At least since the first petals of the counterculture bloomed across Europe and the United States in the 1960s, it has been fashionable to affirm that all religions are beautiful and all are true. This claim, which reaches back to All Religions Are One (1795) by the English poet, printmaker, and prophet William Blake, is as odd as it is intriguing. No one argues that different economic systems o
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
It Is Misleading And Dangerous To Think That Religions Are Different Paths To The Same Wisdom
April 29, 2010 – 7:59 am
Crews Work To Limit Leak From Gulf Coast Rig Blast
April 29, 2010 – 7:58 am
Emergency officials along the Gulf Coast are preparing for an environmental disaster should a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reach the shore.
Workers are trying to contain a 42,000-gallon-a-day leak from the site of a deepwater oil rig explosion last week.
Crews will begin drilling by Thursday as part of a $100 million effort to take the pressure off the well, said BP, which operate
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Issues Call For Religious Leaders To Foster Dialogue Between Cultures
April 29, 2010 – 7:58 am
Religious leaders have a vital part to play in promoting dialogue between different cultures and societies at a time when globalization has left many people feeling discontented, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told an international gathering of leaders.
In a message to the two-day World Summit of Religious Leaders, which concludes today in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, Mr. Ban said that wh
Skull, Cauldron Found In Northeast Nevada Trash
April 27, 2010 – 1:44 pm
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a human skull and a cauldron found in a trash bin the northeastern Nevada community of Wells.
Elko County Undersheriff Doug Gailey said Washoe County crime lab investigators were brought in Friday to look for clues about the origin of the skull found in the 30-yard trash bin near the Wells airport.
Ghost Sightings Highest In 25 Years
April 27, 2010 – 1:44 pm
Spooky sightings of ghouls, ghosts and evil spirits are higher than they have been in the past 25 years, according to a new report on haunted Britain.
There have been nearly 1,000 reports of demonic activity in the past quarter of a century, with Yorkshire the nation’s most ghostly county.
Encounters with devils, demons and evil spirits are as widespread today as they were in medieval times
Hunted For Body Parts, Tanzania’s Albinos Get Help From B.C. Man
April 26, 2010 – 3:38 pm
Her face still scarred by the machete attack that nearly killed her, Rukia Khalfani cannot hide her astonishment when she gazes into the eyes of the Canadian who has come to comfort her. His eyes are as pale as hers, and his skin is as white.
She had no idea that albinos existed outside Tanzania. She laughs in amazement.
I want you to know that I am your brother, the visitor from Canada, P
As The God Beat Dies At Newspapers, It Finds New Life Online
April 26, 2010 – 2:32 pm
For journalists who care about life on the God beat, the list of the dead and the missing in action has turned into a grim litany.
Some religion-beat jobs have been killed, while others have been downsized, outsourced, frozen or chopped up and given to reluctant general-assignment reporters.
Gentle readers, please rise for a moment of silence.
The Orlando Sentinel. The Dallas Morning News
Kids Told To Remove Medicalert Bracelets
April 26, 2010 – 2:32 pm
Three strikes and you’re out.
Tracey Brown’s daughter, Tianna, said she had to take off her MedicAlert bracelet during her Grade 1 gym class because jewelry was not allowed.
It was the third time this school year that Tianna, who has asthma, has been told by staff at Brampton’s Westervelts Corners Public School to remove the bracelet.
“I’m disgusted because my daughter’s health is at risk
Christian Organizations Support ‘Witches’
April 26, 2010 – 2:32 pm
About 75 inmates of the Naabuli witches camp in the Gushegu district have appealed to government to support them to survive.
They disclosed that prostitution was their source of income for survival because there were no job opportunities and that their clients pay GH 50 pesewas for sexual bouts.
This came to light when the Christian Outreach Fellowship in collaboration with the Gate Way of
Time For ‘Dialogue Of Freedom’
April 26, 2010 – 1:19 pm
The opening ceremony for White History Week was not what you would expect, even if you already knew the events name was misleading.
White History Week promotes understanding across racial barriers by encouraging discussion of white privilege. The opening ceremony was a Wicca ritual to honor the spirit of the season and call in blessings for the event, said Cedar Love, who presided over the c
