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Whole Foods' Ramadan Marketing Headaches

Whole Foods is encountering a not entirely unforeseen headache during their first Ramadan marketing campaign: Pressure from anti-Muslim bloggers and internal dissent at their company.READ»

Whole Foods Celebrates, Monetizes Ramadan

Thanks to a new social media-centered marketing campaign, Whole Foods will become the first national retail chain to celebrate Ramadan.READ»

The Second Coming Of Vatican Social Media

The Vatican has announced the launch of a cutting-edge website designed for browsing via social media. But how will Papal homilies play on Twitter?READ»

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How Apple And Gucci Tickle Your "God Spot"

And how other brands could get messianic in their message and convert consumers to acolytes. READ»

And On The Eighth Day, God Created Apple

Being an Apple fan is almost a religion, according to one pseudo-scientific study that looked at brain scans of Apple worshipers. Great for Apple--but what's in it for you? Just imagine the marketing consequences...READ»

"How Can You Hear God With The TV On So Loud?"

The question comes from an interfaith coalition that seeks to get the faithful to switch off the screens this week. Giving up tech for Holy Week and Lent is well on its way to becoming a religious tradition of its own.READ»

Infographic of the Day: What The Bible Got Wrong

The Bible was wrong. For evidence look to, well, the Bible. Such is the conclusion of this stunning, provocative infographic, which maps contradictions in the Bible, from whether thou shalt not commit adultery down to the color ...READ»

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Apple Logo Is an Agnostic's Crucifix, Star of David: Study

New Research from Duke University demonstrates the connection between brand loyalty and religion.READ»

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Atheism Gets a Much-Needed Rebranding

The Illuminated Atheist provides a new visual identity for a misunderstood way of life.READ»

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R. Crumb Illustrates the Book of Genesis

Excerpts from the latest long-awaited masterpiece, by one of the great wise men of graphic novels.READ»

THE BIBLE   |  Comment

'Glo' Digital Bible Answers: What Would Jesus Click?

Glo, a new bible on DVD-rom, aims to make the Bible feel a lot more relevant, with scads of multimedia.READ»

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The 10 Commandments, in TXT Spk: #3: No OMGs

The wits at McSweeney's just posted a list of the 10 Commandments in text speak. RT@theLORD:READ»

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Facebook Gets Religion, But You Can't Poke the Pope

The kind of fame Facebook finds always brings its own surprising developments. For example: The Pope just joined. But elsewhere Muslim clerics are busy debating the merits and morals of the social 'net. Did Facebook just get ...READ»

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Religious Pilgrims Get a Masterfully Simple Rest Stop

It's easy to get overloaded with design candy, and it's just as easy to forget how simple good architecture can be. And it doesn't get any simpler than this sanctuary, which will sit along a path in Mexico that every year, during holy week, sees 2 million religious pilgrims ...READ»

Science Wins, Creationism Given The Boot in Texas Schools

The "science versus creationism" debate has been using up much of the energy and time of legislators and educators, but in Texas at least the arguments have come to a close. A series of meetings to revise the curriculum have just ...READ»

Evangelical Environmentalist Richard Cizik Forced Out Of The NAE

"It looked like Tony Soprano had whacked one of his own. People asked me, 'Rich, do you still have a job?'" When I profiled Richard Cizik two years ago, that's how he described the growing tension between him and the National Association of Evangelicals.READ»

RASH IV

The final installment of Rash IV closed PUSH 2008. Jenni began by speaking about her third year in Rwanda - she was based in the capital, Kigali. Things were worse then they had ever been and the gap between reality and her ...READ»