Overdue library books returned half century later Nov 15, 2009
Did Christianity cause the economic crash. Leaked sections from Palin's memoir have critics seeing red. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
• Reclaiming tradition Oct 8, 2009
Precontact religious practices faded in the late nineteenth century, concealed from the disapproving view of colonizers and replaced by Christianity. Despite these profound changes, Sugpiaq people never forgot their masks. (Juneau Empire)
A gathering of angels Jun 16, 2009
Angels are found in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and are also referenced in Sumerian, Babylonian, Persian, Egyptian and Greek writings. Benevolent spirits similar to angels can also be found in other religions, mythologies, and lore: Hinduism has avatars, Buddhism has devas and bodhisattvas, the Greeks wrote about daimons, and guardian spirits and spirit guides are common in tribal cultures. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Supermodel Kathy Ireland Lashes Out Against Pro Choice Apr 28, 2009
The committed Christian and devoted mother even dedicated the chapter "Faith & Your Family" in her new book to her foundations in Christianity and believes that this is what s missing from so many American families today. "You have to figure out your own values and why you have them. People are going to try and push and pull at your convictions, so you have to have boundaries and put them in place," she said. (Fox News)
A current exhibition,a historic dispute Apr 20, 2009
These Dead Sea scrolls turned out to include the earliest written sources of the Bible's Old Testament and they would be heralded as a unique insight into the foundations of Christianity, as a key to understanding rabbinical Judaism, and as proof of Jews' claim to the land of Israel. As the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto prepares to host an exhibition of parts of 16 of these scrolls, the Palestinian Authority, expected to rule over the area where the scrolls were found, is calling on the... (Globe and Mail -- International)
