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True Tuesday allows students to learn about Hinduism – MU The Parthenon

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:52:05 +0000

True Tuesday allows students to learn about Hinduism MU The Parthenon “In a nutshell, Hinduism fits into anyone's schedule,” Velury said. “It teaches to be good to your fellow man, which I think every religion teaches. …

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News Near You for Oct. 20

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:19:39 +0000

NEWS NEAR YOU PetersburgVolunteers are needed for Saturday’s fall Appomattox River cleanup. The regional effort is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River, the cities of Petersburg and Hopewell, and Richard Bland College. Cleanup activities will be held at four locations along the Appomattox in the Tri-Cities area …

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Stop the presses! A Catholic Homer

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:59:53 +0000

When it comes to religion, Ned Flanders generally steals all the thunder for references to faith and The Simpsons . L’Osservatore Romano , the Vatican’s daily newspaper, shook things up for a day, offering some quality fodder for religion blogs by declaring Homer Simpson as Catholic.

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Time takes an American Journey (kind of)

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:54:12 +0000

The headline on the recent Time cover story tried to set an epic tone, summing up a story that was going to courageously explore an election season that has intimidated politicians (mostly on one side of the political aisle) and, thus, has intimidated journalists. Cue the music. A fanfare please

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A day after Sekhwan locked Gurdwara, Manpreet Badal gets due honour by Sikh priest

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:10:11 +0000

PATIALA: A day after Sewa Singh Sekhwan Punjab Public Relations minister locked the Gurdwara at Kahnuwan to prevent entru of former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, the granthi (priest) at Gurdwara Dukhnivaran Sahib here who Monday presented Siropao(robe of honour) to Manpreet Singh Badal has reportedly gone underground soon after the ceremony. The Gurdwara Dukhnivaran Sahib is controlled by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (SGPC).

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Justice Department Files Amicus Brief In Mosque Case To Argue That Islam Is A Religion

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:05:00 +0000

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced the rather unusual move of filing an amicus brief ( full text ) in a case pending in a state trial court. Estes v

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Crystal Cathedral megachurch, home of “Hour of Power,” files for bankruptcy in California

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:59:57 +0000

Turns out positive thinking alone is not enough: Crystal Cathedral, the megachurch birthplace of the televangelist show “Hour of Power,” filed for bankruptcy Monday in Southern California after struggling to emerge from debt that exceeds $43 million. Hundreds of creditors could be owed between $50 million and $100 million, according to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana on Monday.

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Cablevision Blackout Shows News Corp., Broadcasters Gain Edge in Fee Spats

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:43:24 +0000

News Corp. ’s decision to keep Fox programs off Cablevision System Corp.

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It’s official: Robert Schuller’s ministry has lost its ‘power’ and files bankruptcy

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:37:49 +0000

News hailing from the Orange County Weekly and Reuters reports what we only knew was just a fleeting moment away: the nation’s first megachurch, the Crystal Cathedral, has filed Chapter 11.

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Defense asks court to delay cult leader Warren Jeffs’ extradition to Texas

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:30:01 +0000

Attorneys for Utah polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs are asking a court to delay his extradition to Texas, where he faces charges including aggravated sexual assault of a child, until Utah authorities decide whether to retry him.

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