by Maggie Hyde | Jul 22, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON – A Florida church with “Islam is of the devil” signs in its front yard announced that it will host an “International Burn A Koran Day,” on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this year. The Dove World Outreach Center, a non-denominational church...
by Maggie Hyde | Jul 19, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Ahmadi Muslims from around the country came to this year’s convention, which featured talks from religious leaders and guests. WASHINGTON — Ahmadi Muslims have been preaching peaceful practices since the community was founded 120 years ago in India. Now,...
by Maggie Hyde | Jul 10, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
States Allowing Corporal Punishment Alabama Arkansas Arizona Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Missouri Mississippi North Carolina New Mexico Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Wyoming data courtesy the U.S. Department of Education...
by Maggie Hyde | Jul 1, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has atheists, humanists and agnostics worried. Kagan, who has no previous experience on the bench, is undergoing confirmation hearings in the Senate this week in which she will field questions ranging from her...
by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Jun 11, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Members of the local Baha’i community share views on spirituality and world peace. Chika Oduah/MNS Founded in the mid-19th century, the Baha’i faith is the youngest of the world’s major monotheistic religions. Many scholars say it is the second-most...
by Eleanor Goldberg | Jun 10, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics
WASHINGTON—When Faryn Hart settled into her seat at the weekly Shabbat table set for 20, she also settled into the role her grandmother expected her to play. Yes–I will study medicine. Yes–I will marry an engineer. Yes–I got an A on my exam. Inasmuch...
