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Beautiful Churches From All Over The World
If we forget for a moment about the religious connotations and the symbolism and we only focus on what we can actually see, on the architecture and on the design, then we’ll discover that churches are charming in more than one way. They are wonderful testimonies of the past and there are so many wonderful examples of churches with amazing architecture. Here are some of them:
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A 17th-Century Russian Community Living in 21st-Century Alaska
This clan has traveled from Russia through China, Brazil, and Oregon to make a home in the remote north, struggling to avoid modernization.
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Pope Francis acknowledges that atheists can be good
Just do good, and we'll find a meeting point, says Francis in marked departure from Benedict's line on non-Catholics.
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Outrage After Sharia Court Allows Rapist to Marry His 13-year-old Victim
Complications arising from overlapping state laws with religion are never-ending, particularly with Islam. Much of Borneo and the former British colonies on the island were Christian before what is now the state of Sabah and Sarawak (aka East Malaysia) entered a federation with Muslim Malaysia.
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DNA test unacceptable evidence of rape, Pakistani council declares
The country’s top Islamic guidance body, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), on Wednesday declared the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test unacceptable as evidence in case of forced rape, besides terming cloning as unethical and un-Islamic.
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Who Is Santa Muerte?
Santa Muerte is a rapidly growing figure in the Southwest. A spiritual icon that is a combination of Catholicism, Santeria & Voodoo, her followers are strongly superstitious. Now gaining in popularity, it seems everyone will have heard of her in short order. Check out this dynamic character with my informational article first published last Halloween.
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101 students kicked off AirTran flight
The scandal surrounding a student vacation flight from New York to Atlanta is getting uglier. One hundred one students and eight chaperones were kicked off an early morning AirTran flight before its scheduled departure Monday. The controversy now pits the airline against an Orthodox Jewish high school.
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Pope Francis says wasting food is like stealing from the poor
The pontiff dedicated his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square to the United Nations World Environment Day to draw attention to the excesses of consumerism and food wastage.
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The rise of atheism in America
The number of disbelievers is growing, but they remain America's least trusted minority. Why?
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Jesus shows himself via dog anus (and more)
Jesus likes to present himself in many different ways. Take a look.
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Pastor: God Doesn't Care If You Smoke Weed
A network of pastors is speaking out against the so-called "war on drugs" and the devastating effect it has had, particularly on the black community.
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5-year-old girl's lemonade stand draws ire of Westboro Church
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.
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Vatican Official Arrested Over Alleged $26 Million Scheme
Authorities said Monsignor Nunzio Scarano was plotting to help friends smuggle the money by jet from Switzerland to Italy. Scarano is already under investigation for money laundering.
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Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood
Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century's most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII.
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Pope tells priests to buy humble cars
VATICAN CITY, July 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday it pained him to see priests driving flashy cars, and told them to pick something more humble. As part of his drive to make the Catholic Church..
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11 Things The Bible Bans, But You Do Anyway
Here are 11 things that are technically banned by the Bible. (All quotes are translations from the New American Standard Bible, but, because I'm actually trying to maintain serious journalistic integrity here, I cross-referenced several other translations to make sure I wasn't missing the point.)
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Papal decree reforms Vatican child abuse laws.
Pope Francis has strengthened laws on child abuse that apply to clerics and lay people working in the Vatican. The papal decree broadens the definition on crimes against minors to include sexual abuse of children.
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Exclusive: Actress Leah Remini quits Scientology after years of 'interrogations'
“King of Queens” star Leah Remini is making a dramatic break from the Church of Scientology, a source said, after being subjected to years of “interrogations” and “thought modification” for questioning leader David Miscavige’s rule.
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Centuries-old trees destroyed as rainforest is chopped down for Pope's visit to Brazil
Authorities in Brazil have denounced church leaders as criminals for chopping down more than 300 centuries-old trees in a national park - so pilgrims can celebrate mass during the Pope’s visit to Rio de Janeiro.
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How Scientology changed the internet
What do Wikipedia, Wikileaks, Anonymous and copyright law have in common? The answer is they have all been influenced by the Church of Scientology International (CSI), as it took on ex-members and critics who took their protests on to the internet. As the Church successfully removes another website, just how big an influence has Scientology had on the internet we all use?
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