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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.

Eileen Flanagan: How Religion Changes Lives
When people want to change, they often turn to religion. Though the specifics of what we should change and how vary by tradition, the promise that our lives will become more peaceful through spiritual practice runs through many traditions.
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WATCH: Religion on the Mall
Glenn Beck has drawn criticism for his call for a religious awakening. Glenn Beck - Religion and Spirituality - National Mall - United States - Government spending
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Books, religion, race and literacy
Books, religion, race and literacy
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Vandals target anti-religion billboard near Watertown
Three big gobs of yellow paint were hurled against an anti-religion billboard near Watertown last week, resulting in the temporary removal of the sign, said message sponsor, the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
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Beck Rally-Goers on Obama's Religion
Another post from the Beck-rally notebook Glenn Beck - Barack Obama - Religion - United States - Muslim
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ISLAM IN AMERICA: Obama’s religion questionable
Evidence of possible Muslim faith as well as Christianity exists Since the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, issues of race and particularly religion have been dragged kicking and screaming back into the limelight of American political and social conversation. The issue of religion especially has struck a chord with many [...]
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