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18 tips for living the golden rule

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Leo Babauta compiled this list of tips for living the golden rule in daily life. Religion teaches the rule, but it’s so not about religion.

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20 ways faith groups are fighting for the earth

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Faith groups are greening their houses of worship and advocating for policies and lifestyles that protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants, joining scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates as protectors of the Earth. Here are 20 things these communities are doing to combat global warming.

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On discontent

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Were we, perhaps, not happier when we were monkeys?

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Big list of sin

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Generally speaking, sin is a relative term. Is it a sin to waste food? To some it is, to others it is not. If it is a sin, is it a mortal sin, a deadly sin, a venial sin, a major sin?
Religious speaking, sin is often times explicitly listed for the faithful to follow.

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The Vatican’s 10 commandments of driving

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Sometimes road rage can drive people to sin. In June 2007, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People offered the following ten “driving commandments.” Catholics who wish to remain on the road to heaven would do well to keep these in mind.

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How to build a mega-church: 10 tips from the pastors

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Mega-churches are big business, no question about it. But, how does one go about building a church with thousands of members? Here are tips straight from the pastors of the 10 largest mega-churches in America.

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Jesus Christ movies: the good, the bad, and the blasphemous

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No other character, historical or mythical, has inspired as many movies as Jesus Christ has. Some are excellent (Ben Hur), some are mediocre (Nativity Story), some are terrible (The Greatest Story Ever Told), and some are just silly (Ultrachrist!).

The editors of Not About Religion have compiled a list of 30 of some of the more notable titles in the Jesus movie genre.

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A Bible for every niche

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Those who don’t want to bogged down with a thick, leather-bound tome with microscopic print have plenty of other options. Here are 10 such niche alternatives to the thing we call the Bible.

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7 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Many consider Martin Luther King Jr. Day as nothing more than a day off from work. But there are many ways that we could remember and celebrate the life of America’s greatest civil-rights leader. Educate yourself. Read a biography of King’s life. If you already have, read a biography of Gandhi, one of King’s chief [...]

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The “Golden Rule”, a list of 2 dozen versions

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World religions differ greatly in their individual beliefs, practices and traditions. But the one thing that they all share is the Ethic of Reciprocity, or the Golden rule as it is commonly known. Here is a list of several religious traditions’ version of the universal rule.

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U.S. Presidents’ religious affiliations

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Religion, perhaps now so more than ever, plays a pivotal role in how the media portrays the President of the United States. It’s common knowledge that Barack Obama is a member of the United Church of Christ. But what about the other 43 U.S. Presidents?

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