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Interfaith Child Rearing
PIX11.comWhenever a holiday season rolls around questions about religious beliefs and rituals come to the forefront. For partners of different faiths this can be a source of tension. When there are children involved, it is essential to be in accordance with...Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Family, Religious Events
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Swan Initially Found Injured in Prospect Park Dies
wpix.comA swan found injured last week in Prospect Park died Monday. The young swan -- named John Boy Walton -- was taken by Animal Care and Control to "Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation" in Massapequa Long Island on Friday evening. Rehabilitator...Tags: Animals, Long Island, New York City Police Department, Religious Events, Cults and Sects
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Trail of Mutilated Animals Found In Brooklyn Park
wpix.comAn unidentified butcher is leaving a gruesome trail of blood puddles, guts and animal carcasses in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Park officials are trying to figure out who is responsible for mutilating the animals - which include chickens, turtles and...Tags: Animals, Cults and Sects, Religious Events
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Mom Arrested, Forced Child To Watch Animal Sacrifices
wpix.comIn what police are calling a dark and religious ritual, three people were arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday, allegedly cutting the girl and making her watch animal sacrifices. The three suspects - which included...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, New Jersey, Politics, Religious Events
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Woman Killed in Bizarre Voodoo Ritual
wpix.comAuthorities are trying to figure out how an Arkansas woman died in a voodoo cleansing ritual that took place at a southern New Jersey townhouse over the weekend. According to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, the death of Lucille...Tags: Animals, Prosecution, New Jersey, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Arkansas
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Mormon Temple, Massachusetts Neighbors Live In Peace
The Hartford Courant— Shrouded in trees, the hulking granite edifice at 86 Frontage Road is not a building passersby are likely to notice. But for about 15,000 Connecticut residents, it is considered the "most sacred place on Earth." The Boston Temple, as it's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fires, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Meriden
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Allan Powell: Roger Williams, a lone visionary
One can only hope that John M. Barry’s scholarly and compelling book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul,” will become a literary success. It is fair to say that Williams’ contribution to American culture is...Tags: Anglicanism, Human Interest, Separation of Church and State, Roger Williams, Christianity
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Jose Bedia: The artist as anthropologist
When painter Jose Bedia answers the phone on a Monday afternoon, he's standing inside a bustling marketplace in Lima, Peru, about to buy exotic food and souvenirs for his brother and son in Miami. The Cuban-born artist considers this journey to South...
Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Zambia, Anthropology, Arts and Culture, Mexico
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Russians show support for Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people came to the square in front of a Moscow cathedral Sunday in a show of support for the Russian Orthodox Church, which is facing criticism for its close ties to the Kremlin and the wealth of its leaders.
Under...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Moscow (Russia), Los Angeles Times
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Human Fetuses Found in Luggage at Miami Airport
KTLA NewsMIAMI, FLA -- Customs agents at Miami International Airport made a disturbing discovery in a piece of luggage -- human remains apparently for use in a Santeria ritual. According to Miami-Dade police spokesman Roy Rutland, agents found two human fetuses...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Travel Channel (tv network), Cuba, The Miami Herald
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On Faith: Baseball and religion
I am pleased to respond to a special request from the features editor for a column timed with the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season. I want to begin with a favorite story about my beloved Chicago Cubs: A 7-year-old Chicago boy challenged...Tags: Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Lefty Gomez, Justice System
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World Autism Awareness Day: Those with autism no longer invisible
Joseph Sheppard has an IQ above 130. Ask him about his life or worldview and he'll start drawing connections to cosmology and quantum mechanics. He'll toss around names of great intellectuals -- Nietzsche, Spinoza -- as if they're as culturally relevant...
Tags: Psychology, Hospitals and Clinics, Apple iPad, Religion and Belief, Social Sciences
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