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A Mosaic of Human Beliefs

WorldReligions.com presents an array of current news, features, and opinions from field of religious life as it interacts with the family of humankind around the globe.

Wikipedia includes the following definition, which while necessarily limited, gives some context to the topic of this website.

A religion is a set of stories, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to an ultimate power or reality. It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos, and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.

While it will be impossible to cover the vast spectrum of activities encompassed by the description above, we provide though-provoking news and commentary related not only to so-called "mainstream" religions, but to other ideas and practices dealing with man's search for meaning within the universal mystery.

Rowan Williams attacks Labour over religion (Times Online)
The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of treating religious believers as “oddities, foreigners and minorities”.
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Religion 101: Blessing in the greeting (Merced Sun-Star)
"Greetings and Salutations." That's one way to say hello.In my faith community, I o
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Faithful are not freaks: Archbishop of Canterbury (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, criticised the government Saturday, saying it viewed religion as a problem practiced by freaks and foreigners.
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RELIGION BRIEFS for Dec. 12 (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Send religion-related events to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or fax to 896-2104. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Survey: Religion in US is 'mix-match' (Hutchinson News)
When it comes to religion, many Americans like the mix-and-match, build-your-own approach. Large nu ...
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Religion Notes for Dec. 12 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
MUSIC Unshackled Bluegrass, and Christmas music, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: http://www.gospelchickenhouse.orgor (804) 883-6487. Celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Ginter Park United Methodist Church, 1010 W. Laburnum Ave. Details:(804) 262-8651. Celtic Evensong and ...
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