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Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, April 10-17
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church on Sherman Way at Orion Avenue, Van Nuys. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of indoor, outdoor and online religious services in the…
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Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, April 10-17
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With numbers affiliating with religion down and ‘nones’ up, where do we go now? Greg Erlandson
A liturgical vestment is seen in this illustration photo. Results of a Gallup poll released March 29 show that just 47% of U.S. adults belonged to a church, synagogue or...
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‘Why can’t a person choose religion?’ SC nixes PIL against conversion
NEW DELHI: Objecting to a PIL seeking to stop the practice of religious conversion, the Supreme Court reminded the petitioner that people are free to choose their religions and also...
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Bible and religion professor announced
On Monday, the Bible and religion department announced that Breanna Nickel, GC class of 2010, will be joining the faculty in the fall. Nickel graduated with a double-major in Bible,...
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Your Religion News: April 10, 2021
Sunday: Bishop Byrne will preach in Greenfield - GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Deanery will sponsor a Divine Mercy Celebration at Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenfield on Sunday, April 11.
Christianity
Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Küng, who criticized popes, dies at 93
Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, who challenged popes, has died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where he had lived…
Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex to remain shut till 20 April
By — Shyamal Sinha Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help curb the country’s coronavirus outbreak. Angkor,...
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There is nothing new about cartoons which mock religion
Religious leaders have long feared irreverent drawings that could challenge their authority. We should remember that amid the latest effort to prevent the use of Muhammad cartoons, says Bob Forder.
Christianity
COMECE launches new initiative on EU Christian cultural heritage
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) launches “Christian artworks month by month”, a new initiative promoting Christian cultural heritage from the dioceses of the COMECE…
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Struan Stevenson: How to make the world a better place – ban the political use of religion
DON’T mention politics or religion. This familiar warning was often sounded in pubs and around dinner tables in the days when meeting people socially was still a normal occurrence. Discussions...