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Losing your religion may be bad for your health
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jmcgee
Want to stay healthy? Keep going to church. That, at least, is one conclusion you might draw from a new study: For some people, leaving their religion means more than taking a spiritual risk. They could be risking their physical health as well, according to one recent study. In the study conducted done by Christopher…
Are you smarter than an atheist?
By
jmcgee
When it comes to religion, maybe not. Catholics, in particular, don’t understand the Eucharist at an alarmingly high rate. That, and more, according to the results of a new survey: If you want to know about God, you might want to talk to an atheist. Heresy? Perhaps. But a survey that measured Americans’ knowledge of…
Was a Quran blessed at a Catholic cathedral??
By
jmcgee
You might think so, based on some reports. But the rector of the cathedral in Sacramento explains: First of all, the “Qu’ran blessed at California cathedral” was misconstrued and of course the event was not in the Cathedral building but merely on the steps allowing visibility from the square. The term “blessed” has distinct meaning…
Husband sacrifices his life for his wife and unborn child
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jmcgee
A beautiful and heartbreaking story out of Canada: Brian Wood, a 33-year-old resident of Vancouver, B.C., was killed in an auto collision on September 3, when the driver of an oncoming SUV lost control of the vehicle and crossed the road into his lane. His wife, Erin Wood, said that Brian acted just in time…
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