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Spirituality and Religion Prevalent Among College Professors

81 percent of U.S. college professors consider themselves “spiritual,” according to a report by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.

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Movie to be Made on Gautama Buddha's Life

n historical epic is to be filmed about the life and teachings of the Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, a South Asian production team said today.

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Pope Leads Eco-Friendly Rally for Half Million Youth (Video)

The Catholic church held a massive "eco-friendly" youth festival in Italy pronouncing it to be "Save Creation Day". Bio-degradable cuttlery and trash bags were distributed, and the prayer cards were printed on recycled paper.

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California Senate Opens With Hindu Prayer for First Time

The California State Senate heard its first Hindu opening prayer in its 157 years history, following in the footsteps of Nevada, when famous Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, recited ancient Sanskrit mantras in the hall last week.

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Little Boy and Prayer Group Help Heal Deacon's Broken Neck?

"George Bell was faced with the possibility of being paralyzed for the rest of his life after falling from a deck. But, Bell, a deacon at a Lockport, NY Methodist Church, shows no signs today of the broken neck he was diagnosed with July 9 at Erie County Medical Center."

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Summer Vacation for Kids Includes Helping Neediest Communities in Dallas

As most teenagers spent their summer break at the beach, pool or working at summer jobs, some 240 junior high and high school-age kids were hard at work on a one week-long community service project to spruce up homes and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas with "World Changers," an initiative for youth of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Swedish Lutheran Church Celebrates 50 Years of Women Priests

The (Lutheran) Church of Sweden is about to mark the 50th anniversary of its decision in 1958 to ordain women as priests, and cathedrals in all of the church's 13 dioceses are to hold services to celebrate the anniversary.

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Bible Now One of Many Holy Books in Hotel Drawers

A new trend for smaller hotels: Offering a spiritual menu of holy texts -- instead of only the bible -- for guests from different cultures and religious backgrounds.