The term ‘Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ is so common that a generation has grown up thinking this is a normal state of affairs - with no real consequence outside the Middle East.
Throughout the course of recent Mid-East history, the struggles on this relatively small piece of ancient land have been closely watched for different reasons. Biases on [...]
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If a visitor from outer space were to go to any Christian country, he would probably conclude that the most important religious holiday there was Christmas. He might be forgiven for thinking so. Christmas after all receives much more attention, whether in the media, at home and especially in the business world, than [...]
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It seems that as soon as we swallow the last mouthful of turkey for Thanksgiving at the end of November, we rush to prepare for Christmas or, if we are Jewish, Hanukkah. Between these two events, though, is a holiday about which most North Americans know little but which is widely celebrated in other countries: [...]
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Although I posted a link to the Intelligent Design On Trial Nova Special, I have never posted anything concerning my personal views on religion. I was raised Baptist originally, then Catholic. I also attended a Catholic primary school for a time.
I have read the bible and a good deal of the Qur’an but I do [...]
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On August 26 2007 my three-month-old daughter Gabriella Michelle was baptized into the Lutheran Church. It was quite an event: my brother, who served as one of the godparents, noted that Gabriella screamed extra loudly when the priest asked whether she would renounce Satan – to which I responded that she was such a [...]
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Many Canadian workplaces give their employees a calendar with a list of public holidays. One date however that would virtually never appear on such a calendar in Canada but might in other countries is November 1, All Saints Day. While in North America as a whole All Saints Day (for those who actually [...]
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[This article first appeared on the site Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts at http://www.ingebretsens.com/. Thank you to Molly Ingebretsen for permission to use]
One of the most recognized and familiar examples of Norwegian history and culture is the stave church (”stavkirke”). Unique to Norway, they are medieval yet elegant symbols of Christianity’s initial foothold into a country [...]
Filed under: Religion, Travel by Molly Ingebretsen
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