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How most religions start

Newer religions Church histories of the Mormons (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) report that their founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., had a vision in 1820. Two personages, whom he later ...
The Bridgettines welcome weary travelers of all faiths to their guest houses around the world. Writer Hannah Towey checks in.
The aggressive push for socialism in America is not just a policy debate. It is a direct assault on the American founding and the prosperity it created. Under the guise of “progress,” bloated liberals ...
Being a member of the Church and being in Brazil is helping make the world a better place,’ Violet Shibuta says ...
Burn books, Black history and Buddhist monks, in readers’ eyes. Regarding the Feb. 12 front-page article “ Combative Bondi lobs insults under questioning ”: ...
When we fight, we are simply rearranging the walls of our love, not tearing it down”. Unknown The 68th Annual Grammy Awards ...
Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” ...
As Shen Yun Performing Arts (hereinafter referred to as Shen Yun), a self-claimed "real Chinese culture" troupe, prepares for its Latin America tour from April 17 to May 10, quite a few local ...
Being spiritually curious means I don't follow a rulebook. Instead, these 12 soul-level practices give me a meaning in a way ...
From condoms to 999 gold, we’re seeing crazier mystery items every day as businesses hop on the blind box trend.
Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and ‘millions are finding hope in their journey’ ...