Tag: Religion

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...

Big Pharma Billionaire Arrested for Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

Billionaire and founder of Insys Therapeutics, Dr John Kapoor, has been arrested for his involvement in a diabolical scheme involving his company's top selling opioid drug— Subsys. Curiously, it all went down on the very same day the Trump administration declared America’s opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. According to CBS News, Kapoor was arrested early on Thursday morning at his home in...
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These Star Wars Fans Have Embraced Jediism as Their Actual Religion

With two new Star Wars movies embraced by fans and more on the way, the sci-fi fantasy series created by George Lucas is now...

A Leap of Faith: Two Nuns Just Married Each Other

This isn't your typical love story. Two former nuns from Italy just did the unexpected, and gave up their convent vows so they could proclaim...

Artist Deconstructs Sacred Texts to Show Them in a New Light

Artist Meg Hitchcock's personal relationship with religion is one that has grown and changed dynamically over the span of her life. She constantly questions and...

If You Believe in God, You Don’t Have to go to School in Texas

Living in a state like Texas, the chances of school getting canceled because of snow are slim to none. Luckily for Texas kids, there...

Christian Takes Down Religious Homophobes Once and For All in Just 18 Tweets

Hey internet trolls, you might want to think twice about using religion to justify your homophobia, because Twitter user @CertifiedFool_will ruthlessly school you. The Orlando...

Prank Shows Bible Passages as Quran & People Can’t Tell the Difference (Video)

The Quran takes a lot of flack for being a book that promotes some pretty messed up stuff. Here is the thing though, the...

The Most Zen Mummy Ever Was Found Meditating in Mongolia

A mummy recently discovered in Mongolia is the embodiment of Rest In Peace. The mummified body of a Buddhist monk was uncovered in the...

Could Religion Actually Make Children Less Generous?

The idea that religious individuals are more compassionate, giving, and morally sound than the rest of us is one that has been embedded in...

Should the Vatican Sell its Assets to Help the Poor?

Though no official number is publicly confirmed, financial institutions the world over estimate the Vatican’s wealth to be between $10 and $15 billion, making...

Christmas Ad Showing Muslim Family Brings Out All the Internet Grinches

In addition to asking for the standard "peace on Earth and goodwill toward men" this season, let's tag on another holiday wish - chill...

Why Evangelicals Don’t Care About Trump’s Affair

It is no secret that Trump has been an unlikely champion for white religious conservative agenda. His appearance at the March for Life, the...