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Megachurch pastor John Hagee wants atheists to leave America and Congress to ban witchcraft and satanism from military

By D. Beeksma • June 6, 2012

Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee wants atheists to get on planes and get out of America … and alternative religions booted out of the

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Faith leaders denounce New York City Police Department's profiling of Muslim community

By D. Beeksma • March 16, 2012

interfaith group challenges NYPD profiling

A diverse coalition of faith leaders gathered this week to denounce what they see as the profiling of the Muslim community by the New

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Romania welcomes spring with ancient practice of exchanging good luck charms

By D. Beeksma • March 2, 2012

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The Japanese welcome each spring with picnics under cherry blossom. In Romania and Bulgaria, it is greeted with the exchange of a little amulet

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As if the fictional "war on Christmas" and "war on Halloween and Easter" wasn't enough: Fox Nation declares there is a "War on Thanksgiving"

By Dakota O'Leary • November 22, 2011

According to FoxNation, the New York Times is waging "war" on Thanksgiving, because of an article that criticizes the annual Presidential pardoning of the

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Buddhist meditators use different brain centers for processing information involving rational decision says new cognitive neuroscience study

By JohnThomas Didymus • August 15, 2011

A new study looking to explore alternative mechanisms for managing emotions than the ones already familiar to cognitive neuroscience had found that the responses

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Trial of FLDS cult Leader Warren Jeffs begins on Monday

By JohnThomas Didymus • July 24, 2011

The Texas trial of Warren Jeffs, polygamist leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will begin 9.00 A.M. on Monday

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Homosexual, Gay or Pederasty Culture of Ancient Greece: Role of Pederastic "Boy Love" Liaison in Puberty Initiation Rite (Part 2)

By JohnThomas Didymus • May 27, 2011

Note: This is the concluding part of a 2-part series: Read Part 1: Homosexual, Gay or Pederastic Culture of Archaic and Classical Periods in

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U.S. Hindus unhappy with American pop culture yoga

By D. Beeksma • March 10, 2011

American Yoga

About 16 million Americans practice yoga, spending about $6 billion on lessons. Yoga studios have become almost as commonplace as pizza parlors. About 2

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Mother-Son Incest Motif of Thought in Traditional Religious and Mystical Systems

By JohnThomas Didymus • March 5, 2011

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Rankian psychoanalytic theory proposes the Birth Trauma as the Primal Trauma, and the universal religious belief in blissful afterlife existence as the socially approved

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Fox News Features Catholic Exorcisms

By D. Beeksma • January 9, 2011

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In its "Beyond Belief" show hosted by Sean Hannity, Fox News featured the Catholics' practice of exorcisms. Hannity spoke with Matt Baglio, author of

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Wherever You Go, There You Are – ROUGH CUT

By admin • July 31, 2010

Wherever You Go There You Are ROUGH CUT In his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living–a book in which he presented basic meditation techniques as

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To Have or To Be

By admin • June 22, 2010

To Have or to Be User Ratings and Reviews 5 Stars A very insightful book This is a book of wisdom which helps you

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The Accidental Santera, A Novel

By admin • May 7, 2010

The Accidental Santera A Novel A one-of-a-kind novel that plunges readers into the secrets of Afro-Cuban Santeria—a world of fascinating beauty, pulsating rhythms, and

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