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House Backs Display of National Motto

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Source: The Denver Post On July 25, 2000, The Denver Post published an article about the recent House of Representatives vote which urged the "display of the national motto - 'In God We Trust' - in public buildings. The House action came on a voice vote...

Nation of Islam to Move into Political Arena

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Source: Financial Times On July 25, 2000, London's Financial Times Limited published an article regarding America's Nation of Islam. After years of remaining out of mainline politics, the Nation of Islam is "again emerging from the political fringes and...

Arabs Fear Privacy Loss

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Source: The Detroit News On July 25, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled "Local Arabs Fear Fed Scrutiny: Terrorist Crackdown May Spur Privacy Violations, Some Say."

"Pool Bars Fully Clothed Women; Bridgeview Called Unfair to Muslims"

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Source: Chicago Sun-Times On July 25, 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times article states that "Muslim women who want to go poolside while fully clothed have been banned from a Bridgeview Park District swimming pool. Several Muslim women, who believe they should...

Airport Chapel Calms Busy Travelers

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Source: The Denver Post On July 24, 2000, The Denver Rocky Mountain News published an article about Denver International Airport's Interfaith Chapel. "Sponsored by Christian, Muslim and Jewish organizations, the chapel, simply dressed in cool shades of...

Presbyterian Churches Debate Same-Sex Unions

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Source: St. Petersburg Times On July 24, 2000, the St. Petersburg Times published an article about two Presbyterian churches in the area and their debate over whether same-sex unions should be blessed by the church. "Last year Northeast Presbyterian filed...

CD Project Joins Together Catholic and Buddhist Monks

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Source: The Courier-Journal On July 24, 2000, The Courier Journal of Louisville, KY published an article about a collaboration between Buddhist and Catholic monks. The project is a result of the work of Louisville musician Michael Fitzpatrick, who was "so...

George W. Bush--A "Changed Man"

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Source: The Washington Post On July 24, 2000, The Washington Post published an article about the religious beliefs of presidential candidate George W. Bush and the remarkable change his 1985 conversion has made on his life. "To millions of evangelical...

Illustration Angers Hindus in California

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Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune On July 24, 2000, The San Diego Union-Tribune published an article entitled "A Depiction that Angered Hindus." The illustration of the "six-armed god with the blue skin that was on the cover of the July 16 Business...

American Indian Art and Artifacts

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Source: Star Tribune On July 23, 2000, the Star Tribune published an article about an exhibit of Native American religious art that recently opened at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The heart of the exhibition, "Symbols of Faith and Belief," could...

American Indian Art and Artifacts

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Source: The New York Times On July 23, 2000, The New York Times published an article about the restoration and relocation of more than 800,000 "objects and artifacts that comprise the bulk of the one million items in the permanent collection of the...

"God Squad" in Miami

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Source: The Houston Chronicle On July 23, 2000, The Houston Chronicle reported that the Miami-Dade police department is recruiting 20 Bible-carrying clergy to ride with them in police cars. "The recruitment drive is an effort to save Miami-Dade's flagging...