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Where Did Heaven
Come From?

The idea that Christians go to heaven upon dying isn't found in the oldest books in the New Testament, such as the letters of Paul and the Gospel of Mark. In this excerpt from the new book The Evolution of God , Robert Wright suggests that early Christianity adopted the idea from a competing religion in the Roman Empire.

Related Topics: Christianity, God, Jesus, Theology, Faiths, Egypt, Robert Wright, Pagan, Heaven

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Are All Angel Meditation CDs Spiritually Safe?

A Catholic woman seeks advice about two CDs that may not follow her religious beliefs.

Related Topics: Inspiration, Angels, Angel, fallen angel, Religion, crown chakra, ancient religious writings, ancient, Angel Meditation CDs, cds, mystery religions, Ideas

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A Doctor Finds Hope in His Muslim Faith

When confronted with desperately ill patients, a doctor reflects on the hope symbolized by the Muslim holiday Ashura

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, infection, Blood Pressure, care medicine, Blood, life saving blood flow, patient, care doctor, culture plate, Family, care unit

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Inner Light or True Nature

An excerpt from Joan Borysenko's new book, "Your Soul's Compass."

Related Topics: Holistic Living, mdash, Wisdom, Nature, young prince, felt sense, guidance system, souls journey, Guidance, youll read, magnetic deviance

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Crunchy Con

Rod Dreher blogs about religion, culture, and politics for Beliefnet.

Related Topics: Blogs, Conservative, Church, Religious, i, Catholic, Family, War, Political, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right

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Flying While Arab

I'm an American Muslim, an Arab-American--and I'd felt suspicious of my own people. Was I guilty of profiling?

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, Arabs, Egyptian man, Arab World, young boy, flight, strange Arab men, comforting Arabic rhythm, Arab, Cell phones arent, Fear

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Idol Chatter: Religion and Pop Culture Blog

Related Topics: Entertainment, Family, Film, Life, Movie, Story, Church, Show, dont, Character, Television

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How a Terrorist is Made

In John Updike's "Terrorist," the post-9/11 world teeters on edge while the U.S. faces its worst demons from within.

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, Terrorist, Terrorism, ahmads, young man, American mosques, rashid, loner status, disaffected youngsters susceptible, terrorism strikes, terrorism theme

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Mark (of the Beast) on Your Calendar

The third time's the charm, so the saying goes-but that doesn't apply to the sixth day of the sixth month of '06.

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A 'Ten Commandments' for Every Generation

Both ABC's new miniseries and the Cecil B. DeMille classic betray a failure to understand their biblical subject matter.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, voice, god, Miniseries, personal moral sensitivity, Oh Moses, Freedom, on location desert scenery, Bible, innocent Egyptian soldiers, four hour motion picture drama