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Japan wants to dissolve the Unification Church. Ex-members fear the religious movement will resort to drastic measures.
The controversial religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon is facing a "crisis" after Japan's v…
Yoonji Han
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Texas schools are required to put up posters of the national motto 'In God We Trust,' but critics say the law imposes religion on children
The Texas law mandates hanging the posters, which must have an American flag and the Texas state fl…
Hannah Getahun
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My home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. Here is why I decided to stay in Gaza.
A woman whose home was destroyed by Israeli rocket fire said that she decided to stay in Gaza becau…
Hannah Getahun
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I'm a Buddhist monk and a makeup artist. Here's how both my religion and makeup helped me discover myself.
Kodo Nishimura told Insider about how the Buddhist path, makeup, and "The Princess Diaries" helped …
Yoonji Han
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A megachurch pastor in Oklahoma apologized for a demonstration during his sermon 'being too extreme and disgusting' when he rubbed spit on a churchgoer's face
Michael Todd, a pastor based in Tulsa, tried to make a point in the sermon, saying "receiving visio…
Mary Meisenzahl
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We already have the tools we need to fight the climate crisis but a 'green transition' will still take time, 5 sustainability leaders say
A group of sustainability experts joined Insider for a roundtable discussion on how to use the tool…
Catherine Boudreau
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Americans' donations to charity are at a 28-year low. Blame inflation, the rise of crowdfunding, and the decline of religion.
Americans aren't donating to charity like they used to. We examined three theories behind the dropo…
Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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How would humans respond to the discovery of aliens? NASA enlisted dozens of religious scholars to find out.
Theologians at the NASA-funded program at the Center for Theological Inquiry researched how humans …
Erin Snodgrass
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Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov released a video of his 15-year-old son beating up a prisoner, saying he's 'proud' of him for showing 'honor' and 'dignity'
The prisoner, 19-year-old NIkita Zhuravel, was accused of burning the Quran outside a mosque in Vol…
Matthew Loh
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US President Biden 'highly concerned' over India-Canada diplomatic row
US President Joe Biden was reportedly "highly concerned" over the diplomatic row between India and …
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Black pastors say they'll rally behind the family of Ahmaud Arbery even as defense lawyers target them
Revs. Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson were among pastors attacked. But Black clergy say they won't stop…
DeArbea Walker
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A megachurch leader who calls himself 'The Appointed Son of God' threatened young girls with physical abuse and eternal damnation if they didn't have sex with him, prosecutors say
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, was…
Rebecca Cohen
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Pope Francis thanked journalists for not allowing the Church to 'sweep' sexual abuse scandals 'under the carpet'
The pope said it was journalists' "mission" to leave their newsrooms to report on the world and exp…
Connor Perrett
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I fled an extremist Jewish cult in Guatemala when I was 15 years old. I grew up with virtually no education and wasn't allowed to show love to my parents.
Lev Tahor leaders are on trial in New York for fraud and kidnapping. I fled the extremist group aft…
Mendy Levy as told to Jacob S…
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The Duggars practice an ultra-strict form of Christianity. A new docuseries alleges the religion is 'cult-like.'
The leader of the IBLP movement believed that the creator of Cabbage Patch Kids was a warlock and t…
Esme Mazzeo
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Rebel nuns in a high-profile chastity dispute with their bishop have one hope — and it's that the Vatican itself will take their side
A Texas bishop threatened to excommunicate a group of nuns. They banned him from their monastery af…
Michelle Mark
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Her father died from COVID-19. Now she's grappling with her family's church supporting religious exemptions from the vaccine.
Uel Trejo, 20, said as soon as her pastor spoke about religious exemptions from the pulpit, "people…
Katie Balevic
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Former top church official warns Christianity is in 'crisis' if people think quotes from Jesus are 'liberal talking points'
Several pastors have told the former Southern Baptist Convention official that people balk at the l…
Lloyd Lee
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3,000 villagers in India held a feast to mourn a beloved bull that lived with them for 20 years
Around 3,000 people in the Indian village of Kurdi attended a grand death feast for Babuji the bull…
Matthew Loh
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Rising costs, declining demand, massive consolidation and government scrutiny: the death industry is changing, maybe for good
The demand for cremation can be attributed to a decline in religious observance across the US. Crem…