Author: Lauren Markoe
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Pass It On … The road to appreciation
Mick is a big man with long hair and beard that would place him naturally onstage with the Grateful Dead. Today he is looking at motorcycles, the kind that move easily from asphalt to dirt to unmarked desert. Broad stretches of desert are like moonscapes, uninhabited with long horizons and lit up at night by…
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Protestant, Muslim, Atheist, Jew: 4 leftist perspectives a year into Trump’s presidency
Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette Max Perry Mueller, clockwise from top left, Jamila Khan, Andrew Miller, and Alice Shairzay.
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Christian bakers? Atheist bakers? Cake meets faith at the Supreme Court
The original plaintiffs in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case — Charlie Craig, left, and David Mullins — wait to address supporters after oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington. The Human Rights Campaign and coalition supporters rallied against what they called a license to discriminate at the court. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images…
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North Korea releases Canadian pastor sentenced to life in prison
South Korea-born Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim stands during his trial at a North Korean court in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Reuters) KCNA South Korea-born Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim stands during his trial at a North Korean court…
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The ’Splainer: Why is Jerusalem’s Temple Mount so disputed?
Palestinian women pray in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy month of Ramadan on June 7, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/ Ammar Awad © Ammar Awad / Reuters Palestinian women pray…
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Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the annual summit of Christians United for Israel on July 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of Christians United for Israel Vice President Mike Pence addresses the annual summit of Christians United for Israel on July 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of Christians United for Israel
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Faith and the cosmos: An astrophysicist fields the big questions
Astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter talks about a topic during an “Ask a Spaceman” segment. Screenshot from YouTube
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Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
Communion wafers and wine. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/John Snyder Communion wafers and wine. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/John Snyder
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Experts say Hobby Lobby must have known it was illegally importing artifacts
A clay cuneiform tablet, one of the 5,500 artifacts the owners of Hobby Lobby illegally imported into the United States from Iraq. Photo courtesy of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York A clay cuneiform tablet, one of the 5,500 artifacts the owners of Hobby Lobby illegally imported into the United…
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Longtime Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls dies at 80
The Pope’s official spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls gestures during a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican in this April 16, 2005 file photo. Photo by Tony Gentile/Reuters Tony Gentile The Pope’s official spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls gestures during a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican in this…