Faith Matters
Making Peace With The Bible By Writing It Out Word For Word
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Religion
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An Ancient Religious Pilgrimage That Now Draws The Secular ()
May 20, 2013 The 1,200-year-old European pilgrimage route known as the Way of St. James is undergoing a revival. Tens of thousands of people are walking across France to the Spanish coastal city of Santiago de Compostela, and the relics of St. James. Once a religious affair, it's now a cultural and social phenomenon as well.
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Pope Francis Puts The Poor Front And Center ()
May 20, 2013 Shunning the formalities of his office and focusing on poverty, Pope Francis is drawing a sharp contrast between his 2-month-old papacy and those of his predecessors.
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Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?()
May 17, 2013 When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.
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Pope Francis Denounces 'Cult Of Money'()
May 16, 2013 In his first major statement on the global financial crisis, the pontiff calls on world leaders not to forget the poor.
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Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say()
May 16, 2013 Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.
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Boston Bombing Suspect Buried In Secret At Virginia Cemetery()
May 10, 2013 After a funeral director's two-week ordeal to find a place that would accept his body, Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried at a Muslim cemetery in central Virginia.
