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Pakistan's blocked facebook and youtube, a nun gets excommunicated following an emergency medical procedure, and the invention of a sarcasm detector. Just among the stranger announcements for this week's news update!

God refers to a supreme being or a divine being. Whether supreme beings or divine beings exist does not matter to me. I...

“Do not suppose the statements of the prophets to be true; they are all fabrications. Men lived comfortably till they came and spoiled life. The sacred books are only such a set of idle tales as any age could have and indeed did actually produce.”

Morality has always something to do with how we relate to our fellow human beings (unless you consider masturbation a moral issue), and we are only as moral as how we treat others in relation to our society's standards.

I had a dream — That darkness was all there is to see That cold is all there was to feel That there was...

Normally when you ask an Imam (a religious scholar) what is “Islam” they will respond with “Islam is peace”, “Islam is the straight path”, etc., etc. Then when you ask about homosexuality in Islam, the answer will range from “it is forbidden” to “it is unnatural”, “it does not exist”, or “it is a grave sin”.

Risa Hontiveros may be a devout Roman Catholic but her values are very inclusive in the sense that she believes in...

This is part 2 in a series of articles written primarily as a sort of online workshop-slash-discussion hook to get writers and authors in our organization or those with similar interests to share writing tips, techniques, and style guides with others. Feel free to pitch in and throw your own two-cents on how to improve your craft.

RSVP on Facebook Agenda: * Storytelling: 2010 Election day adventures * Discussion: Boundaries -- Is someone in a boyfriend - girlfriend relationship...