Monday, 31 August 2015

SCOTUS: Kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses

Story highlights
    The Supreme Court says a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses on religious grounds must start doing so
    The order marks the first time the issue of same-sex marriage has come back to the Supreme Court since the June landmark ruling

Church says Donald Trump is not an 'active member'

Story highlights

    Trump: "I am Presbyterian Protestant. I go to Marble Collegiate Church"
    "I've just had great experiences at church, whether it is Sunday School or whatever it may be."

Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he attends a church in Manhattan, but the church released a statement saying the real estate developer is not an "active member."

Hollywood Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Their Religion






Actress Mayim Bialik recently talked about being religious in Hollywood.

"I think in general it's never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles," the actress, who is Jewish, told Fox News in an interview published on Aug. 21. 

There are many celebrities in Hollywood who have spoken about their faith. Some are very public about their belief system, while others are much more private.

A few have expressed opinions similar to Bialik, and have only revealed a glimpse into their personal beliefs.

India’s Hindu Population Drops for the First Time while Muslims are on the Rise

Census shows changing faith landscape in India; Hindus fall below 80% of the population for the first time since independence. For the first time since it gained independence, the percentage of the Indian population that is Hindu dropped below 80%, reports the Wall Street Journal. The 2011 census revealed that 79.79% of India’s population of 1.2 billion reports itself a Hindu, which is a drop

Sunday, 30 August 2015

The Devil Went Down to… Detroit? Satanic Temple Statue Unveiled

After receiving bomb threats, The Satanic Temple was finally able to unveil their statue of Baphomet in Detroit. In literature, Baphomet is often depicted as a man with the head of a goat and sometimes with the breasts of a woman. He is usually shown pointing one hand up and one hand down. He means a lot of different things, however for the Satanic Temple,

Angelina Jolie now believes in God while Brad Pitt’s religion is still undecided

Angelina Jolie has faith, her religious beliefs recently reinvigorated by her latest film Unbroken but Brad Pitt wavers in his beliefs about God. When it comes to religion, the famous couple has their similarities and their differences. Brad Pitt “oscillates between Agnosticism and Atheism,” while Angelina Jolie found her belief in God while working with Louis Zamperini for Unbroken, a hit film in 2013. Brad Pitt’s Struggle with God According to an interview he did with The Hollywood Reporter,