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# Religion

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This guy is trolling Christmas itself with his controversial zombie nativity scene
Step away from the manger.
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Dec 20th 2015, 8:30 AM
How much will a can of beer cost you next year? It's the week in numbers
Plus: How many selfies did Teresa Mannion say she posed for in Ballina?
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Dec 12th 2015, 6:30 PM
South Korean family charged with murder over brutal hotel exorcism
A 41-year-old woman was “severely” beaten, allegedly by a group including her own son.
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Dec 9th 2015, 8:30 PM
The Archbishop of Dublin says parents who don't want their kids to do religion have a point
But he says Catholic education is “not poison”.
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Dec 7th 2015, 6:09 PM
Seven charged with murdering teenager in secretive church "confession" beating
19-year-old Lucas Leonard was trying to leave the “Word of Life” church in New York, when he was beaten to death over six hours.
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Nov 25th 2015, 8:40 PM
Poll: Should schools require students to study religion?
What do you think?
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Nov 23rd 2015, 9:36 AM
'Quite startling': €31m of church property for redress fund yet to be transferred
€83 million of donations has been made from congregations since the Ryan Report.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 6:00 AM
Pope Francis: 'If you're unstable, see a doctor - don't become a priest'
“I’m scared of rigid priests. I keep away from them. They bite!”
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Nov 20th 2015, 9:01 PM
Meet the order of nuns who have been praying non-stop for 137 years
At 11 am on 1 August 1878, a group of Franciscan sisters began praying at a convent in Wisconsin. They’re still going.
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Nov 7th 2015, 3:00 PM
Eileen Fox, who unwittingly rocked 1960s Ireland, has passed away
Gay Byrne has led tributes to the woman behind the ‘Bishop and the nightie’ incident.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 6:19 PM
Scientologists go on trial charged with fraud and extortion
Eleven members of the Belgian branch have been charged with fraud, extortion, running a criminal organisation and violating the right to privacy.
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Oct 27th 2015, 3:00 PM
11 things that definitely should feature in the new Angelus
Doooong. Doooong.
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Oct 20th 2015, 6:00 PM
Parents charged after teenager is beaten to death in secretive church "confession" ritual
Lucas Leonard’s parents and sister are accused of beating him to death at the isolated Word of Life church.
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Oct 17th 2015, 10:15 AM
Pope Francis roared laughing at a tiny baby pope and it was simply adorable
BABY POPE IS EVERYTHING.
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Sep 28th 2015, 8:10 PM
Hozier has been explaining to Gay Byrne why he thinks baptism is ridiculous
The veteran presenter also asked the singer if his generation was ‘cross and resentful’ about the Catholic church.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 7:40 PM
Fatal flood opens old wounds for an isolated, polygamous sect with a dark past
A divided religious community led by a convicted child abuser lost 12 women and children this week.
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Sep 19th 2015, 10:00 PM
7 Alive-O songs from primary school that are still absolute bangers
CONNECTED! Connected! You and I connected!
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Sep 3rd 2015, 12:03 PM
100,000 people protest for the right to starve themselves to death
They are members of the Jain religion.
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Aug 24th 2015, 5:26 PM
Couple from viral pregnancy video tearfully announce wife's miscarriage
In their viral video, Sam surprised Nia about her pregnancy.
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Aug 10th 2015, 2:10 PM
China has just got its first Catholic bishop in three years
“I’m glad he is becoming our bishop. He has a very deep faith and I know he will be able to accomplish his ministry well.”
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Aug 8th 2015, 9:30 AM
Priest described gay people as "intrinsically disordered" in homily
The remarks came over the weekend of Dublin Pride.
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Jul 30th 2015, 7:14 PM
Three-year-old child treated for hypothermia on Croagh Patrick
Hundreds of people ignored warnings not to climb the mountain yesterday.
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Jul 27th 2015, 8:00 AM
Barack Obama has been greeted by his family in Kenya
The US President has said that he will be speaking out about gay rights during his trip.
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Jul 24th 2015, 9:27 PM
There won't be enough priests for Ireland - but regular people will step in?
So says a bishop, anyway.
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Jul 22nd 2015, 6:01 AM
What I've learned from volunteering in Palestine
A member of Tipperary’s 2010 hurling All-Ireland winning squad writes about volunteering with Palestinian youth as part of the Palestine Summer Encounter Project.
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Jul 20th 2015, 12:01 PM
What I've learned from going to a Quaker school
To me, a Quaker education is about learning to let your inner light shine, respecting people from different walks of life and not resorting to violence to solve problems.
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Jul 17th 2015, 4:00 PM
12 confessions of a former altar server
“Do this in memory of me.” DINGALINGALINGALINGALING.
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Jul 12th 2015, 1:00 PM
A year after my historic meeting with Pope Francis, progress in Rome has been achingly slow
During my audience with Pope Francis, I asked for support in providing services to survivors of clerical child sexual abuse and their families. I reissue that request to His Holiness one year on.
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Jul 7th 2015, 11:44 PM
Irish Muslims plan protest to condemn 'slaughter' of Tunisia victims
“Islamophobia is increasing rapidly due to the atrocities of terrorists.”
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Jul 3rd 2015, 11:25 AM
WATCH: Obama sings 'Amazing Grace' at funeral for Charleston church leader
He said the Charleston shooter was “blinded by hatred.”
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Jun 26th 2015, 9:02 PM
Artist says Catholic paper used image without permission to promote faith in the home
“They no longer live ‘happily ever after’ … Being the child of parents with no faith is tough.”
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Jun 5th 2015, 11:03 AM
America's highest court just sided with a Muslim girl denied an Abercrombie 'model' job
Samantha Elauf, then 17, was rejected because her headscarf didn’t fit with the company’s “look policy”.
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Jun 1st 2015, 5:55 PM
Young people are powerful. Let's harness our newfound voting spirit to change Ireland.
The number who recently registered to vote was enough to elect six TDs…. There’s a new politicised generation that politicians must pay heed to.
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May 29th 2015, 8:30 PM
Dutch government plans to ban the burqa (sort of)
“It has nothing to do with religion,” says the Prime Minister.
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May 22nd 2015, 11:11 PM
This Sikh man removed his turban to help save a 5-year-old boy
Men of the Sikh religion are required to keep their heads covered in public.
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May 18th 2015, 9:44 PM
This story of a Sikh man who removed his turban to save a boy's life is going viral
Men of the Sikh religion are required to keep their heads covered in public.
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May 18th 2015, 10:15 AM
Kylemore Abbey is NOT for sale, but it's teaming up with a top US university
A new spiritual centre will be housed at the iconic location.
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May 11th 2015, 3:28 PM
Christians are leaving the faith in droves and the trend isn't slowing down
If the current trends continue beyond 2050 then by the year 2070 the world’s population of Muslims would roughly equal that of Christians.
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May 5th 2015, 5:55 AM
Can you name one gender-specific parenting attribute? Me neither.
Peel away the fluffy platitudes behind the ‘complementarity’ of men and women in marriage and you’ll find a troublesome ideology.
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LISTEN: BBC presenter 'made a mistake' by revealing he's an atheist on air
One caller was none too pleased.
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Apr 30th 2015, 8:33 PM
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