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Updated: Obama skips, McDonnell attends historic boy scout jamboree

(June 29, 2010) - President Obama may not be planning to speak at the 100th anniversay of the boy scouts' jamboree today in Virginia, but Gov. Bob McDonnell wouldn't miss it.

Atheists and (economic) foxholes

(June 29, 2010) - Church attendance rises when the economy slips.

Tim Lahaye, Evangelical Christian Minister, Warns Obama Bringing Us Closer To 'The Apocalypse' (VIDE

(June 28, 2010) - Evangelical Christian minister Tim LaHaye says that the policy initiatives put forth by the Obama administration are bringing the country "closer to the apocalypse."

Just How Far Is the "Ground Zero Mosque" From Ground Zero?

READ MORE (July 28, 2010) - The "Ground Zero Mosque" that we have been and will be hearing so much about is not exactly a mosque, nor is it at Ground Zero. Here's why: you can't see Ground Zero -- the former site of the World Trade Center -- from the future site of the Cordoba

Polygamist Warren Jeffs Can Now Marry Off Underaged Girls With Impunity

(July 28, 2010) - While it comes as no surprise that the Utah Supreme Court has overturned the convictions against polygamist Warren Jeffs today, the outrage is no less palpable for feminists watching around the world.

Christian Coed Sues to Stay in Counseling Program

(July 28, 2010)--When officials at Georgia's Augusta State University told counseling student Jennifer Keeton they were concerned her outspoken Christian views might affect her ability to work with gay, lesbian and transgender clients, they gave her a choice: participate in a remediation plan or leave school.

The Vatican’s Gay Priests

(July 27, 2010) - For residents of Rome, the sight of courting priests is hardly an anomaly. But a recent exposé is rocking the Catholic Church.

Santa Claus Rips Catholic Church

uly 27, 2010) - Talk about piling on -- now even Santa Claus is taking shots at the Catholic Church.

FIRST-PERSON: Atheism among scientists

July 27, 2010) - From time to time, a column in a newspaper is more revealing than its author probably intended it to be.

The Hidden Dimensions Of Science Vs. Religion

(July 26, 2010) - Have the extremes of the Science vs. Religion run their course? Is it time to step beyond the vision of Science and Spirituality as a one-dimensional spectrum? Is it time to say to those who fight from the poles of that spectrum “enough!” and move on?

Atheists: Faith Not Needed to Love Country

)July 25, 2010) - John Kieffer's faith first wavered on a Vietnam battlefield. The platoon leader enlisted for religious reasons - to fight faithless communists, he said - but left battle a nonbeliever.

Over 30 Pro-Family Groups Ask Court for Role in Day of Prayer Case

(July 24, 2010) - Over 30 conservative organizations are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to allow them to participate in oral arguments supporting the National Day of Prayer, with at least one group calling the Obama administration's defense of the observance “inadequate

Religious freedom, hypocrisy clash at Ground Zero

(July 24, 2010) - Far too many Americans are hypocrites, demanding rights while denying those same rights to others.

Gay Priests Blasted For Leading 'Double Life' By Church

(July 23, 2010) - The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to come out of the closet and leave the priesthood.

Protesting the mosque: A post Founding Fathers America

(July 22, 2010) - Last week protestors poured into the streets of Murfreesboro, TN to voice their displeasure at a proposed new mosque just outside of the city in central Tennessee. Some of the protestors were very clear on why they were opposed to a mosque in their neighborhood.

Cops Collar Crucifix Crook

(July 22, 2010) - Florida burglar used cross to pry open church poor boxes

Gay Law In Argentina Signals Waning Catholic Power

(July 21, 2010) - The Catholic Church's failure to derail a gay marriage law in Argentina shows once powerful clergymen losing their influence in Latin America, where pressure is growing for more liberal social legislation.

Attacking Muslims Is In Vogue Again Among Conservatives [UPDATED]

(July 21, 2010) - Recently in the land of the demented, it's become ultra-voguish to hate Americans who are practitioners of Islam.

Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Reject the Diaspora, Threatening to Split World Jewry

(July 20, 2010) - A Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Except when he or she is not.

Atheists Break Out New Ritual Tool: The Blow-Dryer

(July 19, 2010) - Wielding a blow-dryer, a leading atheist conducted a mass "de-baptism" of fellow non-believers and symbolically dried up the offending waters that were sprinkled on their foreheads as young children.