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Religious News From Around the Web March 30, 2020

30 Mar 2020
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WRN Editorial Staff

Hopeful Coronavirus News, Online Passover and Baptisms, Medical Masks Discovered in Crypt, Patron Saint of Epidemic Resistance, 12 Beautiful Jain Temples, Muslim and Jewish Paramedics Pray Together, Sikhs...

Book Review — Everywhere Holy, Seeing Beauty, Remembering Your Identity, and Finding God Right Where You Are, by Kara Lawler

20 Mar 2020
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Charlotte Odenson

Having experienced bouts of anxiety and depression, Kara Lawler found a way to bring back the joy and peace she sought by considering simple observations as a form of prayer and embracing the noticing...

Religious Freedom Advocates, Churches and Believers Rally in Prayer for Leah Sharibu on Oct. 26

24 Oct 2019
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Alethea Bloomwood

WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide, is linking arms with the Leah Foundation, other concerned believers...

BBC Apologizes for ‘Isis Salute’ Comment

11 Aug 2019
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Derek Welch

Muslim prayer gesture was called 'IS Salute' by BBC's Panorama host. The blunder was made in an episode of Panorama which was aired on August 5. The episode sees Stacey Dooley make her way to camps...

‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Will Stop Mass Shootings Says Mike Huckabee, While Baptist Pastor Condemns Leaders Who Say Just That

07 Aug 2019
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Nathan Glover

Huckabee says mass shootings happen because people are disconnected from God. Many people are demanding justice after the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas over the weekend. Mike Huckabee...

Plea to Allow Muslim Women to Pray in Mosques Rejected by India Supreme Court

09 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Chief Justice said "Let a Muslim woman challenge it" and also to get rid of the "purdah" system. The Chief Justice of India denied the plea by Swamy Dethathreya Sai Swaroop Nath, who previously questioned...

The Prayers of Ramadan

07 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

30 days of prayer , beginning the Islamic beliefs. It is a month during which it is common to see people fasting, praying, and working to improve their community. The prayers that surround Ramadan...

Satanic Temple Files Discrimination Complaint Against the Boston City Council

01 Mar 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Council meeting invocation speakers are invited by the City Council President "based on a personal relationship she has with them." According to the members of The Satanic Temple, the City Council...

Chris Pratt’s New Diet, the “Daniel Fast” is Based on the Bible

11 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

Chris Pratt is undertaking 21 days of fasting and prayer. , the Daniel Fast diet. It will last a total of 21 days and involve not only fasting but also intensive prayer sessions. The Biblical Daniel...

Study Shows Religious Upbringing Results in Better Health and Well-Being

23 Sep 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Children with religious education have fewer chances of engaging in substance abuse An American Journal of Epidemiology study shows children with a religious upbringing tend to enjoy better mental...