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”

• Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Could exposing a child to religion be child abuse?

  
  Philosophy Discussion — Authority: 175
  Author: Meleagar Subject: Re: . Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:22 pm (GMT -5) athena wrote: Science does a pretty good job of determining if it is germs making people sick or demons. Ive already pointed out the problem in this "argument" - hasty generalization, biased sample, and the problem that ...
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• Too many simple, probably wrong answers about Nidal Hasan

  
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  Lisa Miller writes in Newsweek:Major [Nidal] Hasan may suffer from loneliness, isolation, PTSD, and a terror of being deployed overseas. He may, indeed, be mentally ill. But he was also allegedly exchanging e-mail with Anwar al Awlaki, a Yemeni-American cleric whose rhetoric urges Muslims to see terrorism as a ...
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• Imagine That

  
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  bible, religion, justice, poverty, religious, right, Im not sure why Im supposed to be shocked by this : Only 13 percent of Americans surveyed by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Bible Society was able to correctly credit the Bible as the source of Proverbs 31:8-9, the Contemporary English Version of ...
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• Blaspheme while you can

  
  Terahertz — Authority: 423
  Extremist Muslims are continuing their push to ban the right to free speech and free press . They hope to soon twist the UNs arm into establishing “an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery.” Luckily, the USA is heavily invested against this, and hopefully every other nation ...
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• Cathedral Academy Starts Basketball Team

  
  Charismatic Episcopal Church CEC — Authority: 126
  Selma, AL The Cathedral Academy, a Christian school ministry of the Cathedral of Christ the King, was recently featured in the Selma Times Journal. The story is about the new basketball program and it includes some great quotes from the coaches Roxanne Jones and Jamie Tellier, along with players as well. The ...
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• Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Could exposing a child to religion be child abuse?

  
  Philosophy Discussion — Authority: 175
  Author: athena Subject: Re: . Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:57 am (GMT -5) Meleagar wrote: Homicidal Pacifist wrote: Good job Meleagar. Well, we aim to please. Quote: First I would ask what specific experiences you have had with demons. What difference does it make? ...
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• Well, I never expected this

  
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• Here are what the TEA BAGGERS consist of ....

  
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• Palin is a lying POS .... busted again !!!

  
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• Obama’s Biggest Mistake

  
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• Lawmaker defends Kennedy

  
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  Lawmaker defends RI Rep Kennedy in Communion flap RAY HENRY, Associated Press Writer November 23, 2009 (11-23) 18:58 PST Providence, R.I. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island congressman not to receive Holy ...
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• Tank: isnt Contrarian a "big time author"???

  
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• Find A Church of Christ In Pearland

  
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• British humanists back LBGT consortium

  
  Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego — Authority: 481
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• Glaring Contradictions

  
  Blog of Mass Destruction — Authority: 126
  Major Nidal Malik Hasan….the Ft. Hood mass shooter…..will, rightfully, be held accountable for his gruesome and insane actions in killing 13 and wounding 30. What Hasan did was inexcusable, and cannot be rationalized. Hasan, as everyone in the world knows now, was a devout Muslim. Many conservative Americans, and ...
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• Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Could exposing a child to religion be child abuse?

  
  Philosophy Discussion — Authority: 175
  Author: Meleagar Subject: Re: . Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:15 am (GMT -5) Homicidal Pacifist wrote: Good job Meleagar. Well, we aim to please. Quote: First I would ask what specific experiences you have had with demons. What difference does it make? This thread isnt about ...
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• Chris Matthews Takes on Abortion and the Catholic Church

  
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  Chris Matthews does a great job skewering the Rhode Island bishop who denied Patrick Kennedy communion. With apologies for linking to the videos as posted by Americans United for Life (it was the only version I could figure out to embed here), the exchange is below.  Or you can go directly to MSNBC’s website and ...
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