American obituary writers have nothing on the Brits, where you may be excused for thinking you’re reading a roast rather than a tribute. I’m glad we have a more respectful tradition, but sometimes the obit can come off a bit dry.
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Taking the path of Zen
In a reprieve for Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed trial proceedings against the Congress leader facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. A bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Supreme Court stays trial against Sajjan Kumar
Truth be told, I had already decided to take a second look at the faith ghosts in the coverage of the death of screen legend Patricia Neal before I read the following from Deacon John M. Bresnahan, a conservative Catholic who is a regular in our comments pages.
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Patricia Neal and her angels (Take 2)
GetReligion reader Duane Shank, a Mennonite who grew up in Lancaster County, Pa., passed along a link to a front-page Philadelphia Inquirer story on the Mennonite tradition of service. Tied to the massacre of 10 medical aid workers — including Glen Lapp, a Mennonite — in Afghanistan last week, the piece drew praise from Shank. He nominated writers Amy Worden and David O’Reilly as journalists who “get religion”: This piece is one of the first I’ve seen in a mainstream paper that understands the nuances of Mennonites
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Hands and feet of Jesus?
Satanic cults constitute a world in which evil reigns, so keeping them clandestine is essential.
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Difficult to escape, abusive Satanic cults exist in the shadows of society
Readers respond to articles about the right to construct a Muslim community center near the site of the World Trade Center.
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Reverberations From a Muslim Center Near Ground Zero
After weeks of avoiding the high-profile battle, President Obama stepped into the thorny debate, leaving little doubt about how he feels.
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Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
RALEIGH — Historians are combing through thousands of pages of Civil War-era documents, searching for the stories of North Carolina soldiers. Looking ahead of the War’s 150th anniversary, historians hope to get an accurate count of the number of soldiers from the Tar Heel State that died in the War. North Carolina is believed to have lost the most Confederate soldiers
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Counting NC’s WBTS war dead
A New Zealand woman died as a result of accidental drowning by way of manslaughter, Wellington regional coroner Ian Smith has found. His finding came almost a year after five members of the 22-year-old woman’s family were sentenced for their parts in her death, on October 12, 2007.
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Woman died from ‘accidental drowning’ during exorcism
It’s always interesting to see what stories reporters jump on and which are ignored. This has actually been a good year for coverage of changes in religious affiliation , thanks to some major studies on the matter. Here’s a CNN piece headlined “Study: Young Americans less religious than their parents,” for instance
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What does religious loyalty look like?