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Paying It Forward
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Beliefnet Staff
The folks at Pay it Forward Foundation are working hard to make a difference in the world. Some think they are crazy; they prefer to be called visionaries. And visionaries they are! With over 1 million Pay It Forward bracelets distributed in 112 countries around the world they have a huge vision and that vision…
Muslim women to shun bananas, cucumbers?
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Yes, he’s read the reports that a Muslim cleric announced women should not touch cucumbers, carrots or bananas lest they become sexually impure, admits Egyptian newspaper editor Muna Khan in the Cairo daily al-Arabiya. And Khan says he is just shaking his head in disbelief. “Sometimes a cleric has to issue an edict for the…
Daily Mail: Embattled Archbishop of Canterbury to resign
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Dr. Rowan Williams is planning to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury by the end of next year – eight years early, London’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday. Rumors have been circulating that the 61-year-old Archbishop, who could remain in office until he is 70, feels the ten years he has served enough in such a demanding job —…
$80,000 lottery ticket in offering plate more than pays for looted air conditioner
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Three weeks after thieves stole the copper coils from the Cathedral of Prayer’s air conditioner, an anonymous donor dropped an $80,000 winning lottery ticket into the offering plate. While cashing in the ticket, Gloria Rodgers, treasurer for the Columbus, Ga., congregation, learned that the ticket was purchased at Jerry’s Food Mart — but beyond that, nobody knows…
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