DNA revealed I’m descended from psychics who ‘spoke’ to the dead
When my dad took a 23andMe DNA test in 2018, we expected nothing more than the confirmation that he was German. But when I got his results back, I immediately … Read More
Tag: religion
Woman reveals what it was like growing up in a Mormon sect
A 24-year-old woman who grew up in a Mormon sect under the rule of its now imprisoned leader has revealed how her life has changed since escaping the fundamentalist group. … Read More
American Jews still traveling to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah
Vladimir Putin may have doubled down with his latest round of nuclear threats in the war against Ukraine, but that won’t dissuade devoted Jewish Americans from venturing to Uman for … Read More
Supreme Court temporarily lets Yeshiva U block LGBTQ club
Yeshiva University can hold off on recognizing an LGBTQ student group as an official campus club as a result of a Friday order from the Supreme Court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, … Read More
Turkish pop star Gulsen arrested over religious schools joke
The arrest of a Turkish pop star over a quip she made about religious schools has drawn a fierce response from critics of the government, who see it as bent on punishing those who oppose its conservative views. Pop singer Gulsen was jailed on Thursday … Read More
Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism after ‘Padre Pio’ movie
Actor Shia LaBeouf said he converted to Christianity while shooting his upcoming film “Padre Pio” and has become a member of the Roman Catholic Church. LaBeouf revealed his conversion in an interview … Read More
Guy Hewitt to be Church of England’s racial justice director
The Church of England has appointed a leader for their “Racial Justice Unit” in compliance with the archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce report. Former Barbados High Commissioner Guy Hewitt will take up the … Read More
I’m a boozing ‘sinner’ — my Mormon boyfriend is my designated driver
A social media star has dished on what it’s really like to date a Mormon — and as an admitted “sinner,” it’s not all beatitudes. TikTok star Cierra Mistt, 28, … Read More
Olivia Newton-John reveals the ‘pact’ she made with God to save daughter’s life
Olivia Newton-John made “a pact with God” to save the life of her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi. The pop superstar — who died Monday at the age of 73 — revealed … Read More
Man hurls garbage can at passing parade band in wild video: ‘Legendary’
Not everyone loves a parade. An incident during the Twelfth Parade in Holyland — an Ulster Protestant celebration in Belfast, Northern Ireland — has gone viral after a spectator picked up … Read More
