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  Apr 12, 2024

  Regulators pull potato chip ad that stoked outrage for mocking Eucharist: 'This is a hate crime'

  Italy’s advertising standards authority pulled a 30-second TV ad by an Italian snack company after it stoked outrage and accusations of blasphemy among Roman Catholics for replacing the Eucharist with potato chips.

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  Apr 12, 2024

  'Religious leaders' sign declaration denouncing 'religious nationalism,' promoting progressive causes

  A group of Christian clergy, theologians and scholars who took part in the inaugural conference of the Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology & Policy this week signed a declaration denouncing so-called "religious nationalism."

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  Apr 12, 2024

  University ordered 500 feet of nylon rope for 'Introduction to Bondage' BDSM workshop: report

  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) ordered more than $100 worth of materials for a BDSM workshop for students canceled in February after sparking backlash, internal documents show.

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  Apr 10, 2024

  NYPD searching for suspect who shoved 68-year-old woman down church steps

  NYPD are searching for a suspect who shoved a 68-year-old woman down the steps of her church before stealing her purse and making off in her car Sunday morning.

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  Apr 10, 2024

  'Gender non-contentedness' commonly fades after adolescence: 15-year study

  A recent study out of the Netherlands found that "gender non-contentedness" is largely a passing phase among young people if they are allowed to grow out of it.

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  Apr 9, 2024

  Florida woman claims God told her to shoot drivers because of eclipse: police

  Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, was arrested Monday in Florida for allegedly shooting at motorists on the interstate, which she reportedly claimed was at God's direction because of the solar eclipse.

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  Apr 8, 2024

  Joe Rogan suggests Ezekiel, Moses high on hallucinogens during supernatural visions

  Podcaster Joe Rogan floated the idea last week that Moses and Ezekiel were under the influence of hallucinogens during their supernatural experiences recorded in the Bible.

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  Apr 8, 2024

  28-year-old woman opts for assisted suicide amid incurable depression: My urn 'will be my new house!'

  A 28-year-old Dutch woman suffering from depression, autism and borderline personality disorder has opted to die by assisted suicide with the help of her doctor next month.

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  Apr 6, 2024

  Florida man arrested for allegedly smacking Walgreens manager in face with Bible on Easter

  A Florida man was arrested and charged with felony battery for allegedly smacking a Walgreens employee in the face with a Bible on Easter Sunday.

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  Apr 6, 2024

  Baylor University's 'Harry Potter' professor goes viral after blasting JK Rowling for 'hatred of trans people'

  An English professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, went viral on X this week for tweeting about how students in his Harry Potter class have been discussing author J.K. Rowling's alleged "hatred of trans people."