What's coming for religion in 2019? Here's what the experts predict.

January 3, 2019

(RNS) — Scholars, faith leaders, activists and other experts predict what changes the American and global religious landscapes will see after the New Year.

Source: What's coming for religion in 2019? Here's what the experts predict. - Religion News Service

Atheists Display “Oh Come All Ye Faithless/Even Heathens Celebrate the Season!” Sign in Indiana

December 10, 2018

The authorities granted the group permission after much delay. The other side of the sign reads “Even Heathens Celebrate the Season!” The celebratory notice was paid for by Northern Indiana Atheists. The Northern Indiana Atheists are a non-profit created to fight any violation of church and state. The organization also defends the rights of atheists. […]

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“Atheist Christmas Coloring Book” Teaches How Christmas Was Created Through A Melting Pot of Traditions and Fairy Tales - World Religion News

November 8, 2018

The “Atheist Christmas Coloring Book” is aimed towards the rational thinker. Rick Marazzani's The book, even though it uses the word Christmas, does not perpetuate the Christian belief. It instead explains the origins of Christmas along with the multiple legends which blend to form the tale we read now. The Atheist Christmas Coloring Book represents […]

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Bishop urges Congress to finish work on opioid legislation

September 24, 2018

The opioid addiction crisis in the United States is too big to allow Congress to let politics derail passage of a bill to fight opioid abuse, according to Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida.

Source: Bishop urges Congress to finish work on opioid legislation

Should we live to be 500? Christians and secularists come together over transhumanism

September 17, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Transhumanism is 'a conversation that calls us, that challenges us to develop a deeper theology of technology,' according to Micah Redding, director of the Christian Transhumanist Association.

Source: Should we live to be 500? Christians and secularists come together over transhumanism - Religion News Service

Atheist group president will debate Oklahoma preacher | News OK

March 28, 2018

MAR 28, 2018 - An atheist group set to host its national gathering in Oklahoma City has released the details of a pre-convention debate between an Oklahoma preacher and the organization's president.

Source: Atheist group president will debate Oklahoma preacher | News OK

'Christianity as default is gone': the rise of a non-Christian Europe | World news | The Guardian

March 21, 2018

Figures show a majority of young adults in 12 countries have no faith, with Czechs least religious

Source: 'Christianity as default is gone': the rise of a non-Christian Europe | World news | The Guardian

Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill celebrates church without religion

February 26, 2018

People from all ethnic and religious backgrounds are learning to lean on one another in this secular congregation. Without religion and with the motto "live better, help often, wonder more," Sunday Assembly is celebrating life, service community.

Source: Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill celebrates church without religion

Americans United for Separation of Church and State picks Rachel Laser as executive director — its first woman, first non-Christian - The Washington Post

February 21, 2018

Rachel Laser wants to rebrand the fight for church-state separation as a nonpartisan, patriotic cause.

Source: Americans United for Separation of Church and State picks Rachel Laser as executive director — its first woman, first non-Christian - The Washington Post

Justices Sharply Divided in Gay Rights Case

December 12, 2017

The Supreme Court entered the latest battleground in the culture wars on Tuesday, hearing arguments in a hard-fought clash between gay rights and claims of religious freedom that was a sort of sequel to the court’s 2015 decision establishing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

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