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  • Sao Paulo Has Its Day of Religious Freedom0

    The very first mega festival of religious liberty was held in 2006 in São Paulo. At that time 12,000 people filled an indoor stadium. This was soon followed by festivals on five continents. The two largest ones were held in stadiums in Luanda, Angola (2008), and in Lima, Peru (2009). Crowds of tens of thousands

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  • Salvaging a Culture War Casualty0

    Why should social justice be cast as incompatible with Christianity?  Even a cursory reading of the Bible leads to the conclusion that justice for the poor and oppressed is of vital importance to God. Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord rebuked the religionists who enthusiastically engaged in worship rituals while neglecting the injustice all

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  • Sadness Within Islam0

    As a Muslim I am saddened to see the state of Islam today. Once again the beautiful message of Islam and the example of the prophet Muhammad is totally absent in the recent verdict by Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah. He has called for the destruction of all Christian churches in the

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  • Sacked for the Seventh0

    In the United States of America we often use slogans such as "truth, justice, and the American way" (last phrase in the opener for the 1950s television show Superman) and "with liberty and justice for all" (the closing phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance). These idealistic phrases can lull us into believing religious injustice happens

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  • Sabbath Laws and Early Church0

    Illustration by Ralph Butler In A.D. 135, at the end of the Jewish rebellion against Roman domination, the emperor Hadrian passed laws forbidding circumcision, the keeping of the Sabbath, and the study or teaching of the Torah. Though aimed at the Jews, these laws affected the course of the young Christian church to a greater

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  • Sabbath in the Limelight0

    While Jews of less intense practice have long served in prominent leadership posts, such as Henry Kissinger, Nixon's secretary of state, Lieberman's arrival on a national ticket inevitably raises questions about how his faith would affect his possible role as vice president, even with the possibility of serving as president. After all, more than a

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