Meriam Ibrahim, a young Sudanese woman who had been living under a death sentence, was released from jail earlier this week, but has been detained again. Meriam Ibrahim was released earlier this week...
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Last Saturday, Pope Francis visited Calabria, an area in southern Italy with a significant organized crime presence, where he excommunicated the mafia. During the homily of his mass, the Pope specifically...
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photo: Neighborhood Church Micro churches are sprouting up and giving small, local communities a cozier place of worship. If there is one thing that puts many people off from entering into a place...
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Jey Ehrenhalt contemplates Buddhism, meditation and path to enlightenment. The best lie Buddhism ever told me. Maybe. by The Mindful Word. “The more we try to control things,” writes mindfulness...
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20 Jun 2014
Alison Lesley
In an interview with Chelsea Handler Wednesday night, Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox dished on her preference in men. “I dated a lot of Jewish men. I’d like to think of myself as the nation’s...
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20 Jun 2014 Krista R. Burdine
The Hobby Lobby case regarding religious freedom has roots in the much broader issue of corporate personhood. The US Supreme Court is preparing to release a decision this month in the case of Hobby...
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The Hakone Shrine is a beautiful place for tourists to observe and learn Shinto rituals and customs. Shintoism is the predominant religion in Japan, with several holy sites spread over the islands....
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Saffron Road serves halal foods to Muslims much like kosher predecessor Hebrew National does for Jews. Many religions have tight rules on what can and cannot be eaten, and both Judaism and Islam have...
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18 Jun 2014 Krista R. Burdine
Last week, Sikhs around the world gathered publicly to remember the 30th anniversary of the Storming of the Golden Temple in Punjab, which began a series of tragic events in 1984, and called for those...
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College clubs centered on religions are being accused of discrimination for excluding non-believers from leadership roles. Over the last ten years there have been a variety of cases on campuses where...
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