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Michael Jackson's Death: Does Fame Trump Faith?

While Michael Jackson's death could highlight funeral rituals associated with a particular faith, it may ultimately demonstrate the power of celebrity as a new kind of sacred.

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Mother Knows Best? Cultures Clash During A Hindu Holiday

When a wife and her mother-in-law clash over a holiday celebration, a couple discovers new traditions for an ancient holiday.

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Meeting Athena

In the excerpt from Paulo Coelho's new book, we meet an exotic and exasperating young 'witch.'

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Our Teenage Planet

'Cosmos and Psyche' author Richard Tarnas on Earth's 'crisis of maturation' and pending, radical spiritual evolution.

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Archive: Family

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Raising Kids Outside Traditional Religion

Beliefnet members discuss the challenge of bringing up children in families where religion is not cut-and-dried.

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Saying a Traditional Good-Bye

When my beloved aunt died, Hindu mourning rituals helped me cope with the loss.

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Family Feuds Over Funerals

Like the Schiavos, bereaved families often fight about everything from clergy to cremation. Here's how to heal the tension.

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At the Side of a Dying Person

What Tibetan Buddhist tradition can teach us about the profound privilege of caring for someone who is approaching death.

Related Topics: Faiths, Buddhism, Peace, person, dead person, blessing lights, death ceremonies, Prayer, dying person, deceased person, Blessing, beautiful blessing lights