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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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    JONATHAN TURLEYAuthority Authority: 639
    The tension between the Church of Scientology and Australian political leaders continued to grow last week. First, there was the allegation of the Church obstructing a criminal investigation, here . Then, there was the call for a criminal investigation of the Church by a powerful member of the legislature, here . ...
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  • Heres a video from the Catholic Church


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    http://www.dioceseofraleigh.org/docs/multimedia/pendergrass.WMV Diocese of Raleigh News and Announcements 5th anniversary with update on Safe Environment education.
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  • Global Warming Kool-Aid


    PA Pundits - InternationalAuthority Authority: 550
    By William Warren See more Cartoons by William Warren, and Great Articles at NetRight Nation Blog Posted in 111th Congress, America (USA), Blundering Bureaucrats, Cartoons, Climate Alarmists, Climate Change, Conniving Politicians, Democrats, Environment, Environmental activists, Fanatics, Fear-mongering, ...
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  • Why Would LGBT Americans Remain Catholic?


    Irregular Times: News Unfit for PrintAuthority Authority: 535
    This morning, I read a headline that just doesn’t make sense to me. The organization Dignity USA writes , “Gay Catholic group urges D.C. to defy church” . Dignity USA is an organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Catholics. The Catholic church declares anything but heterosexual activity ...
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  • Terrorism thats personal (12 images)


    American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & ForumAuthority Authority: 161
    EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT We typically think of terrorism as a political act. But sometimes it’s very personal. It wasn’t a government or a guerrilla insurgency that threw acid on this woman’s face in Pakistan. It was a young man whom she had rejected for marriage. As the United States ponders what to do ...
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  • Doomsday Sects (Jeremiah remix)


    Let's have a mind and raise flowers.Authority Authority: 100
    It’s a sinful world, so I know you want to hide out Even if we only go to my Fallout Sip grape Kool Aid as we sit upon my couch Life is shit, and I know you want to punch out You love Mel Gibson’s “Passion”, I think you own it In terms of reality, you’re not grounded In our society, you feel surrounded ...
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  • Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Atheism: lets clear a few things up


    Philosophy DiscussionAuthority Authority: 175
    Author: JPhillips Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:17 am (GMT -5) pjkeeley Seems to me you may have a narrow perspective of what living for eternity means. Try to appreciate it from a different perspective, from the perspective of an entity who is much more evolved than human and without any human frailties. Think of ...
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  • Re: Flooding evokes Bible


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    Quote from: TEXAN Connection on Yesterday at 05:07:19 PM you seem to think that history has always remained the same...  A non christian Iraq?? please equate this with 2 to 6 thousand yrs ago.. "Biblical proportion floods every 1000yrs"  I reckon thats as false a statment as could be made OR we are about 3000 ...
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  • Website Containing Black Magic. (Frightening Stuff)


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    http://artofconjuring.webs.com/ I might try the Jinn summoning tonight.
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  • Sunday Comics


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    Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of huge importance for the human race, you will be greatly missed by many.
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  • The Global Carbon Footprint Scam


    PA Pundits - InternationalAuthority Authority: 550
    By Alan Caruba I never cease to marvel at the environmental alarmists who create one “crisis” after another using wretchedly bad “science” to support their scams. On Tuesday, November 24, the Global Footprint Network is going to “release new data on the Ecological Footprint of 100 nations and humanity as ...
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  • Is the meaning of hajj being lost? | Syed Neaz Ahmad


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    Hajj is meant to bring Muslims together in brotherhood. But in 2009, more than ever, security is getting in the way "The hajj is one of the great cultural and spiritual events on earth, but one which most of us know far less about than we do about things that happen in outer space and under the sea", says Taran ...
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  • The Buddhists Of Congress


    That's My CongressAuthority Authority: 506
    Unlike many of the Christian members of Congress , who loudly declare their religion to be at the core of their political identities, Representatives Hirono and Johnson keep their Buddhist religious identities a private matter separate from their public service.
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  • Lindsay Goes Clubbing Straight After Alcohol Ed!


    Bitch PleazAuthority Authority: 139
    God how I love Lilo!!After attending her first booze Education class (court ordered) Lindsay headed straight to niteclub “Boulevard 3″, then onto the” Chateau Marmont“, then finally the “tea rooms”!!Linds & her groupies left at 2.30am,then stopped their car in the middle of the road,& caused a ...
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  • Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Can the "new atheist" be trusted


    Philosophy DiscussionAuthority Authority: 175
    Author: JPhillips Subject: Atheists Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:36 am (GMT -5) Alun Doctrine of atheism to me would apply to those who hold the view that there is no God in any sense of the word. The ones who subscribe to this doctrine are those who believe everything is the result of one big cosmic joke. The ...
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  • Scientologists ‘Targeting’ Schoolchildren


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    I’ve come across rather dodgy efforts disguised under genuine educational materials getting into schools before… but this is a new one to me, which I think should be better known to people. ABC News reports: The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting Year 6 students using ...
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  • Interfaith dialogue - naïve or necessary? Posted by Ruth Wasserman


    The Jerusalem Post BlogCentralAuthority Authority: 140
    Given the stakes, particularly in the Middle East, one may raise an eyebrow at the lack of support for interfaith dialogue from the political leadership in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Its even more surprising how little attention interfaith initiatives generate in the media. Past weeks have, once more, ...
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  • Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Atheism: lets clear a few things up


    Philosophy DiscussionAuthority Authority: 175
    Author: pjkeeley Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:03 am (GMT -5) OTavern wrote: That depends on your perspective of God. If God is all-knowing and all-loving, the quintessential moral being, then His opinion would certainly count. Yes, but Im not convinced that Gods opinion would count more than the ...
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  • OMFG .... I feel bad for this woman


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    Gov. Sarah Palin talks with a woman whos looks resemble that of Gov. Sarah Palin at Borders bookstore during the third "Going Rogue" book signing event Thursday, November 19, 2009, in Noblesville, IN. This is not a photo shop job. This is pulled straight from Palins Facebook page.
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  • Fantastic video !!!


    Gambling IQAuthority Authority: 168
    Run time: 01:40 YouTube - SidRosenberg.com: Could This Happen in 2012? President Sarah Palin?
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