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Pastor friend says Paula Deen can't be a racist
SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) - The Food Network announced Friday that it will not renew the contract of Paula Deen after she admitted using a racial epithet – but a black pastor who is friends with the...
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Conservatives brace for `marriage revolution'
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – With its ivy-covered entrance and Teddy Bear bouquets, Arlene’s Flowers seems an unlikely spot to trigger a culture-war skirmish....
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Muslims' mixed views on TSA Ramadan advisory
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – The Transportation Security Agency has issued an advisory about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, telling its workforce and...
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White churches uncommonly quiet after Zimmerman verdict
By Jeffrey Weiss, special to CNN (CNN) Even before the jury read their verdict acquitting George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a number of black religious leaders had responses at...
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'No Muslim parking' signs spark outrage
From CNN affiliate KPRC Houston - New signs posted outside a mosque in Spring Branch, Texas, have sparked outrage from Muslims nationwide. In black letters, the signs reads, "No Muslim parking in the...
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Since 9/11, U.S. policy enforces Islamophobia
Opinion by Nathan Lean, special to CNN (CNN) – The attacks of September 11, 2001, were unthinkable, and are rightfully memorialized with the somber reflection that marks other tragedies of our nation’s...
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Air Force makes 'God' optional in honor code
By Emily Smith, CNN (CNN) - The U.S. Air Force Academy has decided to make phrase "so help me God" optional in its honor code after an activist group protested that requiring all cadets to recite it...
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For some Wiccans, Halloween can be a real witch
By Daniel Burke, Belief Blog Co-editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - Like lots of people, when October 31 rolls around, Trey Capnerhurst dons a pointy hat and doles out candy to children who darken the...
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The rabbis vs. the Redskins: A religious case against offensive nicknames
Opinion by Rabbi Aaron Frank and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, Special to CNN (CNN) - Should religious leaders care about a football team’s name? We believe the answer is yes. Religious leaders have a mandate...
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Let us pray? Supreme Court divided on God in government
By Bill Mears and Daniel Burke, CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) - Should prayers to God open government meetings? That's the controversial question a divided Supreme Court debated on Wednesday. At oral arguments...
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Call Jesus (or Santa) white? Expect a big fight
Opinion by Edward J. Blum, special to CNN (CNN) - Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly sparked outrage this week by insisting that Jesus and Santa Claus are both white, saying it's "ridiculous" to argue that...
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CNN Exclusive: Family pastor defends 'Duck Dynasty' star
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – While controversy swirled around Phil Robertson Wednesday evening, the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch was at his longtime church, praying...
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Does Phil Robertson get the Bible wrong?
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – The Robertson family of "Duck Dynasty" fame has rallied around its patriarch, saying his controversial comments on homosexuality are...
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Why atheists should quit the 'War on Christmas’
Opinion by Chris Stedman, special to CNN (CNN) - The “War on Christmas:” what — or who—is it good for? In recent years, one organization, American Atheists, has claimed the mantle of prime atheist...
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Obama: religious freedom 'under threat'
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama says that "around the world, freedom of religion is under threat." And at the annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, the President also said he's looking...
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Pope Francis: Church could support civil unions
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to gay marriage on Wednesday, but suggested in a newspaper interview that it...
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Should we celebrate Fred Phelps' death?
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN (CNN) - He was a preacher best known for his virulent anti-gay rhetoric, the force behind placards that read “God Hates Fags.” He taught that natural disasters and man-made...
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How evangelicals won a culture war and lost a generation
Opinion by Rachel Held Evans, special to CNN (CNN) - On March 24, World Vision announced that the U.S. branch of the popular humanitarian organization would no longer discriminate against employees in...
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Forgiving the unforgivable in Rwanda
By Tim Townsend, special to CNN Follow @TownsendReport (CNN) – When the killing began in earnest, Steven Gahigi fled his home in the Bugesera district of Rwanda to neighboring Burundi. By the time he...
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