American Religious Leader Billy Graham Dies The Reverend Billy Graham died Wednesday at his home in the American state of North Carolina, a spokesman said. Graham had long suffered from health problems, including cancer. He was 99 years old. Graham i

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Michael Kitchen A bombing at a major Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. The incident has prompted violent rioting in the are

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By Ursula Lindsey The Egyptian government has announced plans to unify the call to prayer that is broadcast from thousands of different loudspeakers in the country's capital. The idea has been critici

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AS IT IS 2014-07-06 EU Court Upholds France's Ban on Muslim Veils 欧盟法院维支持国的穆斯林面纱禁令 The European Court of Human Rights has rejected claims that France's ban on face-covering veils violates religious freedom. In its ruli

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AS IT IS 2015-02-10 Religious Leaders Question the Morality of Drone Strikes 宗教领袖质疑无人机袭击恐怖分子的道德问题 Recently, a small remote-controlled aircraft crashed on the grounds of the White House -- the official home of t

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AS IT IS 2016-09-09 Somaliland Exports Animals for the Hajj 索马里兰出口牲畜以供朝觐 The self-declared republic of Somaliland is exporting millions of sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia for use as sacrificial offerings. 索马里兰是个自封

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AS IT IS 2014-10-15 Catholic Bishops Discuss Teachings on Gays, Divorce The Roman Catholic Church has long been critical of love relationships between two people of the same sex. The church has also sharply criticized sexual activity outside of marri

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Pope Francis, Bishops to Review Catholic Teachings 弗朗西斯教皇与主教审查天主教教义 Pope Francis opened a major meeting of bishops at the Vatican in Rome on Sunday. The leaders of the Roman Catholic faith and others will examine the c

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Kuala Lumpur police officer inspects the damage to the Metro Tabernacle Church which was destroyed by a fire bomb a little after midnight in the Kuala Lumpur suburb of Desa Melawati, Malaysia, 08 Jan 2010 Recently, a series of attacks on Christian ch

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In remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Barack Obama said challenges he has faced during the past two years, including the U.S. economic recession, have strengthened his religious faith. Mr. Obama also spoke about

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Many Get Lost at World's Largest Religious Gathering Raja Ram Tiwari started a group that began helping lost people at the Kumbh Mela in 1947. He says that in that first year year, he used a megaphone for announcements. Now, thousands of loudspeakers

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Ann: How can we develop a new brand image with no direction whatsoever? James:With the fifty forwards he sent out today, maybe we'll inadvertently get inspired. Ann: I guess this is a good excuse to surf the Net on someone else's dime. James:Who'd ha

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By Mariam Mahmood Washington, D.C. 28 November 2007 A new comic book is taking the world by storm. The 99 features Muslim superheroes who embody each one of the 99 characteristics of God described by Islam. The comic, already a hit in the Middle Eas

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Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 14 December 2009 This ornament depicting three kings, or wise men said to have journeyed to behold the newborn Jesus would be banned as too religious in some places Officials who planned the Climate Summit in Copenhagen

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1. More than 400 children have been taken into state custody from the compound of a polygamous sect. Child welfare and law enforcement officials have been interviewing about half of the mostly women and girls. That's after a 16-year-old girl called

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Faiza Elmasry | Washington 01 December 2009 British scholar Karen Armstrong says the Charter for Compassion is a grassroots movement Two decades of studying the world's major religions and writing more than 20 books about them led British scholar Kar

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The religious profile of the world is changing. But even in areas where religious affiliation is declining, spirituality is not. America has become less religious in recent years. But the percentage of non-religious Americans, who say they often feel

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今天我们要学的词是 designate. Designate 动词,有指定的意思。The United States is considering designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. 美国正在考虑将朝鲜定为支持恐怖主义的国家。Six heavyweight se

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It is 6 in the morning. The sun is rising over a village Mosque in Hutubi, a county 80 kilometers away from Xinjiang's capital city Urumqi. 48-year-old imam Yang Jie has just finished his 1-hour early morning exercise. Putting down the fitness equipm

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Women in Colonial North America The status of women in colonial North America has been well studied and described and can be briefly summarized. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked shortage of women, which varied with the regions and wa

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