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Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and...
Only a handful of tourists at the usually busy St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty ImagesReligious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains...
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Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs -- the legal arguments for the...
A vaccine for COVID-19 may only effectively stop the spread if enough people take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty ImagesThe longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging...
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Don't be so shocked at the Falwell claims – research on Christian sex...
Jerry Falwell Jr. who resigned after 13 years serving as president of Liberty University.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FileMany headlines in the past week have speculated publicly on the sex lives of Jerry...
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Why the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is still pushed by anti-Semites...
Mary Ann Mendoza was pulled as a speaker at the RNC after tweeting a link to an anti-Semitic thread.AP Photo/Evan VucciAn anti-Semitic hoax more than a century old reared its ugly head again as the...
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US punishes International Criminal Court for investigating potential war...
Two detainees at Guantanamo are among those who told ICC investigators they were tortured at CIA 'black sites' in Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004.ohn Moore/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has sought...
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Indian Americans can be an influential voting bloc – despite their small numbers
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris.AP Photo/Carolyn KasterSenator Kamala Harris being picked by Joe Biden as his running mate has put a spotlight on the Indian American community...
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Why COVID-19 vaccines need to prioritize 'superspreaders'
How should COVID-19 vaccine be prioritized?AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, FileOnce safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available, tough choices will need to be made about who gets the first shots. A...
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Why masks are a religious issue
Anti-mask protesters at a rally in Orem, Utah.AP Photo/Rick BowmerSeemingly everyone has an opinion on masks: when to wear them, how to wear them, which ones are best and even whether we should be...
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Labor Day celebrates earning a living, but remember what work really means
Doing a job to help other people can give greater meaning to work.Photo by Eddie Kopp for Unsplach, CC BY-NDThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. employment is dire. Economists estimate that 1 in...
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'From each according to ability; to each according to need' – tracing the...
Marx, Madison or God? Who said it first...or at all? Bettmann/Corbis/ Lucas Schifres via Getty Images“From each according to ability; To each according to need,” is a phrase derived from where?A) The...
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As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for...
International observers from Canada, India and Jamaica tour the Utah County election facilities on Nov. 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah.George Frey/Getty ImagesWith the U.S. presidential election approaching,...
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The largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage isn't the hajj to Mecca, it's the...
Shiite Muslims attend a mourning ritual during the Islamic month of Muharram, in the central shrine city of Karbala.Photo by Mohammed SAWAF / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty ImagesEvery...
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Philosophy and psychology agree - yelling at people who aren't wearing masks...
Masks Up, Surf City, banner campaign on Huntington Beach, California.Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThere is strong scientific evidence that wearing a mask reduces the risk of...
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Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Lives...
Sage burning as a spiritual cleansing ritual is common at Black Lives Matter protests. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBlack Lives Matters (BLM) has been portrayed by its detractors as many...
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Charlie Hebdo shootings served as an extreme example of the history of...
A painting made by French street artist Christian Guemy in tribute to the members of those killed in the attack on Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015.AP Photo/Michel EulerAs the trial of alleged...
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Disaster work is often carried out by prisoners – who get paid as little as...
Prisoners clearing vegetation to prevent the spread of a wildfire in Yucaipa, CaliforniaDavid McNew/AFP via Getty ImagesEfforts to beat back wildfires ravaging Western states in the U.S. have been...
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From Washington to Trump, all presidents have told lies (but only some have...
President Nixon at a White House news conference in March 1973.AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, FileMichael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a “bully” – and, most...
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Why Teddy Roosevelt's warning to lay off a candidate's religious beliefs is...
President Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesIn the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has used religion to attack his Democratic rival, former Vice...
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What the Greek classics tell us about grief and the importance of mourning...
Greek hero Achilles with the body of Hector, his main opponent in the Trojan War.Jean-Joseph Taillasson/Krannert Art MuseumAs the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March, the death toll quickly went...
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Voting while God is watching – does having churches as polling stations sway...
Primary voters at St. Joseph Church in Dover, New Hampshire.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff via Getty ImagesHouses of worship may be busier than usual come Election Day as Americans head to the polls...
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