Wicca: A catalyst for confidence and self-growth
Barbara Carbonell/Contributing Writer Religion serves a multitude of purposes in society, and these beliefs often mean different things to different people. To some, they serve…
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The separation of church and state is necessary to our society
The United States was founded on the separation of church and state. But there has been an age-long struggle with the application of dividing the…
The taboo on sex stems from Christian values
Although sex sells in the United States when it comes to celebrities and models, it’s almost frowned upon in regards to the average person.
Religion: We can only borrow the earth
Our world is submerged in sacred messages, debates and symbols. Religion is the way we humans – as dwellers of the earth – rationalize the vertical, unexplainable forces of our world.
Borrowing the earth breeds progress and failure
Today, we live in an age where science, politics and religious pursuit continue to live alongside each other. This has proven to be a dangerous mix, especially with so many opinions of what is right and what is wrong.
Wedding Cake Controversy
Wedding bells ring in court hearings rather than harmony this summer as a Colorado judge rules a bakery guilty of discrimination after refusing to cater a same-sex wedding.
Student Thoughts: Pope Francis merges religion and science
To have the most well-known and powerful religious figure in the world not just accept the science on climate change, but also find it necessary to let all of his followers know about it is unprecedented. If the most religious person in the world can understand that science and religion do not have to be polar opposites from each other, than how can we not?
Intolerance is killing us
Image by zakir hossain chowdhury “protest at Dhaka after death of US blogger Avijit Roy” via Flickr UPDATE: The Secular Student Alliance will be hosting…
Terrorism does not originate from religion
Image by m-alo via Flickr Jennifer Blanco | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com President Barack Obama directed the nation and millions around the world this week…
Terrorism has no religion and no race
Image by Rhonda Berglas via Flickr Meghan Maclaren | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Rest in peace to the three Muslim students shot dead near Chapel Hill, North Carolina…