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Religion

Overview

Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object, that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine, or of the highest truth. Moral codes, practices, values, institutions, tradition, rituals, and scriptures are often traditionally associated with the core belief, and these may have some overlap with concepts in secular philosophy. Religion is also often described as a "way of life" or a life stance. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

True Religion agrees to $835m buyout offer

May 11 - Financial Times

Officials: Suspects seem to have acted on own

Apr 23 - Politico

BA employee wins right to wear cross

Jan 15 - Financial Times

Oil rulers toy with Armageddon

Oct 31 - Asia Times Online

Ann corrects Whoopi on LDS

Oct 19 - Politico

Secular org troubled by conventions

Sep 12 - Politico

Evangelicals talk about what Romney won't

Aug 27 - Politico

First lady to visit Sikh shooting victims' families

Aug 23 - Politico

Poll: More know Romney's religion

Jul 27 - Politico

Liberal blogger stabbed in the Maldives

Jun 05 - France24

Poll: Mitt tops Obama with religious

Apr 25, 2012 - Politico

The Reason Rally: Nonbelievers unite

Mar 12, 2012 - Politico

Brown, Warren face off?in the paper

Feb 25, 2012 - Politico

GOP seizes on contraceptives issue

Feb 08, 2012 - Politico

Christopher Hitchens, Who Wrote of God, Cancer, Dies at 62

Dec 17, 2011 - Business Week

Faith in a family conglomerate

Nov 07, 2011 - Financial Times

Republican Candidates Dismiss Criticism of Romney as Mormon

Oct 10, 2011 - Business Week

Kenya: Insurance Sector Has Too Many Players - Analyst

Sep 20, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Nigeria: Islamic Banking - Matters Arising

Aug 05, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Non-muslim employees in UAE entitled to work six hours during Ramadan

Jul 31, 2011 - AME Info

Articles About Religion

IPL Spot Fixing: Twitterati Seethes with Fury against Sreesanth

By IBTimes IN

A day after Mumbai police arrested S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila for their alleged involvement spot-fixing during the sixth season of Indian Premier League (IPL), '#Sreesanth' and '#SpotFixing' continues to be among the top trends on microblogging site, Twitter. (May 17)

FA Announce Plans for Five Match Minimum Ban For Racial Abuse

By IBTimes UK

The Football Association have announced that any player found guilty of racially abusing an opponent will be handed a suspension of a minimum of five games as of next season. (May 17)

(From left) Zeeshan Ahmed, Bassam Karrar and Mohammed Karrar (Thames Valley Police)

Oxford Sex Grooming: A Muslim Problem or a White One?

By IBTimes UK

Now that yet another band of men have been found guilty of the most appalling sexual crimes against young girls we are already being treated to discussions as to whether there is a problem with certain parts of the Muslim community in this country. (May 16)

Keith O'Brien, before resigning as Cardinal

Scotland: Cardinal Keith O'Brien in Vatican Penance to Atone for Sex Scandal

By IBTimes UK

Former Cardinal O'Brien to leave Scotland to do penance (May 16)

Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears

By Reuters UK

Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. (May 15)

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