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UBC wins $3 million to see if social agencies can replace religion

Wow. Professor Edward Slingerland at Asian Studies UBC (plus 50 researchers!) has just received $3 million to study how religions have cemented moral behavior around the world and whether social agencies or government can replace religions as sources of connection and shared values – like in some scandinavian countries. As a recovering Catholic I find this a very

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If Jesus was married will women be treated better?

I just read about the papyrus that was discovered that suggests that Jesus was married. Oh the controversy it is causing! It reminded me about how powerful the church still is in defining the role of women everywhere. As a recovering Catholic I am reminded about how in our church female were considered less than men – servants to

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