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US Internet Provider Takes Offline Anti-Islam Website

The United States internet provider Network Solutions says it first wants to view the anti-Qur'an film Fitna produced by Dutch populist MP Geert Wilders before deciding whether to allow him to post the film.

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Dutch Christians and Muslims join forces to limit Fitna's impact

The movie Fitna, the much anticipated anti Qur'an film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, is already casting such a long shadow that a number of Dutch Christians and Muslims think it is time to take action.

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Scientists put religion under the microscope

Easter is for some people a deeply religious time, for others - nothing more than a short holiday.

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A Meditation for Holy Saturday - Jesus Descends Into Hell

This meditation on Holy Saturday is based on an ancient Homily. Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep.

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Pope Opts Out Of Carrying Cross In Good Friday Due To Rain

Under driving wind and rain, Pope Benedict XVI opted out of carrying a symbolic cross of Jesus Christ to conclude a traditional Good Friday procession.

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Pilgrims in Jerusalem March Through Via Dolorosa

Thousands of pilgrims in Jerusalem have taken part in the traditional procession on the Via Dolorosa, which according to the scriptures is the road taken by Jesus Christ when he carried his cross to the site of his crucifixion. Many of the pilgrims carried a wooden cross.

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Testing The Shroud Of Turin

Researchers are revisiting their test after 20 years to see if the research tests on the timing of the Shroud of Turin were erroneous and the shroud really dates back to the time of Christ.

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Good Friday and Eid-e-Milad is being celebrated today

Good Friday is being observed across the world since the Pope will hold two services commemorating Christ's crucifiction including a procession around the ruins of Rome's Colosseum and has also called on Catholics to be of service to each other and confess their sins.

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Maundy Thursday: Christians Commemorate Holy Thursday

Today the Christians around the world that follow the Gregorian Calendar commemorate the Maundy Thursday, better known as Holy Thursday remembering the day when Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas after the Last Supper in which He mandated his disciples to love one another and washed their feet as a sign of love.

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Pastor of Atlah James David Manning Insults Obama, His Congregation

James David Manning, the pastor of Atlah Worldwide calls Barack Obama dirty names while insulting his own congregation for supporting Obama.

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What Saint Patrick's Day Really Is

It seems like everything I read today is a variation on “Why do people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day?” “What’s the meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day?” “Why do people get drunk on Saint Patrick’s Day?” etc…so I thought I’d save myself a lot of typing and just write this here.

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Dating Easter and St. Patrick's Day

Today, March 17, is the feast of St. Patrick of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland. Because this St. Patrick's day is also the Monday of Holy Week for Western Christians (as well as some Eastern Catholics, and Orthodox in Finland and some in Estonia) - the earliest it's come since 1856 - some towns and churches held St. Patrick’s Day parades and services last week.

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