Items of Interest

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Christians in Egypt are hoping that the protests in the country will lead to more freedom for them, according to George, a church pastor who partners with Open Doors in Egypt.
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The Illinois State Board of Education announced to school districts [January 14] that the US District Court has lifted its injunction on the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act.
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Home is the primary setting where kids learn to make meaning of their place in the universe.
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Walking down Kilmarnock Street in the Fenway on Saturday night, Rebecca Nelson chuckled when she heard music and people spilling out of Church [a local nightclub near the baseball park].
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Being grateful

It turns out, giving thanks is good for your health.
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It used to be that Americans focused their religious lives around brick-and-mortar structures—churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples—for worship, study, and assembly.
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Just across from the Gephardt Institute for Public Service at Washington University [in St.
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“Daily Bible reading is a healthy habit for growing Christians,” said Dr.
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When the World Missionary Conference gathered in Edinburgh in 1910, it would have taken real optimism to identify Korea as a prospect for major Christian growth.
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On January 6, Sandy Sandberg, First Reader of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was among the special guests invited to participate, along with representatives of other faiths, in a church service on the morning of the inauguration of Deval Patrick and Timothy Murray to a second term as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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More than 400 Muslim, Christian, and Jewish leaders from across Palestine and the world gathered on 14 December at the first International Islamic-Christian Conference in Bethlehem.
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Religious congregations are often saddled with outdated structures designed for an earlier period.