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As you may know, Gordon Hinckley, the leader of the Mormon Church, died yesterday at the age of 97. For those of you interested, I would like to point you in the direction of a prayer circle that has arisen on Beliefnet to address Hinckley’s death: Hinckley Prayer Circle

New groups are always springing up, but there’s one we think deserves special attention. Take a look at the Family and Friends of Inmates group. There’s some powerful and inspiring stuff here that might really make you think. Definitely worth a look. On the slightly lighter side, check out the Book Haven group, which is…

First of all, congratulations to Beliefnet member Richard Kula for his winning entry to our Frozen Monkeys caption contest. He recieved a whopping 44% of the vote! And now I invite you to head over to our new caption contest to vote for a winner! We picked the finalists and we leave it up to…

To celebrate the release of Jim Wallis’ new book, “The Great Awakening”, we are happy to tell you that we have both an exclusive exerpt from his the book and that we’ve launched a new group in the community: Jim Wallis: “The Great Awakening”: Join the group, read the book, discuss, and enjoy!

As part of our ongoing effort to nurture a political dialog concerning the upcoming elections, we have added three new community groups to address three of the major issues on the minds of voters. They are: Health Care The Economy and the Iraq Conflict Please join the discussion and let us and all your fellow…

There are a few new groups of note to tell you about. I love the idea of the Meditative Knitting Group:”Any person who knits is welcome to join and learn about knitting prayer shawls, or any other knitting in order to quiet the mind and give your hands something to do while you pray or…

In light of Tom Cruise’s latest news-making appearance, a taped interview meant to introduce an appearance at Scientology event, Beliefnet has decided to answer the call to discuss both Scientology and Cruise’s apparent place within the religion. We are covering this topic three ways. First, there is this piece from Mark Oppenheimer that tries to…

Can you come up with a funny caption for this photo? Give it a try! Please make sure all captions are 15 words or fewer. We’ll pick the five best as finalists and then let your fellow Beliefnet members decide which is best! You can also vote here for the winner of our Arctic Monkey…

As part of our coverage of the ’08 elections, we are trying to get a sense of where Beliefnet members and readers stand. We invite you to fill out this ’08 Elections Survey and tell us who you like, who you don’t like, and how you weigh specific issues!

A little early, I know, but as Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I wanted to point you toward this blog entry from Beliefnet member johnofallfaith concerning the man himself. And February is fast approaching, so in honor of Black History Month we have just launched the Black History Appreciation Group and would…

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