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At Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, Muslim children sit in tents, pray, throw stones, and make seven circuits around a replica of the Ka'ba ...
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At Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, Muslim children sit in tents, pray, throw stones, and make seven circuits around a replica of the Ka'ba as part of a mock Hajj, the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca.
October 19, 2012: F...
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He arrived in the Philippines in 1972, inspired by the Second Vatican Council to “get out of the rectory and into the streets” to fight human trafficking.
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He arrived in the Philippines in 1972, inspired by the Second Vatican Council to “get out of the rectory and into the streets” to fight human trafficking.
October 12, 2012: M...
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“Many campaigns have run away from religion in the past, trying to say there’s a separation of religion and state, whereas in Minnesota we have embraced the idea t...
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“Many campaigns have run away from religion in the past, trying to say there’s a separation of religion and state, whereas in Minnesota we have embraced the idea that a person of faith can and should opposed the amendment,” says University of Minnesota Law School professor Dale Carpenter.
October 5, 2012: Ju...
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“We have a movement afoot to politicize our courts,” says political science professor Rachel Caufield, “and that undermines the quality of justice in America.”
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“We have a movement afoot to politicize our courts,” says political science professor Rachel Caufield, “and that undermines the quality of justice in America.”
October 5, 2012: Fo...
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More and more churches and faith-based groups are creating small farms to feed the urban poor, especially children, in places like the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
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More and more churches and faith-based groups are creating small farms to feed the urban poor, especially children, in places like the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
October 14, 2011: S...
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“It’s an expression of the love for our Torah, our teachings. It’s also a great way to begin the New Year,” says Rabbi David Shneyer, spiritual leader of Kehila Ch...
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“It’s an expression of the love for our Torah, our teachings. It’s also a great way to begin the New Year,” says Rabbi David Shneyer, spiritual leader of Kehila Chadasha and the Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Center of Greater Washington.
September 28, 2012:...
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“We’re trying to convince fellow Muslims of the fact that the idea of free speech is a foundational part of the Quran itself,” says the director of the Muslim Publ...
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“We’re trying to convince fellow Muslims of the fact that the idea of free speech is a foundational part of the Quran itself,” says the director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Washington office.
September 28, 2012:...
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The militarized island of Mindanao is the only area of the Philippines with a significant Muslim presence. It is also the place where international civilians are w...
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The militarized island of Mindanao is the only area of the Philippines with a significant Muslim presence. It is also the place where international civilians are working with local civic groups to monitor a ceasefire and advance the peace process.
September 28, 2012:...
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This important Jewish festival celebrates “an indulging of the senses.”
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This important Jewish festival celebrates “an indulging of the senses.”
September 21, 2012:...
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Managing editor Kim Lawton discusses what the latest polls say about which candidates religious voters are supporting in the close race between President Barack Ob...
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Managing editor Kim Lawton discusses what the latest polls say about which candidates religious voters are supporting in the close race between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney.
September 21, 2012:...
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Some pastors say their job is not to endorse political candidates. It is to make sure that their church members vote and "that they understand what's at stake," sa...
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Some pastors say their job is not to endorse political candidates. It is to make sure that their church members vote and "that they understand what's at stake," says Pastor Jeffery Daniel.
September 21, 2012:...
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Many Vietnamese priests came to the US to escape war and persecution and to help struggling Catholic parishes in small rural communities that don't have enough pri...
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Many Vietnamese priests came to the US to escape war and persecution and to help struggling Catholic parishes in small rural communities that don't have enough priests.
September 14, 2012:...
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Religious leaders came out strongly in their opposition both to demonizing another’s religion and to deadly violence.
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Religious leaders came out strongly in their opposition both to demonizing another’s religion and to deadly violence.
September 14, 2012:...
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“The richness of the melodies, the music—it leaves you with an indelible imprint” during the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, says Rabbi Josh...
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“The richness of the melodies, the music—it leaves you with an indelible imprint” during the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, says Rabbi Joshua Maroof.
September 14, 2012:...
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In advance of the Jewish High Holidays, “You pray the selichot , and you leave with the melodies on your lips and your mind throughout the whole day. The music st...
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In advance of the Jewish High Holidays, “You pray the selichot , and you leave with the melodies on your lips and your mind throughout the whole day. The music stays in your heart.”
September 14, 2012:...
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Mormons, according to religious studies scholar Stephen Davis, believe in “continuing revelation” and rely on more than just the Bible. But evangelical Christians,...
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Mormons, according to religious studies scholar Stephen Davis, believe in “continuing revelation” and rely on more than just the Bible. But evangelical Christians, he says, would never accept the Book of Mormon as the word of God.
Actress Vera Farmiga plays a woman who is “wrestling with the Lord and refusing to let him go until she understands and until he blesses her,” says writer and author Frederica Mathewes-Green.