2009 Year in Review
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Spiritual Leaders Who Died in 2009
Oral Roberts, Marie Knight, and John Daido Loori were some of the pioneers who influenced the faith landscape. Take a look back on spiritual leaders who died this year.
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10 Health Lessons of 2009
See what the top health stories of 2009--from swine flu to Patrick Swayze's untimely passing--taught us about wellness, hope, and staying calm in chaos.
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Top Religion Stories of the Decade
From the 9/11 terrorist attacks to Pope John Paul II's death to Buddhist activism in Tibet, read the stories of faith that shaped the last ten years.
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Top Religion Scandals of the Decade
The Catholic clergy sex scandal, the fall of evangelist Ted Haggard, and the scheming of Bernie Madoff were all scandals that shook the religious world.
Blogging on 2009 and the Past Decade
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'The Vampire Diaries' Starts Tonight!
Date: 09/10/2009
Question: Is it possible that we've gone a little vampire overboard? Answer: Naahhhh. Not according to me at least. When LJ Smith's "The Vampire Diaries" series of books came out in the very early 90's, I read them as an actual young adult. (I know, how novel!) I don't remember them so well, but what I can say is that these vampire chronicles of star-crossed love and the requisite love tri ...
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Moving on, and many, many thanks...
Date: 08/02/2009
So...my recent vacation and related absences also coincided with an offer from PoliticsDaily.com to cover religion for them, as editor Melinda Henneberger announces here in her roundup on the site's very successful first 100 days. That means, in short, that I'll have to sign off from blogging here at Beliefnet after nearly a year and a half of a very rewarding time. This was my first ...
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Stop the Abortion Mandate
Date: 07/22/2009
(Update: J ack Smith at the Catholic Key blog has an excellent roundup of this week's past and coming events on this issue , including news about the presser which I mentioned below...which happened this morning.) Tomorrow is the day for a nationwide effort to bring attention to the issue of abortion coverage in the proposed health care legislation. Many groups are involved including Democrats ...
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An Etiquette Roundup for the Ethical
Date: 07/13/2009
Normal 0 Normal 0 One of the many things I love about my friends is their unflagging enthusiasm - since I started writing for this blog, countless dinner conversations and happy hour chatter have ended with the refrain, "Hey! A new ethical dilemma perhaps??!" Many of these topics have popped up on Everyday Ethics. T ...
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Happy Father's Day! Here's what you missed...
Date: 06/21/2009
No doubt you Dads got wonderful gifts and lots of love, but will any of you smell like a Holy Father? You could if the family had thought to buy Fred Hass' private formula, The Pope's Cologne , the recreation of what was apparently the preferred scent of Pius IX . Not exactly the most loveable of pontiffs, he had the odor of sanctity. Or perhaps "an ancient charm" with "floral notes," ...
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New Year Quotes
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." - Oprah Winfrey. Read more quotes about the New Year.
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21 Ways to Make Resolutions
Make promises you can keep for the entire year by making simple resolutions.
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Complete New Year Features
Ring in 2010 with tips on how to keep resolutions, welcome change, make New Year wishes, and more.
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