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Human Fetuses Found in Luggage at Miami Airport
KTLA NewsMIAMI, FLA -- Customs agents at Miami International Airport made a disturbing discovery in a piece of luggage -- human remains apparently for use in a Santeria ritual. According to Miami-Dade police spokesman Roy Rutland, agents found two human fetuses...Tags: Miami International Airport, The Miami Herald, Air Transportation Industry, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Human Hearts with Couples' Pictures Found at Cemetery
KTLA NewsCOLMA, Calif. -- A maintenance worker at a San Mateo County cemetery made a gruesome discovery when he found two human hearts inside jars pinned with the photographs of two couples. The jars were found sticking out of the ground at Holy Cross Catholic...Tags: Cults and Sects, San Mateo, Religious Events, San Mateo County
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Video of "Gay Exorcism" Sparks Outrage
Associated PressBRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The video shows the 16-year-old boy lying on the floor, his body convulsing, as elders of a small Connecticut church cast a "homosexual demon" from his body. "Rip it from his throat!" a woman yells. "Come on, you homosexual demon!...Tags: Connecticut, Teen-agers, Baptist, Crimes, Religious Events
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Dismembered Animals Found in Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH - Police are reporting another series of apparent animal sacrifices in a local beach community. The most recent incidents occurred Monday, when workers in Newport Beach discovered a duck and a chicken stuffed in a bag near the 28th Street...Tags: Animals, Cults and Sects, Newport Beach, Religious Events, Laguna Beach
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Mormon Temple, Massachusetts Neighbors Live In Peace
The Hartford Courant— Shrouded in trees, the hulking granite edifice at 86 Frontage Road is not a building passersby are likely to notice. But for about 15,000 Connecticut residents, it is considered the "most sacred place on Earth." The Boston Temple, as it's...Tags: Joseph Smith, Jr., Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), New York City, Religious Events, Christianity
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Allan Powell: Roger Williams, a lone visionary
One can only hope that John M. Barry’s scholarly and compelling book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul,” will become a literary success. It is fair to say that Williams’ contribution to American culture is...Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Williams, Religious Events
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Jose Bedia: The artist as anthropologist
When painter Jose Bedia answers the phone on a Monday afternoon, he's standing inside a bustling marketplace in Lima, Peru, about to buy exotic food and souvenirs for his brother and son in Miami. The Cuban-born artist considers this journey to South...
Tags: Zambia, Arts and Culture, Symbols and Symbolism, Religious Events, Miami Art Museum
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Thai Buddhists to celebrate Water Festival
Songkran, the water festival for the Thai New Year, is planned for April 15 at Wat Buddharangsi. The festival is planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the temple, 15200 SW 240th St. Both a religious and folk festival, Songkran is celebrated with food,...
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Group rallies behind Ale Mary's, bar accused of 'blasphemy'
The Baltimore SunDays after Baltimore found out that a Catholic group was decrying a Fells Point church-themed bar as "blasphemous," a counter group has sprung up to defend Ale Mary's. A Facebook group called "500,000 Supporting Free Speech & Ale Mary's" has just over...Tags: Religion and Belief, Fells Point, Religious Events, Christianity, Facebook
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Russians show support for Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people came to the square in front of a Moscow cathedral Sunday in a show of support for the Russian Orthodox Church, which is facing criticism for its close ties to the Kremlin and the wealth of its leaders.
Under...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christian Orthodoxy, Vladimir Putin, Los Angeles Times, Religious Events
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Making it through all of life's tough times
You've all heard the phrase, "By their fruits you shall know them." Right? Well, there's a phrase in churches, equally revelatory among preachers, "by their texts you shall know them!" I'm not sure this is revelatory about my writings, but I share one of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Religion and Belief, Religious Events, Wesleyan University
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On Faith: Baseball and religion
I am pleased to respond to a special request from the features editor for a column timed with the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season. I want to begin with a favorite story about my beloved Chicago Cubs: A 7-year-old Chicago boy challenged...Tags: Judges, Lefty Gomez, Justice System, Baseball, San Francisco Giants
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