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Vatican fields cricket club as sport, faith merge
Cricket players attend a training session in front of a Vatican flag in Rome. The Vatican has officially launched its cricket club, an initiative aimed at forging ties with teams…
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$1M recruitment plan revitalizes synagogue
Larry Blumberg, founder of Blumberg Family Jewish Community Services of Dothan, says, “I think the program has created a lot of buzz and attention both in our local community and…
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Jews prepare for Thanksgivukkah
Convergence of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah leads to new symbols, songs
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Mormons push their church’s stance on homosexuality
Wendy Montgomery wants The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to teach that homosexuality isn’t a sin.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Then they learned last year that their 15-year-old son is…
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Poll shows major shift in identity of Jews in U.S.
The intermarriage rate has reached a high of 58 percent for all Jews, and 71 percent for non-Orthodox Jews – a huge change from before 1970 when only 17 percent…
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Southern Baptist school head marks 20 years
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler has led the seminary for 20 years and has no intention of leaving. “I’m not going anywhere else,” he said.Bruce Schreiner/Associated Press He…
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Smith papers reveal Mormons’ early years
volume includes founder’s revelations, letters, sermons
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Ex-NFL QB to speak at Mormon conference about gays
The 32nd annual Affirmation International Conference began Friday and runs through Sunday. Affirmation President Randall Hacker says he’s expecting about 300 people at the gathering. Steve Young and his wife…
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Durango workshop to focus on chanting
Markus Sieber and Angelika Baumbach will teach how to combine Kundalini yoga, breathing and the sound resonance of chants for both spiritual and physical well-being. The couple teaches around the…
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Jewish families offered $50,000 to move south
As Klaven began to explain traditional Jewish practices, it became readily apparent the children were completely unfamiliar with the religion’s most basic elements. “It was a striking statement that Judaism…
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‘Angel’ priest visits accident scene
Even odder, the black-garbed priest does not appear in any of the nearly 70 photos of the scene of the accident in which a 19-year-old girl almost died. No one…
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For Hindus, a definitive source
World’s third largest religion has new encyclopdia 25 years in making
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Evangelical group to back immigration bill
The ads, which will run mainly on Christian radio stations, are aimed at spurring evangelicals to lobby their lawmakers to support change. The ad buy is the largest to date…
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Utah class to examine Book of Mormon
But for the first time this fall, they’ll have a chance to look at the text for a whole semester from an academic standpoint – where the goal is understanding,…
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Pastors, serpents to star in show
“Snake Salvation” is set to debut Sept. 10 on the National Geographic Channel. The series will feature Andrew Hamblin of Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette, Tenn., and Jamie Coots…
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White evangelicals most patriotic, poll finds
That figure was markedly higher than for white mainline Protestants (56 percent), minority Christians (49 percent), Catholics (48 percent) and religiously unaffiliated Americans (39 percent), according to the study, conducted…