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RT @CountTheHomer: Thanks all for great 3d year of Homer's #omer. Thanks to @JoshLyleFleet for HuffPo blog, always to @bangitout and welcom…
RT @HuffPostRelig: LOOK: Exquisite Hindu temples from around the world huff.to/N5lfvF
Hindu Temples Listed As World Heritage Sites By UNESCO (PHOTOS)
huffingtonpost.com — Click through the slideshow to view beautiful temples that are World Heritage Sites: Hindu places of worship can be asmall shrine under a tree, to temple complexes that contain thousands of smaller temples.
It's the last day of the Omer, friends. You still counting? huff.to/172Ldbg
Counting The Omer: 49 Days Of Jewish Spiritual Reflection (LIVEBLOG)
huffingtonpost.com — Why is this liveblog different from all other liveblogs? On Passover, perhaps Judaism's most widely observed holiday, secular and religious Jews alike recall the story of the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt. On Shavuot, perhaps Judaism's most-important-least-observed festival, a smaller contingent of the Jewish people celebrates receiving the Torah.
Missteps on the path of spiritual growth huff.to/10mmTi2
Missteps on the Path of Spiritual Growth: What I Wish People Had Told Me
huffingtonpost.com — I started my journey in my 20s in Jerusalem. I didn't know anything about spirituality. I wanted to have answers. I wanted to "do it right." So I learned for a full 10 years. Along the way, I acquired a lot of knowledge.
How Mormons are using the comedic musical as a tool for conversion... huff.to/126OC4t
Don't Judge a Book of Mormon By Its Cover: How Mormons Are Discovering the Musical as a Conversion Tool
huffingtonpost.com — I met two Mormon missionaries on a chilly spring evening when my husband and I attended the musical "The Book of Mormon." They were handing out copies of the LDS Scriptures -- aka the original Book of Mormon -- near the theatre entrance, and I couldn't resist talking with them.
A 5-step Jewish learning check-up before Shavuot huff.to/126Glxu
How Is My Learning? Proposing an Annual Jewish Learning Checkup
huffingtonpost.com — "The crown of Torah is ready and waiting for all ... all who want are invited to come and take a share." -- Maimonides' Code, Talmud Torah 3:1 Here is a proposal for Shavuot beyond the cheesecake.
Religious people should oppose Ten Commandments displays in public schools huff.to/126mOxh
Why Everyone Should Oppose Ten Commandments In Public Schools -- Especially Religious People
huffingtonpost.com — Christianity is under attack! The sense of Christian victimhood has been ramping up in recent months. While conservative Christian intimidation by the rising acceptance of gay marriage has been more in the spotlight, a recent case of Ten Commandments plaques in an Oklahoma public school system has become a new rallying point.
Why @aliamjadrizvi calls himself an 'atheist Muslim' huff.to/1267Kj9
Why I Call Myself an 'Atheist Muslim'
huffingtonpost.com — Last week, I had an essay up on HuffPost entitled " An Atheist Muslim's Perspective on the 'Root Causes' of Islamist Jihadism and the Politics of Islamophobia." One of the goals of the piece was to emphasize the difference between the criticism of Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry: the first targets an ideology, and the second targets human beings.
Resolving Anglo ignorance about naming Natives huff.to/10lO0JV
Racist Redskin: Resolving Anglo Ignorance About Naming Natives
huffingtonpost.com — Here's an idea. It follows the stunning recent report that 79 percent of people polled want the Redskins football team to keep its name. In the evolving American consciousness, where there's growing support for illegal immigrants who want U.S.
RT @open_zion: Is The Law of Return Unjust? bit.ly/10tOxpc by Alex Stein
Is The Law of Return Unjust?
thedailybeast.com — Occasionally, one sees a picture of an anti-Zionist Jewish and Palestinian protester side by side. With a smug look on their faces, as if they've discovered the secret that will solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, they hold two signs. In the picture accompanying Sam Bahour's piece on the Law of Return, the Jew's sign reads, "I'm from Austin TX.Have a Story?
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