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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “religion”

 

• A Classic Calvin Illustration: The Scripture as Eyeglasses

  
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  “For as the aged, or those whose sight is defective, when any book, however fair, is set before them, though they perceive that there is something written, are scarcely able to make out two consecutive words, but, when aided by glasses, begin to read distinctly, so Scripture , gathering together the impressions of ...
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• Pope accepts invitation to visit Israel

  
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  ICEJ News – Wed, 01 May 2013 In wrapping up his visit to the Vatican on Tuesday, Israeli President Shimon Peres extended an invitation to Pope Francis to visit Israel. “The citizens of Israel see in you a leader of peace and good will. The sooner you visit the better, as in these days a new opportunity is being ...
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• The Politics of Black Hair

  
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  The Politics of Black Hair By Donna Kakonge OISE/University of Toronto   ABSTRACT   What is so threatening about natural Black hair? This is something we are still aiming to understand although one of the researchers began the study at Concordia University in Montréal in 1997. The suggestion for studying ...
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• Poem // Look God

  
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  Never trust an absent father who won’t pay his way, show up on birthdays and holidays, take some responsibility. Look God, it’s just you, me and the whole world now. Time was, you could say, “It’s not me, it’s Lucifer” … Continue reading →
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• JESUS CHRIST TAUGHT US TO PRAY…

  
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  Filed under: FAITH, FAMILY, ISRAEL, JESUS CHRIST, Religion, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, The Second Coming_The End of Days Tagged: Jehovah, Jesus Christ, politics, repentance, Salvation, sin
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• Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for having sex with 14-year-old high school basketball teammate

  
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  BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com Nearly 80,000 supporters since Friday have signed an Internet petition demanding felony sex charges be dropped against an 18-year-old lesbian who dated a 14-year-old high-school basketball teammate. Kaitlyn Hunt of Indian River County is charged with two ...
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• Lawyer Previews Novel Defense For Christian Metal Rocker

  
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• Church of Scotland to Allow Gay Clergy in Historic Shift

  
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  The Church of Scotland today narrowly approved a rule which would allow gay and lesbian ministers, reports The Guardian : The churchs ruling general assembly voted to allow congregations to admit gay ministers but only if they specifically elect to do so, in a radical departure from more than ...
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• Knowing Your Kingdom Assignment - May 22,2013

  
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  Do you know your Kingdom Assignment, are you operating in it? Are, or you just doing church, lets talk about, lets hear what God has to say!
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• The Supreme Court Agreed To Hear A Case Today That Will Probably Nuke Separation Of Church And State

  
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  Eight years ago, in an opinion warning of the “violent consequences of the assumption of religious authority by government,” retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor offered a challenge to her fellow conservative justices eager weaken the wall of separation between church and state: “[t]hose who would renegotiate ...
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• The Transhumanist Logic of Technological Innovation

  
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  What follows are a series underdeveloped thoughts for your consideration: Advances in robotics , AI, and automation promise to liberate human beings from labor. The Programmable World promises to liberate us from mundane, routine, everyday tasks. Big Data and algorithms promise to liberate us from the ...
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• 5 killed after church van flips in southern Illinois

  
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  No bad weather was reported in the area at the time of the crash, according to the sheriff’s office. Several people were taken to the hospital, some by medical helicopter,  The Leader-Union in Vandalia reported on its web site . Four of the injured were taken to Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia and were in ...
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• US State Department Releases 2012 International Religious Freedom Report

  
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  The US State Department released Monday its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, which notes that religious freedom is declining in many parts of the world. Speaking at its presentation, Secretary of State John Kerry said the report, “shines light on the challenges that people face as they seek nothing more ...
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• State Department Releases 2012 International Religious Freedom Report

  
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  The State Department released Monday its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, which notes that religious freedom is declining in many parts of the world. Speaking at its presentation, Secretary of State John Kerry said the report, “shines light on the challenges that people face as they seek nothing more ...
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• Youth Pastor Watch

  
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  CALIFORNIA : A San Leandro youth pastor was among dozens arrested during a massive prostitution sweep last week in Florida, who was in Orlando for a ministers conference. Samuel Yoon, 45, who works at New Community Mission Church, a Southern Baptist church in San Mateo, was arrested May 8 as part of an undercover ...
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• Bigots detect a new gay marriage threat: young people will shun public sector jobs

  
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  ON the day that MPs voted against an amendment to the Equality Act as a sop to bigots who disagree with allowing same-sex couples to marry, the Daily Telegraph carried a letter warning that thousands of young Christians who believe in traditional marriage will think twice before taking public sector jobs. A gang ...
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• Wheres the Conservative Outrage Over NYCs Anti-Gay Violence?

  
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  By  Tim Peacock These are Jesus people, after all, right? Via Memeographs this morning: Per Memeographs: NYCs gay community and allies will march tonight to protest a rash of hate crimes directed at the LGBT community. Much progress has been made, but America, even New York City, is ...
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• NYPD to Muslim informant: ‘Get pictures’

  
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  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is defending itself in a federal civil rights lawsuit over its surveillance of Muslims. It says in a new court filing that nothing it has done violated surveillance guidelines imposed by a federal judge in a previous case. via NYPD messages to Muslim informant: ‘Get ...
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• Driving Blind: Cthulhu, Piracy in Real Time and the Enlightenment

  
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  Ted Heller feels like he’s betraying someone, or something , every time he picks up his new e-reader. Maybe though he should consider more deeply the nature of this perceived betrayal before taking to the pages of Salon to write about it. What would George Orwell think about the Internet’s effect on the ...
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