Police had presented the case as a possible hate crime, but prosecutors file felony vandalism charges over damage to the monument at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church. A 23-year-old man who allegedly used a sledgehammer to smash a religious monument outside St
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Man pleads not guilty in sledgehammer attack on Glendale church monument
President Obama’s attempt to reframe comments about a community center in New York City had him plunging into a debate about Islam and American identity.
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Obama Says Mosque Remarks Were Not Endorsement
President Obama says Islam has always been part of America, which raises the question, does the president know something about American history that we dont?
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Islam doesn’t really translate
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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
At the Saturday night tent revival the preacher announced, “Anyone with ‘needs’ to be prayed over, come forward, to the front at the altar.” Leroy got in line, and when it was his turn, the preacher asked him: “Leroy, what do you want me to pray about for you?” Leroy replied: “Preacher, I need you to pray for help with my hearing.” The preacher put one finger in Leroy’s ear, and he placed the other hand on top of Leroy’s head and prayed and prayed and prayed. He prayed a blue streak for Leroy
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Leroy’s hearing
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