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My Take: How I constructed 'The American Bible'
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. By...
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Why a president’s faith may not matter
By John Blake, CNN He called himself a “life-long Quaker and a church-going Christian,” and at first there was no reason to doubt him. He played piano in the church, taught Sunday school, and praised...
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My Take: Library of Congress's 'books that shaped America' list plays down...
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. By...
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Einstein letter, set for auction, shows scientist challenging idea of God,...
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN Decades before atheist scientist and author Richard Dawkins called God a "delusion," one world-renowned physicist - Albert Einstein - was weighing in on faith matters with his...
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The Gospel according to Obama
By John Blake, CNN President Barack Obama was sharing a pulpit one day with a conservative Christian leader when a revealing exchange took place. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who...
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Decades-long fight for Jewish freedom remembered
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN If asked to name the monumental chapters in Jewish history over the past century, people are likely to name the Holocaust or the founding of the state of Israel. Overlooked and...
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Take a listen: God is all over inauguration
(CNN) – With President Barack Obama's second inauguration just days away, CNN Radio explores the one figure who has been omnipresent at these ceremonies: God. From the oaths of office and speeches to...
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My Take: An American Jew finds MLK – and a new understanding – on the West Bank
Editor's note: Arri Eisen, PhD., is professor of pedagogy at Emory University’s Center for Ethics, Department of Biology and Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts. Carlton D. Mackey, who took the...
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Historian: Pope's resignation is noble
Papal historian Christopher Bellitto discusses Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign
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Christ was persecuted, but what about Christians?
CNN examines the tumultuous early years of Christianity in a special narrated by Liam Neeson. Watch “After Jesus: The First Christians,” Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. By John Blake, CNN (CNN) – She walked into...
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When religious beliefs become evil: 4 signs
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) – An angry outburst at a mosque. The posting of a suspicious YouTube video. A friendship with a shadowy imam. Those were just some of the signs that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, accused...
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Proof of heaven popular, except with the church
By John Blake, CNN “God, help me!” Eben Alexander shouted and flailed as hospital orderlies tried to hold him in place. But no one could stop his violent seizures, and the 54-year-old neurosurgeon went...
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Do Christians, Muslims and Jews worship the same God?
Opinion by Jeffrey Weiss, Special to CNN Follow @WeissFaithWrite (CNN) – Sunni and Shia Muslims are killing each other in several nations, most notably in Syria's escalating civil war. Coptic...
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Why everyone fights over Jerusalem
World-renowned chef, best-selling author and Emmy-winning television personality Anthony Bourdain returns for the second season of CNN's showcase for coverage of food and travel. "Anthony Bourdain:...
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Study: 'Jesus' wife' fragment not a fake
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - A team of scientists has concluded that a controversial scrap of papyrus that purportedly quotes Jesus referring to "my wife," is not...
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Smiling for 'Auschwitz selfies,' and crying into the digital wilderness
Opinion by Craig Detweiler, Special to CNN (CNN) – It is understandable why Breanna Mitchell’s sunny tweet from Auschwitz as “PrincessBMM” would spark a viral outcry. A tour of a concentration camp,...
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5 ways America changed God
Opinion by Matthew Paul Turner, special to CNN Follow @JesusNeedsNewPR (CNN) – The majority of America’s churches teach that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. But considering our country’s...
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4 teachings from Jesus that everybody gets wrong
Opinion by Amy-Jill Levine, special to CNN (CNN) – It was once said, “religion is designed to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.” Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons –...
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