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Adam Yauch’s Legacy Celebrated With Breakdancing Buddhist Monks

06 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

Breakdancing Buddhist monks took to the parks of New York City Friday afternoon to celebrate the legacy of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. May 3 is unofficially “MCA-DAY” in New York City, in honor of the late...

No end in sight for the violence in the Central African Republic

06 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

The Central African Republic has suffered religious conflicts for many long, grueling months conflict wages between Christian and Muslim militants. The village of Boda is located in one of Africa's...

Who are the Kumari, Living Goddesses of Nepal?

05 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

The earthly embodiments of the Living Goddess the Kumari of Nepal lead fascinatingly different lives than anything most Westerners would find familiar. Many people in the South Asian country of Nepal...

Shocking number of Americans don’t believe The Big Bang Theory

03 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

A new poll says the majority of Americans don't believe in the Big Bang Theory, but scientists are doubting the accuracy of the survey. In late March 2014, the Associated Press conducted a survey of just...

How Did The Irish Minister for Education Anger Teachers?

01 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

Ruairi Quinn, the Irish Minister for Education, spoke at a meeting organised by INTO, the Irish National Teachers Organisation, ruffled some feathers by offering his own suggestions on how education...

Does TV Show ‘Cosmos’ Identify Science As Proof To Abandon Your Religion?

01 May 2014
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Alison Lesley

In Fox’s newest scientific discovery and documentary show, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson aims to present science in a way that has meaning and can influence...

The Influence of the Scientology Religion on Musicians and Fans

30 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

From left to right: Chick Corea, Beck, and Kate Ceberano, three Scientologist musicians who have endured controversy around their beliefs. Chick Corea, the US jazz musician and member of Miles Davis’...

Israel Honors History with Holocaust Remembrance Day

29 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

Prayer candles line a wall at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day during which we can remember the people that suffered and died in one of the world's...

Britain Divided by Prime Minister David Cameron’s “Christian” Country Comments

29 Apr 2014
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Alison Lesley

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has courted controversy with his recent comments when he declared that the United Kingdom was a “Christian Country.” David Cameron made the comments in the run-up...

The Day of Four Popes: Popes John XXIII and John Paul II Become Newest Saints

28 Apr 2014
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Emily Murdoch

Image by Luciano Castro and Giuseppe Rava via Rádio Vaticano - Programa Brasileiro An historic event occurred in Rome yesterday, April 27th, 2014, and we will likely never see anything like it again....