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| | Source: The New York Times | | By: Malcolm Gay | | Saturday September 4th, 2010 |
A troubled young man from this remote stretch of eastern Missouri, Chester Mast had traveled north in the summer of 2004 to stay with his extended family in Wisconsin. Mr. Mast, a member of a conservative Amish community here that eschews conveniences like electricity and telephones, was meant to apprentice with his uncle, a carpenter.
His uncle opened his home to the young man but, accordi ... read more |
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| | Source: The Denver Post | | By: Electa Draper | | Wednesday September 1st, 2010 |
As kids head back to school, conservative Christian media ministry Focus on the Family perceives a bully on the playground: national gay-advocacy groups.
School officials allow these outside groups to introduce policies, curriculum and library books under the guise of diversity, safety or bullying-prevention initiatives, said Focus on the Family education expert Candi Cushman.
"We fe ... read more |
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| | Source: The Detroit News | | By: Ursula Watson | | Monday August 23rd, 2010 |
After a whirlwind three months as Miss USA -- including personal appearances, paparazzi and advice from notables such as model Tyson Beckford and even former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright -- Dearborn's Rima Fakih is gearing up to compete for yet another shiny tiara and satiny sash during the Miss Universe Pageant.
The 24-year-old is currently in Las Vegas preparing for the ... read more |
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| | Source: The New York Times | | By: John Anderson | | Monday August 23rd, 2010 |
| Like the Nativity story told at Christmas, or the 30,000th rerun of "It's a Wonderful Life," the story of mainstream cinema and Christian America has a familiar ring to it: a surprise hit comes along, revealing a huge, underserved religious audience ready to be relieved of its entertainment dollars. There is a subsequent gnashing of teeth or rending of garments along the corporate canyons of H ... read more |
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| | Source: FoxNews.com | | Saturday September 4th, 2010 |
A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf said the law can't be applied as long as Megan Phelps-Roper and fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church "otherwise act peacefully whil ... read more |
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| | Source: The New York Times | | By: Michael Barbaro and Marjorie Connelly | | Saturday September 4th, 2010 |
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a planned Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated to a less controversial site farther away from ground zero in Lower Manhattan, including many who describe themselves as supporters of the project, according to a New York Times poll.
The poll indicates that support for the 13-story complex, which organizers said would promote moderate Is ... read more |
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| | Source: BBC News | | Thursday August 26th, 2010 |
Doctors with religious beliefs are less likely to take decisions which could hasten the death of those who are terminally ill, a study suggests.
The survey of nearly 4,000 doctors found those with a strong faith were also less likely to discuss end-of-life treatment options with their patient.
The London University research urges greater acknowledgement of how beliefs influence care. ... read more |
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| | Source: The Atlantic | | By: Christina Koningisor | | Wednesday August 25th, 2010 |
On August 12--the day before President Obama first weighed in on the "Ground Zero mosque" debate, setting off a fresh wave of media coverage--the Daily Beast quietly reported that the lower-east-side Islamic community center will house the country's first LEED-certified mosque.
Oz Sultan, a spokesman for the Islamic community center--which has been recently renamed Park 51--confirmed t ... read more |
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| | Source: The Detroit News | | By: Oralandar Brand-Williams | | Saturday September 4th, 2010 |
Like many, Areej Kattan doesn't like how Muslims and her religion are portrayed. Unlike many, she's doing something about it.
Upset by recent scrutiny of her religion and eager to put a positive face on her faith, she started a Facebook campaign to post positive news stories, interviews and other items about Islam.
"Within my circle of friends they're showing their frustr ... read more |
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| | Source: The Los Angeles Times | | By: Raja Abdulrahim | | Tuesday August 31st, 2010 |
At a fundraiser in February for Zaytuna College, organizers seemed intent on preempting critical questions.
"Why a Muslim College in America?" the Anaheim event was headlined, as if anticipating the query from audience members. And throughout the four-hour gathering, the speakers repeatedly stated why they believed such an institution was needed, calling it an idea whose time has come.
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| | Source: The New York Times | | By: Lisa Miller | | Wednesday September 1st, 2010 |
In one of his past lives, Dr. Paul DeBell believes, he was a caveman. The gray-haired Cornell-trained psychiatrist has a gentle, serious manner, and his appearance, together with the generic shrink décor of his office — leather couch, granite-topped coffee table — makes this pronouncement seem particularly jarring.
In that earlier incarnation, "I was going along, going along, going along, ... read more |
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| | Source: The New York Times | | By: Trymaine Lee | | Tuesday August 31st, 2010 |
| In yeshivas, they are sometimes taunted as "monkeys" or with the Yiddish epithet for blacks. At synagogues and kosher restaurants, they engender blank stares. And dating can be awkward: their numbers are so small, friends will often share at least some romantic history with the same man or woman, and matchmakers always pair them with people with whom they have little in common beyond skin color. < ... read more |
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