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Former Archbishop questions Catholic Church morals
Controversial Archbishop Emm anuel Milingo of Zambia who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church after he got married, Sunday conducted his first mass...
Michelle and Barack Obama resign from their church
Barack Obama has severed ties with the controversial Chicago church he attended for nearly two decades, as he seeks to protect himself against Republican...
Relocated Egyptian Jews not wanted back in Egypt
Hotels canceled a planned trip by a Jewish group of Egyptian origin to the North African nation of their heritage in the face of...
President Bush’s “War on terror” term dumb ?
The west needs a more comprehensive strategy to counter al-Qaeda propaganda and the US should stop using the term “war on terror”, according to...
McCain’s pastor’s Catholic insult and Hitler remarks
John McCain on Thursday rejected the endorsement of an influential evangelical Christian leader who has faced criticism for controversial remarks about the Catholic and...
Obama out to charm Florida and Clinton supporters
Barack Obama on Friday will wrap up a three-day sweep in Florida, a crucial swing state in the US presidential contest, where he has...
President plans to kill off every single homosexual
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he will “cut off the head” of any homosexual caught in his country.
Addressing supporters at the end of his...
Zimbabwe Police harass Anglican church
There was chaos on Sunday at Harare's troubled Anglican Church as armed police stopped all services throughout the city.
from our correspondent...
The impact of religion on international trade
Economists have increasingly emphasized the role of institutions in shaping economic activity. Among the many studies on institutions, however, there has been relatively little...
John McCain and his incredible green plan
John McCain on Monday vowed to put the US at the heart of international efforts to tackle global warming, proposing aggressive targets to reduce...
South Africa : Zuma attacked
A church in South Africa has attacked ANC president Jacob Zuma saying he has beeas been "extremely unwise" to claim divine blessings for the
leading...
Archbishop Ncube’s lover dies
ROSEMARY Sibanda, the woman at the centre of the infidelity storm that engulfed the then Archbishop Pius Ncube, and eventually forced him to quit,...
Libya helps free Nur Missuari in the Philippines
Nur Missuari, President of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), was liberated Friday evening, in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by the Kadhafi...
Church bans half naked women from getting married
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, has threatened to stop conducting weddings for couples where the bride and bridesmaids...
Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and Timothy on homosexuality
Some people use St. Paul’s views in his letters to the Corinthians and to Timothy to say that homosexuality and homosexuals are bad.
What do...
Male-Male penetration
The Bible does not criticize or condemn any form of sex between men (including oral sex, deep kissing, fondling and mutual masturbation) except for...
The book of Romans and Sexuality
Some people use Romans Chapter 1 to say that homosexuality is sinful and homosexuals are bad.
SEX BETWEEN FEMALES
Chapter 1 of Romans contains the only...
First Catholic church opens in Qatar
More than six thousand faithful worshippers came together for the inaugural celebration of the first Catholic church in the Arab Emirate of Qatar.
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Economic Analysis of the Legal Regulation of Religion in the US and Germany
In this paper, I analyze the legal regulation of religion in the US and Germany from rational choice perspective and the perspective of new...
Moses’ Law on sexuality
Some people use 2 verses in the Biblical book of Leviticus (chapter 18, verse 22 and chapter 20, verse 13) to say that homosexuality...
Sodom : Discovering the truth about the Sodomites
The story of Sodom is often used as a condemnation of all homosexual sex. But a careful examination shows that it is mainly condemning...
Same-sex attraction in the bible
The Bible approves and has positive stories of same-sex attraction involving love and deep friendship. For example David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, Jesus...
An Ecstasy of Folly, Prophecy and Authority in Early Christianity
Who is a true prophet ?
Who has real access to divine realms of knowledge ?
Early Christian communities accused each other’s prophets of...
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs ’Widespread violations of religious freedom in US military’
Source : AP
Tokapa, Kansas, Dec 19 : A foudation that...
The Trial of the Templars
2nd Edition Malcolm Barber University of Reading Paperback
The Templars fought against Islam in the crusader east for nearly two centuries.
During that time the...
The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629
2nd Edition Series : New Approaches to European History (No. 36) Mack P. Holt George Mason University, Virginia Hardback
This book is a new edition...
Roman Religion
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of...
What the Bible says about homosexuality
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.
By Philippe...
God’s Trade, Economics of judaism, christianism and islam
Philippe Simonnot, graduate of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, Doctor of Economics, Director of The Observatory of Religions, senior fellow of the...
The Forging of Races
Race and Scripture in the Protestant Atlantic World, 1600–2000
Colin Kidd University of Glasgow
Colin Kidd University of Glasgow
This book revolutionises our...