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Use this tag for questions about religious practices. Do not ask questions about religious beliefs, though. Those are off-topic and there is no tag to use.

Religion is a cultural system that creates powerful and long-lasting meaning by establishing symbols that relate humanity to beliefs and values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe. They tend to derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle from their ideas about the cosmos and human nature.

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Is there historical evidence for Christ's resurrection?

Numerous Christian sources claim that the raising from dead by Jesus Christ is “historically proven”. A claim that is formed this way clearly goes beyond the scope of faith alone. Therefore I believe it may be appropriate to ask on this side: How…
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Does Liberation Theology have its roots from the KGB and the Soviet Union?

Trinity Church was affiliated and steeped in Liberation Theology. Recent reports (below) indicate that this philosophy was founded in the USSR as a Cold War plot to help undermine America, based on interviews with a defected Soviet spy. National…
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Does the tradition of Sabbath originate from the Babylonian rest day Sapattu?

It is often claimed that the tradition of Sabbath has its origin in ancient Babylon. The Babylonian restdays are named 'Sapattu' and there are several other similarities (including the linkage to the lunar phases) So, does the tradition of Sabbath…
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Was swastika a popular symbol among Slavs and/or Proto-Indo-Europeans?

It seems to me that many Russian nationalists and neo-paganists currently believe that swastika was a Solar symbol or a symbol of fortune in ancient Slavic folklore. There are multiple paintings by nationalist painters and other art that features…
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Is the Old Testament based on Bronze-Age myths?

Lately I have been reading a lot about the origins biblical stories, and I have noticed that a lot of people mock the bible and the christians by telling them that they follow bronze age myths/beliefs. It is a melange of Bronze Age ravings (My…
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Noah's Ark found in Turkey

Claim: The site designated by the Turkish government in Ararat is the actual Noah's Ark from the bible. I recently viewed a documentary about how Noah's Ark was discovered in Turkey in the 60's following cold war satellite images. After some…
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Do dramatic cases of body shaking and trembling in religious settings have supernatural causes?

There are many examples of people experiencing dramatic body shaking and trembling in religious settings, such as the ones below: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Example 6 Example 7 Example 8 Example 9 Example 10 Example…
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Is this cow urine study published in NCBI valid?

The cow is regarded as a sacred animal in Hinduism, and as expected, there are a lot of people in India (including very prominent religious leaders and politicians) who want to show that even its urine (and dung) has the potential for treating all…
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How responsible was Christianity for the Dark Ages of Western Europe?

I am well aware that during this period there were many scientific and technological achievements in many parts of the world, including the Islamic World, the Late Roman/Byzantium Empire, and the East Asian cultural region. However, in terms of…
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Did an 'angel priest' pray for a Missouri woman trapped in a car crash?

From The Daily Mail: The riddle of the 'angel priest': Holy man appeared from nowhere to pray with trapped girl and rescuers in traffic accident, told them she would be OK and then vanished Katie Lentz was hit head-on by a drunk driver on Sunday…
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Does this creation model conflict with modern science?

Does this timeline, loosely based on the Bible, conflict with what the Bible or modern science teach about the age and order of the universe? Creation Timeline Table From the Moment of Creation to Man First Posted 02-28-2000 Updated…
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Do people have visions of religious figures from other religions (outside of Jesus)?

New Testament scholars Bart Ehrman and Justin Bass had a debate about the historicity of Jesus. At the 1:09:02 mark Justin Bass makes a claim: Justin Bass: People, of their own religions, do have visions, but across the way, that doesn't happen.…
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Are pet RFID chips (eg: "HomeAgain") capable of fulfilling Revelations 13:16-17?

Regardless of the veracity of the Christian bible in general, could the technology behind the microchips (RFID tags) implanted into pets--used to re-unite lost pets with their owners--be used to track people's movements or restrict commerce to those…
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Are people receiving spontaneous gold dental prostheses without dentist intervention?

Claims of unexpected and spontaneous fillings or full restorations of teeth with gold are not unheard of in many faith healing services and other religious gatherings. For example, in a video recorded at the Demonstrate Conference (an event hosted…
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