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California college has `most religious’ students
(RNS) A small Catholic college in California has the "most religious students," according to recently released rankings from Princeton Review.
Thomas Aquinas College, a quaint Santa Paula, Calif., campus with just 350 students, knocked Brigham Young University from the top spot and ed...
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At Moishe House, Jews explore Judaism at their own pace
NEW ORLEANS -- It was still early in the evening; the potluck dinner of quiche, pasta and wine was spread out in the living room of the comfortable house when one of the guests, Sami Slovy, ritually lit two candles to welcome the Jewish Sabbath.
Two dozen guests watched, almost all yo...
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Fessio fired, again, from Ave Maria
(RNS) A prominent priest and friend of Pope Benedict XVI was fired for the second time from Ave Maria University in Florida on Monday (July 20) for criticizing the school's policies in a conversation with a board member.
The Rev. Joseph Fessio said he was dismissed from his post as th...
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Mormon missionaries go online in search of new converts
PROVO, Utah -- Tyson Boardman sits before the computer screen at the LDS Missionary Training Center, discussing Mormonism with Jason and Travis in two Internet conversations at the same time.
Why do people say Mormons aren't Christian? What does it mean to be baptized for the dead? Ho...
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COMMENTARY: Character vs. credentials
(UNDATED) Now, on the eve of 12th grade, comes my son's "year of the alphabet."
First the SATs, then the ACT, and then paperwork focused on IU, UNC, UC, OC, BC and other schools designated as R, T or L (reach, target or likely), all followed by a decision whether to go EA (early actio...
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Study: Religious colleges have highest graduation rates
(UNDATED) Religiously affiliated universities rank the highest nationwide in graduating their students, while hundreds of public and private universities fall far below the devastatingly low average of graduated students, according to a recent report based on data from the U.S. Depart...
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Indian court sides with Sikhs on plucking eyebrows
CHENNAI, India (RNS) A court in northern India has sided with Sikh priests who denied medical school admission to a female student who had plucked her eyebrows, putting her in violation of the faith's tenets that prohibit cutting one's hair.
A three-judge "full bench" of the Punjab an...
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Heaven’s so bright, he’s gotta wear shades
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- When Gerome Singleterry and his brother got laid off last October from their jobs as warehouse workers at a furniture distributor, they didn't despair.
"We focus on God, not the economy," Singleterry said. "God will take care of his people."
Besides, God gave him a...
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Their lips are sealed
Taking the sexual abstinence movement to a whole new level is what's called the "Virgin Lips Movement." The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn., recently explored how some conservative Christians choose not to kiss until their wedding ceremony.
"It was so important to me because I felt a k...
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High court rejects evolution suit against Cal
A long-standing lawsuit against a UC Berkeley evolution web site by a Roseville woman who takes the Bible literally has been rejected without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court, the court announced today.
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