religion
Boy Scouts of America to allow gay adult leaders
July 30, 2015The new policy, aimed at easing a controversy that has embroiled the Boy Scouts for years, takes effect immediately.
Read moreReligious voters back Pope’s stands against racism, income inequality, for worker rights
July 28, 2015Pope Francis I has been outspoken about the rights of workers to be valued and respected - including their rights to join unions - and against income inequality and poverty.
Read moreToday in history: Jan Hus burned at the stake 600 years ago
July 6, 2015In 1415, Czech religious reformer Jan Hus, condemned as a heretic against the doctrines of the Catholic Church, was burned at the stake.
Read moreReview: how corporate America invented Christian America
July 1, 2015"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
Read morePope Francis offers a new vision for social and environmental justice
June 29, 2015This fight in which we are engaged - to defeat the forces of greed -- must be won with power from average people leveraged by moral authority.
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