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'God' also absent from Democrats' platform
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) – Democrats omitted the word "God" from their 2012 platform, a change from the party's 2008 document and a noticeable split from Republicans, who mention God ten times in...
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Conventions leave atheists asking: What political party represents me?
By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – This convention season has not been good for atheists. The word "God" was reinserted in the Democratic platform after it had been removed. A plan to raise atheist...
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On campaign trail, Romney ratchets ups God rhetoric
By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – At campaign events these days, Mitt Romney often says that if he is elected president, he will emphasize the role of God in American society and will not “take God...
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The Gospel according to Obama
By John Blake, CNN President Barack Obama was sharing a pulpit one day with a conservative Christian leader when a revealing exchange took place. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who...
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Online conversations around Sandy feature God, prayer and atheism
By Conor Finnegan, CNN (CNN) – As millions of Americans begin to clean up from Superstorm Sandy, many will turn to insurance companies to cover damages caused by an “act of God.” It’s legalese for...
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Massacre of children leaves many asking, 'Where’s God?'
By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editors (CNN) – As he waited with parents who feared that their kids were among the 20 children killed at a Connecticut elementary school on...
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My Take: Six things I don't want to hear after the Sandy Hook massacre
Editor's note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. By...
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My Take: If you hear God speak audibly, you (usually) aren’t crazy
Editor's Note: Tanya Marie (“T.M.”) Luhrmann is a psychological anthropologist and the Watkins University professor in the department of anthropology at Stanford University in Stanford, California. She...
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Obama ends oath with 'So help me God'
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Watch CNN's comprehensive coverage of President Barack Obama's second inauguration this weekend on CNN TV and follow online at CNN.com or via CNN's apps for...
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Former Saint and Super Bowl great discusses new book, the big game, father's...
By Jordan Hultine, CNN Atlanta (CNN) - As the 49ers and Ravens take the field in New Orleans’ Super Dome for Super Bowl XLVII, a man very familiar with that field, Chris Reis, will be watching the game...
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Proof of heaven popular, except with the church
By John Blake, CNN “God, help me!” Eben Alexander shouted and flailed as hospital orderlies tried to hold him in place. But no one could stop his violent seizures, and the 54-year-old neurosurgeon went...
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What Oprah gets wrong about atheism
Opinion by Chris Stedman, special to CNN Follow @ChrisDStedman (CNN) - To some, Oprah Winfrey appears to have an almost godlike status. Her talents are well recognized, and her endorsement can turn...
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Air Force makes 'God' optional in honor code
By Emily Smith, CNN (CNN) - The U.S. Air Force Academy has decided to make phrase "so help me God" optional in its honor code after an activist group protested that requiring all cadets to recite it...
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Where was God in the Philippines?
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – The disasters are always different and often devastating. But the questions they raise are hauntingly familiar. In the days since...
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Call Jesus (or Santa) white? Expect a big fight
Opinion by Edward J. Blum, special to CNN (CNN) - Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly sparked outrage this week by insisting that Jesus and Santa Claus are both white, saying it's "ridiculous" to argue that...
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Why atheists should quit the 'War on Christmas’
Opinion by Chris Stedman, special to CNN (CNN) - The “War on Christmas:” what — or who—is it good for? In recent years, one organization, American Atheists, has claimed the mantle of prime atheist...
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Meet the atheist ... who believes in God
Opinion by Frank Schaeffer, special to CNN (CNN) - All the public debates between celebrity atheists and evangelical pastors are as meaningless as literary awards and Oscar night. They are meaningless...
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What God is saying, or trying to, over the din
By Dorrine Mendoza, CNN (CNN) – Author Anne Lamott says she begins her day by checking the news as soon as she wakes up. “If the world is coming to an end that day I am going to eat the frosting off an...
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