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Puerto Rico earthquakes imperil island's indigenous heritage
Punta Ventana, a popular tourist attraction near Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, before and after the Jan. 6 earthquake.AFP/Getty/WikipediaTremors and aftershocks are still rocking Puerto Rico, weeks after a...
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Islamophobia in the US did not start with Trump, but his tweets perpetuate a...
A protest against Islamophobia in TImes Square in March 2019. Dev Chatterjee/Shutterstock.comPresident Donald Trump retweeted a doctored image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wearing a hijab and Senator...
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Preventing genocide in Myanmar: Court order tries to protect Rohingya Muslims...
The Myanmar military's years-long campaign against the Rohingya Muslims left hundreds of villages a smoldering pile of debris. Warpait village, Rakhine State, Oct.14, 2016.Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty...
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Study finds ethics can be taught – in finance, at least
In 2010, the ethics content of a federal licensing exam for financial advisers was reduced.www.shutterstock.comTesting investment advisers on their knowledge of ethics can lead to better behavior, new...
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Puerto Rico earthquakes imperil island's indigenous heritage
Punta Ventana, a popular tourist attraction near Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, before and after the Jan. 6 earthquake.AFP/Getty/WikipediaTremors and aftershocks are still rocking Puerto Rico, weeks after a...
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Why we knock on wood
Knocking on wood may be a holdover from the pagan days of Europe, when tree spirits were believed to bring luck. www.shuterstock.comEver said something like, “I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket” – and...
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Catholic activism, not repentance for sexual abuse, is what forces clergy to...
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, at a news conference on Nov. 5, 2018, in Cheektowaga, New York. AP Photo/Frank Franklin IIThe Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, New York, Richard Malone, became the...
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As Democratic primaries near, educators can teach hope to a polarized citizenry
Volunteers in Iowa ahead of the Iowa caucus listening to a speaker on Jan. 25, 2020. Stephen Maturen/ AFP via Getty imagesWith the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary approaching many Americans are...
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Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy
The pope can order religious investigations that can allow the Vatican to swiftly take action.Giuseppe Lami/Pool Photo via APRoman Catholic Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after intense...
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What's a church? That can depend on the eye of the beholder or paperwork...
This might be a church. Or not.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.comIn 2016, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told the Internal Revenue Service that it no longer wanted to be treated merely as a...
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National Prayer Breakfast was a moment for leaders to show humility – Trump...
President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper to show a headline that reads, 'Acquitted,' at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, in Washington D.C..AP Photo/ Evan VucciA heaping plate of partisan...
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Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors...
A funeral held in July 1945 for two victims of the Ku Klux Klan, George Dorsey and his sister, Dorothy Dorsey Malcolm, of Walton County, Georgia, held at the Mt. Perry Baptist Church Sunday. Bettman...
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How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
Ojibwe women conduct a year-long ritual for their girls when they start menstruation.Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North...
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Women in Arab countries find themselves torn between opportunity and tradition
In an effort to increase tourism, Saudi Arabia recently eased its strict dress code for foreign women, allowing them to go without the body-shrouding abaya robe still mandatory for Saudi women. FAYEZ...
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How China does Valentine's Day
Couples get romantic on Qixi, a lovers' festival similar to Valentine's Day.Visual China Group via Getty ImagesAmericans celebrate love on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day— a holiday named for Saint Valentine,...
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What Trump's tweet threatening Iran's cultural sites could mean for Shiite...
Golden Iwan, Shrine of Fatima Masuma, built in the eighth century, is also a leading Shii seminary in Iran.Kishwar Rizvi, CC BY-SAPresident Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic of Iran in a tweet...
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The power of a song in a strange land
A studio group portrait of the Fisk University Jubilee singers.James Wallace Black/American Missionary AssociationFrom the moment of capture, through the treacherous middle passage, after the final...
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Conservative Islamic views are gaining ground in secular Bangladesh and...
In this 2013 photo, Bangladeshi mourners carry the coffin containing the body of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider for funeral.AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, FileBangladesh has seen an increase in terrorist activity...
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Fringe religious party gains power in crisis-stricken Peru
The 'Christ of the Pacific' statue in Lima has caused controversy in Peru because of its financing by a graft-tainted Brazilian construction company. Both religion and corruption loomed large in Peru's...
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Why Trump's post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution
President Trump fired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for testifying in his impeachment trial. AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FileSince the end of his Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump has...
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