly every day, the family of five set out to the airport from their home in Kabul only to be met by other desperate Afghans and large crowds.
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E.T., Phone Hell? Creationist Ken Ham Says Jesus Can't Save Space Aliens

The Noah's Ark guy is being rude to extraterrestrials ... again.
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'Hail Satan!' Devilishly Weird Clip Unexpectedly Cuts Into TV News Segment

Could it be... SATAN???
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Soccer-Loving Pope Francis Finally Gets A Foosball Table

Of course, the Pontiff had to test out his new toy.
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I'm A Former Fundamentalist And We’re Approaching Anti-Vaxxers All Wrong

"Before you tell me that the vaccine-hesitant person in your life cannot be reasoned with and that it’s not even worth trying, listen up."
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8th-Graders Lead Effort To Clear The Name Of Wrongly Convicted Salem 'Witch'

A woman convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials may finally be exonerated in Massachusetts.
By William J. Kole, AP

Laura Prepon Says She’s ‘No Longer Practicing Scientology'

The “Orange is the New Black” star said she stopped practicing the religion when she became a mom almost five years ago.
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Photos Capture The Disintegration Of Kabul As Thousands Try To Flee

People were seen clinging to the outside of airplanes and scaling barbed-wire walls in an attempt to flee Afghanistan as Taliban militants took over.
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Cardinal Who Expressed Skepticism About Vaccines Has COVID-19, Is On Ventilator

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has referenced conspiracy theories suggesting coronavirus vaccines are linked to microchips and made from aborted fetal cells.
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