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Sacred Spaces: Meet the mason at the Washington National Cathedral
Editor's Note: CNN's Kim Uhl and Chris Ford filed this report from Washington. Sacred Spaces is an occasional series on the Belief Blog taking an inside look at worship spaces from unique perspectives....
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Jay Leno spoofs the Belief Blog
"The Tonight Show" spoofed CNN Belief Blog's Sacred Spaces series on Thursday. Check it out. You can see the original piece we did on the stone mason at the Washington National Cathedral here. Sacred...
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Sweat lodge trial fuels Native American frustrations
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN Growing up on a reservation in lower Saskatchewan, Alvin Manitopyes learned early to respect the sweat lodge. He was 10 when he attended his first sweat ceremony, and for more...
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My Take: Sea burial says bin Laden not a martyr
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. By Stephen...
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My Take: 9/11 Memorial not sacred enough
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. By Stephen...
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Sacred Spaces: Arabic Christians find a home in the U.S.
By Floyd Yarmuth, CNN Washington (CNN) – Christians have been part of Middle Eastern culture for 2,000 years, but many people don’t realize that a small minority of Arabs are Christians. Pastor Esper...
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What makes Jerusalem so sacred?
World-renowned chef, best-selling author and Emmy-winning television personality Anthony Bourdain returns for the second season of CNN's showcase for coverage of food and travel. "Anthony Bourdain:...
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Why everyone fights over Jerusalem
World-renowned chef, best-selling author and Emmy-winning television personality Anthony Bourdain returns for the second season of CNN's showcase for coverage of food and travel. "Anthony Bourdain:...
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Breastfeeding in church? Pope says yes
By Daniel Burke, Belief Blog Co-editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - Amid the iconic art in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, Pope Francis told mothers that it's acceptable to breastfeed their children in...
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Praise the Lord and pass the beer, change is brewing among American Christians
By Brett McCracken, special to CNN Follow @BrettMcCracken (CNN) – Something is brewing among American Protestants, and it has a decidedly hoppy flavor. For much of the last century in the United...
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Inside Manhattan's most hipster-y megachurch
(CNN) - While some churches are struggling to attract younger members, 20 and 30-something-year-olds are waiting in long lines to get into Hillsong's services. Pastor Carl Lentz is the main...
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Smiling for 'Auschwitz selfies,' and crying into the digital wilderness
Opinion by Craig Detweiler, Special to CNN (CNN) – It is understandable why Breanna Mitchell’s sunny tweet from Auschwitz as “PrincessBMM” would spark a viral outcry. A tour of a concentration camp,...
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Does Jonah's tomb signal the death of Christianity in Iraq?
Opinion by Joel S. Baden and Candida Moss, Special to CNN (CNN) – The destructive force of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the militant Sunni movement, is epitomized in a video released Thursday...
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