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Does Belief in Hell Reduce Crime?

June 21st, 2012

A new study suggests that places where people believe more strongly in hell have lower crime rates than places where people believe less strongly in hell. Does belief in hell reduce crime?

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Should Churches Lose Their Tax-Exempt Status?

June 19th, 2012

A recent study suggests that the United States stands to gain a lot by revoking the tax-exempt status of churches and other religious organizations. But should they do that?

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Vatican Condemns Nun’s Book on Sexuality

June 7th, 2012

The Vatican is ramping up its efforts to rein in a host of unruly nuns. A few days ago, it criticized a group of U.S. nuns for teaching "radical feminist ideology."

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Richard Dawkins Voices Support for School Bibles

June 6th, 2012

Distinguished evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has expressed support for the distribution of Bibles in government-run British schools.

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"Rogue" Nuns Helping to Redefine Catholic Values

June 2nd, 2012

A group of nuns were accused by the Vatican of disobeying church doctrine. Church leaders declared the Leadership Conference of Women Religious were flouting doctrine on important moral issues.

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Preaching Violence from the Pulpit

May 28th, 2012

As voters were preparing to vote on an amendment to ban same-sex unions, a local pastor told his congregation to beat effeminate boys. May has been a busy month for anti-equality advocates in North Carolina.

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Religion Builds Trust but Also Causes Conflict, Research Shows

May 25th, 2012

Does religion nurture trust and cooperation, or create conflict? This question is the focus of an article recently published in a special edition of the magazine Science.

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Are Secular People More Compassionate?

May 18th, 2012

Popular belief states that religion teaches people to have compassion for one another, but is this really the case? A new study suggests that the unreligious might be more compassionate towards others.

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To all Corporations, Defend Equality with Economic Sanctions

May 17th, 2012

The day before U.S. president Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage and other legally recognized same-sex unions.

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Should ULC Ministers Support The "Buy A Girl" Campaign?

May 5th, 2012

Nanhi Kali's "Buy A Girl" campaign tries to fight trafficking by funding girls' education, but the controversial use of satire has elicited mixed reactions from the public. Should ULC ministers support it?

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