Religion

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Val Kilmer Was in DC This Week Lobbying for What?!

Mr. Kilmer goes to Washington to argue for a religious exemption to Obamacare.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 8:28 AM PDT
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How the Mormons Ensured Victory for Gay Marriage

All they had to do, really, was get out of the way.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Mitt Romney's Advice to College Grads: Start Having Babies As Soon As Possible

For "children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward."

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| Thu May. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Anonymous Threatens Westboro Baptist Church

The hacktivist group warned the attention-grabbing hate group after the church vowed to picket the funerals of Boston Marathon victims.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 8:17 PM PDT

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Charts: America's Troubled Affair with Overseas Adoption

In country after country, a rapid rise in US adoptions has been plagued by controversy.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession

When devout Christian families made it their mission to save children from war-torn countries, the match was often far from heavenly.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Mormon Church Abandons Its Crusade Against Gay Marriage

Prop. 8 backlash has led the Latter Day Saints to soften their treatment of LGBT church members.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Oklahoma One Step Away From Banning Islamic Law (Again)

On Monday, the state senate passed a bill designed to prevent the state from being annexed by a hypothetical North American caliphate—before it's too late.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 7:21 AM PDT
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The Taliban Are Inadvertently Really Good at Endangered Falcon Conservation

On a related note, whales benefited greatly from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 2:21 PM PDT
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Fla. State Senator: We Need to "Vaccinate" Against Shariah

Republican Alan Hays says banning Islamic law is common sense—just like fighting polio.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 9:31 AM PDT

Critics of Gay Ban Battle Boy Scouts Over Results of Internal Survey

The Boy Scouts asked members, parents, and scoutmasters whether they'd recommend the organization to others. The results were controversial.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Pope Francis Vs. Black Francis

How does the Holy Father compare against the indie rock godfather and former Pixies frontman?

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| Thu Mar. 14, 2013 1:07 PM PDT

The World Has Its First Jesuit Pope. Will He Really Help the Poor?

Pope Francis arrives in the turbulent age of austerity.

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 3:09 PM PDT

Poped Out

I expected little from the conclave's decision. Looks like my expectations have been met.

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 1:39 PM PDT
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Pope Francis I is Really, Really Opposed to Gay Adoption

Argentina's president once called Cardinal Bergoglio's views "medieval."

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 11:45 AM PDT
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Mother of "Dancing with the Stars" Alum Bristol Palin to Write Book About Christmas

"A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas" is what this is titled.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 7:27 AM PDT

"They All Look Like a Vatican Version of the Tea Party Movement"

Still, who among the cardinals would be the greenest new pope?

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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What Would Jesus Do? Probably Keep Buying Ads During SNL

Despite an evangelical group's claims, advertisers are not abandoning "Saturday Night Live" over a recent sketch.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 2:57 PM PST
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Ding Dong (Some) Anti-Evolution Bills Are Dead

But bills in Missouri and Oklahoma that have pro-creationist language are still kicking.

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| Tue Feb. 26, 2013 8:09 PM PST

WATCH: Hurry to the Conclave! It's Time to Pick a Pope [Fiore Cartoon]

With the Pope resigning and scandals festering, the Catholic Church is in crisis.

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 12:21 PM PST