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  • Despite lengthy discussions of tribal social organization as well as "archaic" societies like ancient Egypt, "Religion in Human Evolution" is primarily concerned with what, following the philosopher Karl Jaspers, can be called religion's "axial age."

    NYT > Home Page By ALAN WOLFE 2011

  • It is one of the oldest cathedrals in Beirut - a testament that Christianity has been rooted in the region, and in Lebanon, since the religion's debut.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: Beirut Cathedral Museum Reveals Layers of Christian History Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • As Appiah shows, honor practices such as dueling and "honor killing" haven't been affected much by law; and religion's impact is nebulous.

    Anastasia Hobbet: The Honor Code and the Arab Gulf Anastasia Hobbet 2010

  • A: Any religion's greatest prayers should be addressed to the whole world.

    Understanding The Lord's Prayer With John Dominic Crossan Josh Fleet 2010

  • Santa Muerte is not necessarily "drug culture" ... although that was the "spin" used in the northern states and PAN administration when that religion's shrines were attacked (leaving alone those from the norteno cult of Jesus Malverde, also popular among the narco-trades ... but -- being a norteno cult -- more likely to support PAN than PRD).

    Superstition 2009

  • It is one of the oldest cathedrals in Beirut - a testament that Christianity has been rooted in the region, and in Lebanon, since the religion's debut.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: Beirut Cathedral Museum Reveals Layers of Christian History Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • In fact it is impossible to comprehend the actions of the murderous Lafferty brothers, or any other Mormon Fundamentalist, without first making a serious effort to plumb their theological beliefs, and that requires some understanding of LDS history, along with an understanding of the complex and highly fluid teachings of the religion's remarkable founder, Joseph Smith.

    Jon Krakauer Responds to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Official Response To 'Under The Banner of Heaven' 2010

  • Glenn Beck, a Mormon convert, has become a leading media voice among conservatives and promoted some of the religion's tenets in the tea party movement.

    High-profile Mormons in media, politics advance understanding of church Sandhya Somashekhar 2011

  • In a compelling example of this harmonizing of faiths, Ibn Said writes out, side by side, two classics from each religion's liturgy: the first brief chapter of the Quran Sura al-Fatiha, commonly used as a prayer and the Lord's Prayer.

    A Free Mind, An Unfree Man Charles S. Dameron 2011

  • Their religion's fine -- their beliefs aren't what many of us would claim.

    "Famous UU" revisionism fausto 2009

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