religion
This day in history: Muhammad Ali convicted for his anti-war stand
June 20, 2012On June 20, 1967, boxing champion and Olympic gold medal winner Muhammad Ali was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years.
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Christians diverge in Holy Week observances
April 9, 2012"The richest nation the world had ever known is disgraced by our levels of poverty, official executions, prison populations, and joblessness."
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Atheists also fight for religious freedom
March 28, 2012The 20,000 people who showed up in Washington this past weekend for the Reason Rally were indeed patriots, fighting for the defense of a very American tradition.
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Foxhole atheists score victories, fight on
March 20, 2012They fight for your rights and freedoms, including the right to freedom of -- and from -- religion. Now they are fighting for their own.
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Irish debt and the heart of Saint O’Toole
March 16, 2012Thereby hangs a typical Irish tale filled with metaphors, parallels, and some pretty serious weirdness.
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