The congregation believes the rifle symbolizes the ‘rod of iron’ in the Bible.
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Evangelist Billy Graham’s body to lie in honor at U.S. Capitol
The two-day viewing is part of nine days of mourning for America’s most famous evangelist.
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Pope Francis stuns Chileans by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
He aggravates the nation’s already bitter relationship with the Catholic Church, seeking proof that a bishop helped cover up the crimes.
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Green Plate Special: A little schmaltz wouldn’t kill you
A tradition of Jewish grandmothers is revived in time for Hanukkah.
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Bowdoin Museum reminds us that death awaits us all
Renaissance Christians had a way of facing it, now on display in ‘The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe’
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Robert D. Hales, former businessman and top Mormon leader, dies at 85
His combination of experience in private business, military acumen and deep roots in the religion made him emblematic of Mormon leaders of his era.
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Israel reneges on pledge to create mixed-gender prayer space at Western Wall
Liberal Jews decry the decision to abandon the proposal.
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Ramadan fasting can give energy to the body and spirit
A Muslim reflects on her own experience and speaks to a Johns Hopkins doctor on the science of fasting.
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Gay men publicly caned in Indonesia
The punishment for consensual sex meted out under Shariah law intensifies an anti-gay backlash in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
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We must recall lessons of Japanese internment, lest we repeat tragedy
It was wrong to round up Japanese-Americans 75 years ago, and today’s Muslims are no different.