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Fun Friday: TDS Tackles No-Copay Birth Control, Atheist Protest of Ground Zero Cross
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Nicole Neroulias
I’m still washing out my eyeballs after last night’s “Daily Show With Jon Stewart” uncensored segment on Jason Jones’ vasectomy — good thing I didn’t go into medicine! Fortunately, the “Culture War Update: The Dividening of America” segment aired earlier in the program, poking fun at two faith-related newsmakers: Dana Perino vs. Free Birth Control The…
Big Love, Big Crime: Warren Jeffs Convicted for Child Brides, Faces Up to Life in Prison
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Nicole Neroulias
Don’t mess with Texas, indeed: CNN reports that polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his 12- and 15-year-old “wives.” (Remember how the Utah courts couldn’t get this done?) The Texas jury is deliberating whether to lock him up for life. No word yet on whether Jeffs, who presides over the…
Ramadan F-Words: Friends, Family, Fasting, Forgiveness & Female Problems
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Nicole Neroulias
Ramadan 2011 is underway, with Muslims around the world fasting and praying accordingly. As promised, I met up with Aman Ali (in hat) and Bassam Tariq, the “30 Mosques in 30 States” guys, when they stopped in Seattle during Day 2 of their 30-day Ramadan roadtrip. (Not counting flights to Alaska and Hawaii — it…
Debt-Ceiling Deal: Devil in the Details, Angels on the Floor?
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Nicole Neroulias
Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of sacrifice, is underway — just in time for Congress to hammer out an uneasy deal to slash $917 billion in spending over the next 10 years. (See what I did there?) While not a strictly religion news story, people of faith had reason to both jeer and cheer as…
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