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The Papal Prayer Machine

With Twitter, there is just the right mix of calculable dissemination and mystery. You know who has retweeted or favorited your prayer, but what of the followers of the followers of the followers who...

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Women to Pray for the First Time in April LDS World Meeting

Another non-doctrinal barrier to Mormon gender equality falls.

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Why President Obama Should Not Visit the Western Wall

While the Western Wall remains under the administration of a state-sponsored religious entity that prohibits the free worship of its citizens, President Obama should not visit the site. To do so would...

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Historic Prayer by Woman at LDS General Conference Signals Growing Concern...

“More progress in the last six months than in the last sixty years.”  

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James Foley Prayed, But He Was Not a Martyr

One of many of the unbecoming habits of career non-believers is the mockery of prayer....

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West Virginia Mayor Enlists Churches To Pray Away Drugs and Crime

Huntington, West Virginia Mayor Steve Williams thinks he has a solution to the scourge of...

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The NFL’s Prayer Problem

Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was penalized last night for praying in the end...

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‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood

With bonus: 12 Quotes from the Underwood Bible

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Why The Church Can’t Stop Gun Violence

Last night, as news of the shootings in San Bernardino was being digested, the Twitterverse...

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Act, Pray, Tweet: What the H*ll To Do About Gun Violence?

We’re now averaging more than one mass shooting per day, The Washington Post reported last...

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How Not to Oppose the National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer in the United States, an annual day of...

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Predatory Prayer: When Does “Please” Not Mean “Please”?

Is it possible to coerce someone to pray? Is it still coercion if you say please?...

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I Don’t Think “Thoughts and Prayers” Means What You Think it Means: A...

The sudden birth and development of the #NEVERAGAIN movement, led by students who survived the...

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