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Missourians respond to SCOTUS gay marriage hearings

| Mar 26, 2013

As the Supreme Court hears arguments regarding gay marriage – with today's focus on California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage – Missourians are responding via Twitter. Here's a look at what people near Columbia are saying.
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DC Comics introduces new Muslim superhero

| Sep 10, 2012

Green was the favorite color of Islam’s founder Prophet Muhammad, so it seems fitting that the world’s latest Muslim superhero has joined a small but diverse circle who have donned the Green Lantern ring.
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Misconceptions about Sikhs and their beliefs

| Aug 6, 2012

In the wake of the recent shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, a ColumbiaFAVS writer explains the basics of the Sikh tradition. 
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Lord – and more importantly, everyone else – hear our prayer

| May 10, 2013

May 2 was the National Day of Prayer – but what about the people who don’t like the prayer rituals, but bow their heads like everyone else and try not to think about it? It can be humiliating. 
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Humanist group demands end to teacher-led prayers at Fayette High School

| May 16, 2013

The American Humanist Association is demanding that weekly prayer sessions at Fayette High School be stopped on grounds that they are unconstitutional.
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Of Mark Twain, goulash and mass graves

| Apr 17, 2013

It's puzzling to realize there was a time when someone out there was doing all they could to make sure you and your kind ceased to exist, and that any traces of your culture be wiped away all together. That's what Ryan Schuessler found out as he researched his family history – and then, he went on a journey to find out more. 
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VIEWPOINTS: What’s in a name? (These days, it’s not religion)

| May 16, 2013

What religious names are in your family? What’s the significance about naming someone after a religious figure? Do you think about religion when considering names for your children? What are the popular names of your faith tradition?
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REVIEW: Brian McLaren’s “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road”

| May 8, 2013

Author, theologian and speaker Brian McLaren puts an interfaith spin on the chicken crossing the road in his latest work “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World." 
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Missouri doctors to be present with patients when administering abortion-inducing drugs

| May 17, 2013

The Missouri legislature passed a bill requiring doctors to be physically in the same room as patients when administering abortion-inducing drugs, such as Mifepristone, or RU-486. Another bill passed prevents pharmacies from being required to carry specific drugs – including those that induce abortions. 
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Branded

| May 18, 2013

What "brand" images come to mind when you hear the name of your faith? For Catholicism, it seems like there's a lot of "false advertising" out there. 
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