By Samuel Warde on September 3, 2016
Controversy surrounding Mother Teresa, Five Steps To Sainthood, Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa Canonized, Mother Teresa Sainted
Controversy, History, Human Interest, Religion
Much of her life she was known as a “living saint,” but Mother Teresa remains a controversial figure 19 years after her death. Pope Francis marked his 79th birthday last December by approving a decree recognizing that Mother Teresa had performed a second miracle, clearing the way for her to be elevated to sainthood this […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 9, 2016
abuse, catholic church, Priest, teen pregnancy center
Religion, Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues
This is #RapeCulture According to the Detroit Free Press, Kenneth Kaucheck, a Catholic Priest who was banned from two churches for molesting a 16-year-old girl, has been appointed as the director of Gianna House Pregnancy and Parenting Residence in Eastpointe – a teen pregnancy center that counsels pregnant teenagers. After a 2009 investigation, the Archdiocese […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 7, 2016
2016, A Collection of 12 Obama quotes guaranteed to enrage conservatives, Donald Trump, GOP, Racism, Republicans, sexism, the Face of the Republican Party
Religion, Religious Intolerance, Republican Logic, Uncategorized
A white supremacist now leads the GOP. It’s all come down to a terrifying reality. Donald Trump is now the face of the Republican Party. I realize a growing number of you would argue that Trump doesn’t represent your values, your ideology or your particular brand of patriotism. Many of you are declaring you’d vote […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 2, 2016
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Activism, Civil Rights, History, Interviews, Politics, Religion, Smackdowns, Videos
Frank Zappa nails the problems associated with mixing religion and politics. In 1986, Frank Zappa engaged in a fiery debate about dirty lyrics and censorship based on religious morality in this classic clip from CNN’s “Crossfire.” Debating with John Lofton, conservative columnist for the Washington Times, Zappa noted that: The biggest threat to America today […]
By Kimberley Johnson on April 19, 2016
Americans Identify as Christian, Atheists, organized religion, Religion, religion in modern america, religious freedom, Young Americans tend to be secular
Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Religion, Religious Freedom Laws
People aren’t leaving religion, religion is leaving people. I was raised by a single mom, and neither one of my parents were religious. When I was nine, I spent the summer with my Catholic grandmother, and on Sundays we’d go to church together. Because I was nine and wasn’t raised by religious parents, church didn’t […]
