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Maine the least religious American state, Utah the most; Salt Lake City the most religious city, Portland, Oregon the least

Maine has fewer residents who claim a religious affiliation than any other state in the union. The Pine Tree State is the only one in the country in which less than 30 percent of the population belong to a religious denomination or independent Christian church, according to a c …

How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane

The demented project of endless capitalist expansion, profligate consumption, senseless exploitation and industrial growth is now imploding. Corporate hustlers are as blind to the ramifications of their self-destructive fury as were Custer, the gold speculators and the railroad …

Trinity United Church of Christ (Yes That Church) on President Obama's Marriage Equality Stance

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III challenges fellow black clergy and all of us who are upset with President Obama's position on same-sex marriage.

There Is No Such Thing As 'Traditional Marriage'

The debate over same-sex marriage usually begins with someone on the right claiming that they oppose the idea of two men or two women being married because they wish to defend “traditional marriage.” What becomes clear after a short while, though, is that their idea …

Does the idea of same sex marriage fly in the face of thousands of years of traditional marriage? Actually, no.

Contrary to myth, Christianity's concept of marriage has not been set in stone since the days of Christ, but has constantly evolved as a concept and ritual. Prof. John Boswell, the late Chairman of Yale University's history department, discovered that in addition to heterosexu …

President Obama's calculated gamble on gay marriage

Now that the President is on record in support of gay marriage, it’s worth breaking down the political pluses and minuses of that position. Let’s start with the pluses. 1. Public opinion: The movement in national polling on the issue is something rarely seen; suppor …

As the Collective Heads of the GOP Conservative Tea Party Extremist Evangelical Wing Exploded earlier today, I Looked Out the Window at Work in Tampa and Saw a Rainbow. After all, God did create EACH of us in HIS image he did not stipulate a Separate but

Today, President Obama, made history when he evolved publicly on the side of justice, equality, humanness, solidarity, freedom, acceptance, civility and announced, at last, for the first time for him and for ANY sitting president EVER in history that he is in favor of the RIGHT  …

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It Is Enough: An Open Letter to the Sick at Heart

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A holy man stands before his flock and says, "Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God …

Another National Day of Prayer has come and gone, but legal challenges continue

Freedom From Religion Foundation has several suits going through the courts, some dating back to November 2008 and others filed recently against cities in Florida, Texas and Arkansas. Brett Harvey, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told The Christian Post that his  …

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