religion

Religion is as old as humankind. With the dawn of language came the perennial questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is death? Thus, religion was born, describing a supernatural world beyond our ordinary senses.

Religion usually involves belief in a personal God or gods. Religious dogma — principles laid down by an authority — are taken by believers to be true on faith.

Religion deals with meaning and values — questions of "why." Compare this with science, which deals with facts and theories, in search of answering "how."

The most frequently practiced religions (or lack thereof) in the world today are: Christianity (2.1 billion); Islam (1.5 billion); and secular/nonreligious/agnostic/atheists (1.1 billion).

Watch the geography of 5,000 years of religion evolve.

Religion is considered an impolite topic — hence its popularity in the blogosphere.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “religion”

in Politics

US Constitution: The Bishops Don’t Get a Veto
As the Bishops try to strong arm the US Constitution, Republicans follow gleefully behind.

by jimmyzuma / on Feb 9, 2012

in Entertainment

Would You Sacrifice Your Child For the Love of God?
“Men never commit evil so fully and joyfully as when they do it for religious convictions†- Blaise Pascal

by missbobetier / on Feb 4, 2012

in TV

Dexter: What Season Six Means for Next Season
Dexter’s sixth season ended this week and although the show won’t be back for months, season seven has already made its way into heavy discussion rotation.

by tvdm / on Dec 26, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “religion”

Richard Dawkins expresses disbelief over slave trader ancestor story

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Evolutionary biologist and atheist calls surreal Sunday Telegraph article citing 18th-century forefather as slave owner Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and prominent atheist, is used to criticism from those who do not share his views on religion or the origins of mankind. But he has expressed surprise at the ...

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Map It: Hurricanes and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 471
“All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens…. I believe that the judgment of God is a very real thing. I know that there are people who demur from that, but I believe that the Bible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishment sometimes before the day of ...

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Christian launches Sunday working legal claim

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A devout Christian is to launch legal action claiming she was forced from her job caring for disabled children because she refused to work on Sundays.Celestina Mba claims that the council she worked for pressured her to work on Sundays and threatened her with disciplinary mea …

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#8: Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It’s Too Late

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Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It’s Too Late by James Robison , Jay W. Review More:  #8: Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It’s Too Late

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Ilana Meallem: Warrior.

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Ilana is a warrior who uses her heart as her weapon. “When you meet a person who has inner authentic presence, you find he has an overwhelming genuineness, which might be somewhat frightening because it is so true and honest and real. You experience a sense of command radiating from the person of inner authentic ...

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Santorum Excommunicates 45 Million Christians: Mainline Protestants Are ‘Gone From The World Of Christianity’

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In a 2008 speech at Ave Maria University, Rick Santorum, a devout Catholic, warned about the dangers of “the NBA†and “rock concerts,†but also said that while Protestants founded America, mainline Protestantism is in such “shambles†that “it is gone from the world of Christianity as I see itâ€: ...

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Sunday resurrection: 19 February 2012

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7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9Hide thy face from my sins, … Continue reading →

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Christianity and The Least of Us

The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 124
The series of political firestorms about Planned Parenthood/Komen Foundation, contraception coverage in insurance plans, and Senator Santorum’s views of gay people have led to many public and private debates about what Christianity really means, what it requires of believers and whether it is a good or bad force in ...

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Religious freedom and religious privilege

Talking Philosophy — Authority: 103
I enjoyed reading Mike LaBossiere’s post entitled “Church & State: Immaculate Contraception†, but I can’t resist the impulse to add a post of my own – perhaps because I lack free will in the matter, but mainly because I devote an entire chapter of Freedom of Religion and the Secular State to ...

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Ronald Reagan on religion

The Absurd Report — Authority: 432
Comments by my friend Jerry: In light of Obama’s move against the Catholic and other Christian faiths and their views on contraception, which he has now changed BTW, I think this clip is refreshing. Yes, Obama has changed his demands on our freedoms, but what will he do if re-elected and has a Democrat Congress [...]

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Suitable for Garages 2-way itercommunion GSM fire alarm system with LED display

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Nepalese woman accused of witchcraft and burned alive – CNN.com

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  Nepalese woman accused of witchcraft and burned alive – CNN.com   What’s really sad about this story is very this action is the direct fault of the Catholics and Christians whether they want to admit it or not.  Because the words in the Bible, " … Suffer a witch to burn…" You not mean what the ...

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matrixagent:Passive Aggression

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matrixagent : Pas sive Aggres sion

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America is a Woman

The Moderate Voice — Authority: 650
Mama’s pleased. This whole free contraceptive mandate has the First Lady written all over it. …and maybe we just found out the value of Valeria Jarrett. Or not, but we know women made it possible for Pres. Obama to stand up. The bishops’ opposition to contraception is not an argument for a “conscience ...

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Hamza Kashgari, social media and the Saudis dual monarchy

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Hamza Kashgari The National reports that the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has “issued a fatwa against Twitter, demanding that ‘real Muslims’ avoid it, calling it a ‘platform for trading accusations and for promoting lies’.†The pretext for this condemnation of social media is the case of the Saudi ...

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British politics could do with a bit of…

Red State Politics — Authority: 140
British politics could do with a bit of Rick Santorums religion Telegraph.co.uk (blog) By Tim Stanley US politics Last updated: February 19th, 2012 A lot of Britons think that America is on the brink of becoming a theocracy. The media is to blame. Folks like Louis Theroux and Stephen Fry have cashed in on ...

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Magic Underwear (As Outerwear?)

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For all my luvin on Madonna, I rarely find myself sitting around listening to her music. Yet I was on YouTube listening to "Queens English" (a superfun 90s song by her Blond Ambition dancers José & Luis on which Madonna provides the chorus and some backing vocals) and found the ad for Mormonism in the upper right ...

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-Baptists on Obama’s Mandate: We’d Rather Go to Jail and Pay Fines

ANSWERS For The Faith — Authority: 482
            (Image via Wikipedia ) Obama’s contraceptive and abortive mandate is not just a Catholic issue, the Baptists are also ready to combat the issue on the grounds of religious liberty and even go to jail for the cause. Two Southern Baptist ethicists and one university president testified ...

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Picking Your True Religion Jeans Wedding ceremony Gown

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He’s proposed and it really is time to produce a selection on one of the most important detail of every small girl’s dream: the wedding ceremony gown Should it be sleeveless, brief, lengthy, lacey, sequined or basic Countless True Religion Outlet concerns to ask yourself, despite the fact that you will be sure of ...

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Ka thian tha ber

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Chu zan reh takah chuan ka kal thinna lui kam thing buk hnuaiah chuan ka thu kerh kerh a. Thla chu a eng nuam em em mai a, luitui che vel chuan thla eng chu a rawn en a, a tle suar bawk a. A boruak chu hahdamin a hmun chu nuam hle mahse chung hmun nuam leh lui luang ri her herte chuan zanina ka lungngaih zia leh rilru ...

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