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Tribeca 2013: In 'Trials of Muhammad Ali,' a counterpoint to '42'
NEW YORK--When a championship boxer like Muhammad Ali felt disrespected by another fighter, he might have been expected to do what most boxers would: knock his opponent's lights out. But the icon took a different route when faced with a rival he...
Tags: Film Festivals, Hoop Dreams (movie), Trials, Religion and Belief, Jackie Robinson
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Bombing suspect's mother certain on sons' innocence
BOSTON (AP) — The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist. But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased attention after federal officials say Russian...
Tags: Justice System, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Islam, NBC (tv network), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Chechens in U.S. feel shame, fear over Boston bombing
When Albina Digaeva, a Chechen who was granted political asylum in the United States, first learned that the Boston bombing suspects were from Chechnya, she called the California family who initially put her up when she arrived 15 years ago and...
Tags: Islam, Wars and Interventions, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Daley settles (not entirely) into life as a regular Chicagoan
He still gets up early. He could sleep in. He no longer has a big staff to deploy. No public crises nipping at his mind and time. He lives alone. He gets up at 6 anyway, and sets off to the gym before breakfast. He likes it there, feels safe in the...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Finance, Tony Blair, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Mayor
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Halverson: It pretty much all has to do with God
This week a young man, having read our website and perhaps the article I wrote for the Pilot two weeks ago, engaged me in conversation. He was very polite, though he tried to question me about my faith, entrap me in the Bible's condemnation and...Tags: Religion and Belief
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The God Squad: Forgiveness is not absolute; it must be earned
Q: Would Joseph's brothers have asked for forgiveness if they were not about to starve to death? — R., Kenosha, Wis., via godsquadquestion@aol.com A: Gandhi once famously remarked, "To a starving man, God is bread." His point is that our...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Judaism, Religion and Belief, Sports
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Finance, Christian Orthodoxy, Career and Workplace, 401K, Labor Markets
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After the Boston bombings: Looking at the links between religion and terrorism
ReligionLink rounds up what's been written about at the link between religion and terrorism after the Boston Marathon bombings: The bombings at the Boston Marathon and the subsequent identification of two ethnic Chechen immigrant brothers as the...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Arts and Culture, Separation of Church and State, Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief
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Rhode Island on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate on Wednesday. The Senate passed gay marriage legislation by a comfortable 26-12...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Voting, Minority Groups, Family, Marriage
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Should we forgive the surviving Boston bomber?
God SquadQ: Would Joseph's brothers have asked for forgiveness if they were not about to starve to death? -- R., Kenosha, Wis., via godsquadquestion@aol.com A: Gandhi once famously remarked, "To a starving man, God is bread." His point is that our spiritual...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Judaism, Religion and Belief, Sports
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Ken Levine returns with ‘BioShock Infinite,’ but will he stay?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSome video-game makers are motivated to make the most detailed simulation of warfare. Others re-create childhood dreams of monsters in ...... -
Local Muslims explain Islam after Boston bombing investigators mention religion
WSBT-TVInvestigators say they believe the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were motivated by a radical version of Islam. It's an important development in the investigation, and also an opportunity for followers of Islam to educate others about a...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Islam, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief
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