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Sunday Restaurant Promotion Angers Atheists

Steve Tanko — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:05:11 +0000

A Pennsylvania restaurant has found itself at the receiving end of a lawsuit over it’s Sunday dining promotion. As advertised, customers who bring in a church bulletin get a ten-percent discount off their meal. As a result, an Athiest man has filed a lawsuit charging discrimination. At the heart of the complaint, John Wolff says [...]

Obama Continues To Tell Catholics To Go To Hell

Steve Tanko — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:59:47 +0000

Although the White House believes that it placated the Catholic Church on the issue of mandatory birth control, a growing group of legislators aren't in agreement.
Seven states have filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that nearly all health insurance plans cover contraceptives free of charge, saying that it violates religious freedom and leaves "countless additional religious freedoms vulnerable to government intrusion

May the Force Be With You! 'Star Wars' Is Now a Religion All Over the World

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:50:48 +0000

Many ‘Star Wars’ fans follow their favorite sci-fi film franchise religiously. Now an increasing number are embracing Luke, Chewbacca and all the rest as their religion. Buoyed by a Facebook campaign, 15,070 citizens in the Czech Republic listed their religion as ‘Jedi Knight’ on their country’s just-released census report. While that might seem like a lot, it’s nothing compared to England, [...]

Muslim Women Warned to Stay Away From Bananas, Cucumbers and Other Sexual Foods

Kathy Landin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:26:01 +0000

It’s important to some who observe the Muslim faith to distance themselves from those images, persons and items that might provoke sexual thoughts. But is produce really one of those things? According to an unidentified Islamic cleric in Europe, referred to only as a sheikh, it is. In an interview for a religious publication called [...]