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Humility is the foundation to a virtuous life
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How September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six...
Three decades later, the expulsions of six Latter-day Saints members still have an impact.RiverNorthPhotography/iStock via Getty ImagesLavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell....
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Why humans can't trust AI: You don't know how it works, what it's going to do...
Do you trust AI systems, like this driverless taxi, to behave the way you expect them to?AP Photo/Terry CheaThere are alien minds among us. Not the little green men of science fiction, but the alien...
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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own...
Members of the congregation sing during a Rosh Hashana service at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles in 2013.Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesStarting the evening of Sept. 15,...
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What ancient Greek stories of humans transformed into plants can teach us...
Stories from Greek mythology often show the close relationship between humans and plants.Kristoffer Trolle/flickr, CC BY-SAFor me, gardening is the most joyful summer activity, when I can see my hard...
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AI won't be replacing your priest, minister, rabbi or imam any time soon
An android called 'Kannon Mindar,' which preaches Buddhist sermons.Richard Atrero de Guzman/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesEarly in the summer of 2023, robots projected on a screen delivered sermons to about...
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Tinmel – Morocco's medieval shrine and mosque – is one of the historic...
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Why India fears the Khalistan movement and how Canada became embroiled in...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in happier times.Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesIndia and Canada have engaged in tit-for-tat diplomatic...
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'Journey to the West': Why the classic Chinese novel's mischievous monkey –...
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Paying for hostages' release involves moral risks − a political philosopher...
Freed U.S. nationals released in a prisoner swap deal between the U.S. and Iran disembark from an airplane at Fort Belvoir, Va., on Sept. 19, 2023.Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesFive Americans...
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Nazi Germany had admirers among American religious leaders – and white...
Thousands of people attend a pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in May 1934, with counterprotestors outside. Anthony Potter Collection/Hulton Archive via Getty ImagesEach September...
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The story of Ohio's ancient Native complex and its long journey for...
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites on Sept. 19, 2023. The eight mound complexes that received this designation are spread across central and...
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This Christian text you've never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely...
"Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower," by 19th century American painter Thomas ColeNational Gallery of ArtPeople usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages:...
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On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the...
Natural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah.Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesSukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh...
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What is an abaya − and why does it cause such controversy in France? A...
The abaya is typically paired with a headscarf to cover the hair.Lynsey Addario/Getty Images ReportageWorn by some Muslim women, an abaya is a long, loose-fitting, robelike garment that covers the...
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Why some Indians want to change the country's name to 'Bharat'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes delegates to the G20 leaders summit in front of a placard reading 'Bharat,' the Hindi word for 'India.'Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesWhen India invited delegates...
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French schools' ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism...
Residents watch French air force jets fly over a Paris suburb during the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2023.AP Photo/Youcef BounabFrance’s decision to ban public school students from wearing...
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Lost in the coffee aisle? Navigating the complex buzzwords behind an...
The text on a single bag of coffee can feel like information overload.d3sign/Moment via Getty ImagesYou’re shopping for a bag of coffee beans at the grocery store. After reading about the effects of...
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Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval...
New cardinals at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023.AP Photo/Riccardo De LucaOn Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The...
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Birds, worms, rabbits: Francis of Assisi was said to have loved them all –...
Each year, services on St. Francis' feast day draw humans and animals alike to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesEach year, if you...
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