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Martin Rees, British Astrophysicist, Wins Templeton Prize

Posted 06.06.2011

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By Chris Herlinger Religion News Service (RNS) A British theoretical astrophysicist who has achieved renown for his study of the cosmos and for sound...

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Are We Predisposed To Give Back? New Studies Examine Why We Help Others

Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of Notre Dame is leading a $5 million initiative to examine why people are more or less inclined to give back, according to USA Today. ...

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The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness

Philip Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Reynolds

How should we construe the right to pursue happiness? The problem is that the words "happy" and "happiness" are used today in variety of interrelated but distinct senses.

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The Top Philanthropists of 2009

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Friday, Slate Magazine posted a list of the 60 largest charitable contributions of 2009, and profiled the people who gave big. We've compiled the t...

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Faith! Family! Films! And the Crystal Teddy Goes to...

David Sterritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sterritt

What riles me is the business of peddling movies on DVD after scrubbing them squeaky clean, or as we used to say in pre-digital antiquity, censoring them.

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