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An Indian Sikh devotee offers prayers at the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that he was shocked and saddened by the shooting attack that killed six people at a Sikh house of worship in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
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2012 Religion Stories: The Top 10
| While religious beliefs and practices take place in the daily lives of ordinary people around the world, religion can also exercise a powerful influence on the people and events that shape our world... (photo: AP / Sanjeev Syal)
A Group of Girls infront of Church  offer Candel light  on the Ocassion of Christmass  at Kolkata on Tuesday 25 December 2012
Festival   Kolkata   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Christmas  
 Newstrack India 
Grand Christmas celebrations in Kolkata
| Tweet | Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS)) Amid tight security, Kolkata put on its Christmas robe Tuesday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with midnight masses, cakes, cookies, candles and carols. | The ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Former Hankou Orthodox Church. On October 10, 1911, a revolution to establish the Republic of China and replace the oing Dynasty led to the involvement of Hankou in the struggle between Hubei revolutionary forces and the oing army, led by Yuan Shikai.  Khaleej Times 
China has 25M Christians
China, a country with a population of 1.3 billion, has about 25 million Christians, said a state-run Chinese daily Monday. | An article in the Global Times Monday cited official statistics to say that... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Christians attend Sunday mass led by the head of the Roman Catholic Church  The Examiner 
10 Simple ways to put Christ back into your Christmas
| As each year goes by, we see fewer references to the birth of Jesus in the secularized Christmas holidays. This year, I saw nothing on television that even r remotely alludes to Christ’s birth bei... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Christmas   Holidays   Photos   Television   Wikipedia: Christ  
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Kashmiri Muslim artisans put the finishing touches to hand made Christmas gifts, before sending them to market in Srinagar, India, on Tuesday on December 18, 2012. Artisans export various festive products worldwide, to countries including the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Germany and many other parts of the world. Newstrack India
Pre-Christmas celebrations begin across India
| Tweet | Coimbatore/Visakhapatnam/Guwahati, Dec.21 (ANI): Pre-Christmas celebrations have begun across India, with cities getting decorated for the revelry, and churches... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha celebrations The Examiner
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH): The Master of Tolerance (Photos)
| The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not an exception. God the Almighty bestowed on him the best of characters, one of which was his exceptional tolerance which is mani... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Life   Muslim   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Muhammad  
CHAGUARAMAS COAST GUARD BASE, Trinidad and Tobago  (March 30, 2012). The Examiner
Searching for spirit in Tobago: Part 7
| NOTE: What follows is the seventh and final part of this series of reflections about spirituality on the island of Tobago. The final part is delayed almost a week becau... (photo: Public Domain / Official Navy Page)
Island   Photos   Tobago   Travel   Wikipedia: Tobago  
Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha celebrations The Siasat Daily
In Search Of Human Potential
| December 20: | According to the Qur’an, the revelation communicated through the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ(peace be upon him), God created the heavens (multiple universes) ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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Egyptian protesters peer out of their tent in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 22, 2011 my SA
Egypt orders probe into alleged vote violations
| CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Egyptian protesters marched on the presidential palace and Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square on Tuesday to protest a contentious Islamist-backe... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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The Union Minister for Water Resources and Minority Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid . DNA India
Khurshid adopts religious diplomacy to woo Myanmar people
| It was a day of religious diplomacy by India as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday inaugurated a three-day international conference on Buddhism follo... (photo: PIB of India)
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In this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2012, Muslim refugees stand near their tent at Sin Thet Maw relief camp in Pauk Taw township, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. BBC News
Burma's displaced Rohingya suffer as aid blocked
Six months of sectarian violence has driven more than 100,000 people from their homes in western Burma. | Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities that have lived... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Burma   Human Rights   Photos   Refugee   Wikipedia: 2012 Rakhine State riots  
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. BBC News
Alawite 'civilians killed' in Syria village
A large number of civilians from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect are reported to have been killed or hurt in a village in Hama province. | Some oppos... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras)
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Studies indicate Vitamin C, milk have no effect on common-cold symptoms
Dear Doctor K: My mom always told me to take vitamin C and not to drink milk when I had a cold. Is this an old wives' tale? | Dear Reader: The idea that vitamin C supplem... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Islam Christianity
- Paintings outrage Islamic hard-liners in Pakistan
- Growing concerns over increased Islamic influence in Europe
- Agreements to Establish New Islamic Banking Products
- Paintings outrage Islamic hard-liners in Pakistan
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- Tribal Christians mix traditional and modern rituals at wedd
- Vandals spray-paint anti-Christian graffiti at Clearwater Ce
- Vandals paint anti-Christian graffiti at Clearwater Central
- Polish National Catholic Church of America topic of Tri-Coun
Pope Benedict XVI holds the pastoral staff as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. Heralded by the blare of trumpets reflecting Christmas joy, Pope Benedict XVI is presiding over Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, packed with tourists, Romans and other faithful. The ceremony began at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) Monday night instead of the traditional midnight start time, which was changed at the Vatican years ago to let the pontiff rest before a Christmas Day speech to be delivered the next day from the basilica's central balcony.
Pope leads Christmas Eve celebrations
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Judaism Buddhism
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography By John J Collins / The Es
- Michael Hopkovitz: Personal memories can mean even more than
- What does heathen really mean?
- Dispute over artifacts threatens Newport's Touro Synagog
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- From nuns to 'none,' the year's top newsmakers
- Do animals have souls?
- Newtown shooting and gun violence: A Buddhist response
- More held in China for inciting self immolations in Tibet
An Indian Sikh devotee offers prayers at the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that he was shocked and saddened by the shooting attack that killed six people at a Sikh house of worship in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
2012 Religion Stories: The Top 10
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Hinduism Sikhism
- Northampton Hindu welfare worker receives MBE
- Star-studded Kumbh on cards this time
- Obscenity row hits M S University again, artist says sorry
- Mela authorities flayed for insulting Shankaracharyas
An Indian Sikh devotee offers prayers at the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that he was shocked and saddened by the shooting attack that killed six people at a Sikh house of worship in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
2012 Religion Stories: The Top 10
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- Book review: Sikh Heritage: Ethos & Relics
- Wisdom: Quotes from four Holy books
- Sikhism: A symbol of India's secular ethos (Book Review)
- Main accused in Dera chief attack sent in judicial custody
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