Was Mother Teresa a masochist?
The nun viewed human suffering as integral to faith, prompting the question: Why does Catholicism fetishize pain?
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Do religious conservatives make lousy tippers?
The story of a pastor who stiffed her Applebee's waitress has gone viral, but she may not be alone
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 8:01 PM UTC 63Social AlterNet, Religion, Christianity
Religion may not survive the Internet
There's a reason churches are struggling to maintain membership, and it has nothing to do with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Does the Bible make Americans more violent?
Our love-hate-love affair with violence goes way back -- perhaps as far as the Old Testament
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 3:38 PM UTC 27Politics AlterNet, Bible, Christianity
At West Point, “you need to believe in God”
Cadet Blake Page, who founded the school's Secular Student Alliance, explains why he cut ties with the institution
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Right-wing Christians didn’t always hate women
A look at a 1978 study document reveals their war on reproductive rights is newer than you might think
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Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 1:01 PM UTC 18Politics AlterNet, Mormon, Religion, Israel
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Catholic bishops' anti-healthcare reform lawsuits invite reminders of why religion shouldn't dictate health policy
Sunday, Jul 29, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 44Politics AlterNet, Health Care
Baptists bank on fire and brimstone
Southern Baptists are staking their institutional future on the idea that patriarchal religion still has a market
Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 1:55 PM UTC 13Life AlterNet, Religion, Christianity
Is Mormon underwear magic?
To outsiders, there is little more fascinating about the Mormon religion than the secret underwear
Saturday, Jul 7, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 74Life AlterNet, Mormon Church, Clothing
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