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Religions have too many rules!

Do religions have too many rules? Sometimes, the answer is an unqualified yes! But why do we need to have rules at all? Don't religious rules rob people of their freedom? Have you ever taken a look at the rulebook for a professional sports league? The Official NHL Rulebook lists hundreds of specific rules and regulations. Everything from penalties,... >Full Story

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Why Science Needs Faith

Are science and faith like oil and water? Some people seem to think so. We like to think that science is full of absolutes – that things are or are not.  There’s a saying that “reality is anything you can hit with a hammer” but that’s not true either.  There are all sorts of things that exist that your... >Read More



The Church of Gaga

Lady Gaga is everywhere these days. Her current tour, The Monster’s Ball is so completely sold out that I recently saw a listing on Ticketmaster for tickets for a show in 2011.  No joke. Lady Gaga is known for being avant guarde, out spoken, artistic and opinionated so when she recently sat down for an interview with Larry King, I... >Read More



Son of Hamas Founder Speaks About Islam

Mosab Yousef's book, Son of Hamas, is destined to create controversy. It's already doing so since its recent release, attracting the attention of major media all over the world. Yousef  recently gave interviews with diverse news outlets such as BBC News, Wall Street Journal, and even men's magazine GQ. Mosab is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef,...... >Read More



Shushed by the library

A friend of mine (let's call her Jill) works in a library. As part of her responsibilities, she ran a summer program in the library for local teens, the theme of which was finding success in life. At the conclusion of the program, she invited her boyfriend (he's her fiancé now, let's call him John) to talk to the... >Read More



Tom Hanks on Angels, Demons, and Christianity

Although generating much less controversy (and interest in general) than Dan Brown's previous book-to-movie adaptation, The Da Vinci Code, has nevertheless again raised the often socially taboo topics of religion and faith for public discussion. The latest story Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks as the protagonist Robert Langdon, focuses...... >Read More



What's so "good" about Good Friday?

A casual observer would find it hard to call anything about the picture to the left "good". However, motivational speaker and author Carol Van Atta ponders the meaning of this seemingly strange holiday referred to as "Good Friday", the remembrance of Jesus' crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday: It may seem a curious thing: People who claim...... >Read More



This Week on TheLife.com (April 3 2009)

Welcome to TheLife.com Weekly Wrap-up Newsletter! Our weekly newsletter highlights new content that was posted on our site this week. Maximize Your Tax Refund While it’s tempting to use a tax refund to treat yourself to some special purchase, in many cases it’s more important to use the money to pay off bills or make necessary purchases....... >Read More


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