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Fun Friday: Muslim Mason Immortalized as Gargoyle on French Cathedral
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Nicole Neroulias
In the spirit of recognizing that the media have made a mountain out of the anthill that should be Pastor Terry Jones’ “Burn a Koran Day” (assuming it’s even still happening?) tomorrow in Florida, I’m not going to post any more about that nonsense. Semi-coincidentally, I’ve also got “Ground Zero mosque” fatigue, and there really…
Sarah Palin & President Obama Agree: Quran-Burning Is Wrong
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Nicole Neroulias
The chorus of voices against Pastor Terry Jones’ plan to host “Burn a Koran Day” at his ironically-named Dove World Outreach Center church in Florida church tomorrow — Sept. 11, which coincides with the Muslim celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, the joyous culmination of Ramadan, this year — now includes Pope Benedict, President Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Angelina Jolie, Gen.…
As Jewish, Muslim Celebrations Converge, Some Christians Prepare to Burn Qurans
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Nicole Neroulias
Rosh Hashanah 2010, the Jewish New Year (also spelled Hashana), begins tonight at sundown. The two-day festivity coincides this year with the Muslim celebration of Eid-al-Fitr 2010 (also spelled Id-al-Fitr — Judaism and Islam give copy editors headaches), which marks the end of the daytime fasting month of Ramadan. It’s an interfaith calendar convergence that could make for…
Stephen Hawking’s Not-God Conclusion & the Religious Response
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Nicole Neroulias
Hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. What better way to start off a short week with a big religion news question: what does Stephen Hawking mean, writing that God is “not necessary” to explain the Big Bang? My hunch is that the God focus is more a (highly successful) marketing ploy to get folks…
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