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The Opus Dei Film that Isn’t Really about Opus Dei
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By NICOLE NEROULIAS c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Would you rather see a movie about a sinner or a saint? The marketing team for the new Roland Joffe film, There Be Dragons, is going for a little of both. The film tells the story of St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of the…
Long-Lost Letter Sheds Light on Lincoln’s Faith
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Beliefnet News Editor
(RNS) On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a long-lost letter has surfaced that describes President Abraham Lincoln’s belief in God. The Raab Collection of Philadelphia plans to sell a recently discovered letter written in 1866 by William Herndon, a Springfield, Ill., lawyer and Lincoln confidant. “Mr. Lincoln’s…
Feature: For Mormons, What Does ‘Follow the Prophet’ Really Mean?
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Beliefnet News Editor
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormon President Thomas S. Monson, his two right-hand men and 12 apostles will take to the podium at this weekend’s (April 2-3) General Conference and offer sermons that many Mormons will treat like faxes from God. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consider these 15 men “prophets,…
Study Suggests Young Adults Can Get Fat at Church
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Beliefnet News Editor
(RNS) Thou shalt not serve pizza? Young adults who regularly attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese when they reach middle age than their nonreligious peers, a new study shows. Based on their findings, researchers at Northwestern University’s medical school think congregations should be a focus in the fight to prevent…
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