Sarah Maddox News Editor Dr.Reza Aslan has discovered a unity between religions that is unique and proposes respect and peace between all religious groups. “Religion
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Confessions of a high school Buddhist: The man, the myth, the legend- Buddha
Taylor du Pont
Multimedia Editor
Over the past few years, I have struggled to accept a religion into my life. I was brought up in a Congregational family, but as the years of my childhood flew by, I began to question my Christian faith. After my best friend was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor when I was in seventh grade, my skeptical religious views turned into agnosticism. When I was a sophomore in highschool, she died, and I became a pessimist, turning to atheism.
Confessions of a high school Buddhist: Cheers to the freakin’ weekend… Let’s not drink to that
Taylor du Pont Multimedia Editor Over the past few years, I have struggled to accept a religion into my life. I was brought up in
’13 Speaks: Religion
Charlie Freyre…
on kids talking religion.
For the first time in my life, the greatest drama taking place this March wasn’t taking place on an American basketball court. For me at least, my eyes were fixed on God’s favorite popularity contest, the papal elections. For the second time in less than a decade, all the world’s cardinals met for the “rave in the conclave” to see who the next Catholic spiritual leader should be. As a former CCD student and communion recipient, I of course had a vested interest in this most paramount of selections.
Who should really control the birth control debate?
Steffi Badanes
Blogs Editor
Ever since the Obama administration announced that under the Affordable Care Act, the no-cost birth control policy would go into effect, intense debates and controversy have been stirring up. GOP members are up in arms, saying contraception coverage goes against the right to religious freedom. But what about the rights of women to affordable health care? Although these religious organizations say they are against contraception, the fact is, surveys show that 98% of catholic women have used birth control at some point during their lives. So by not covering birth control, religious organizations are denying a poor woman’s right to choose to use it or not. Some may be fortunate enough to still be able to make that decision. But for others, paying $100 a month for birth control may not be an option.