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The True American Gods: Comic Book Heroes

Carl Pettit | Posted 06.12.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Stan Lee, Theology, Technology, Comics, Buddha, Resurrection, Mythology, Abilities, Greek Gods, God, Thor, Culture, Dionysus, Life After Death, Allah, Reincarnation, Superheroes, Incredible Hulk, Belief, Osiris, Bible, Neil Gaiman, Jack Kirby, Mount Olympus, Modern Life, Superman, Batman, Krishna, Supervillains, Marvel, Jesus, Clark Kent, Spider-Man, Man of Steel, Entertainment News
Carl Pettit

These fictional men and women, who wear inappropriately tight-fitting spandex costumes and only exist in our imaginations, bring hope to millions of real people on a daily basis, and have become an integral part of American cultural life and identity.

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Allah Or God, It Doesn't Matter To Me

Craig Considine | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality Poetry, Allah, Interfaith Poetry, Heaven, Religion and Spirituality, Religion Poems, God, Catholicism, Catholic Church, Interfaith, Religion News
Craig Considine

I'm a Catholic / but I think Islam is beautiful / Some think I'm interested in converting / No, I'm not / it just makes me think of the one above

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Lesson On Islamic Hand Signs Leads To Assault Charge For Virginia Teacher

Posted 10.23.2012 | Home
Read More: Stephanie Bennett, Islam, Virginia Schools, Bleeding, Special Needs Children, Chesapeake Region, Tara Harris, Butts Road Intermediate School, Student Injured, Video, Islamic Hand Sign, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Dale Harris, Religion in Schools, Simple Assault, Muslims, Religion in Public Schools, Teachers Behaving Badly, Hand Signal, Chesapeake Public School System, Allah, Home News

A Virginia elementary school teacher has been charged with simple assault after an Oct. 2 lesson on Islamic hand signs left one student’s hand cut a...

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Names Can Never Hurt Me

Doug Binzak | Posted 12.01.2012 | Religion
Read More: Christians, Jews, Islam, 99 Names, Fear, Jesus, Peace of Mind, God, Peace, G-D, Meditative State, Stress, Yahweh, Chanting, Destress, Muslims, Middle East, Allah, Meditation, Holy War, Anxiety, Religion News
Doug Binzak

Our defenses, our armor, our shields go up, and in this constriction we can get very fixated on our "rightness" and their "wrongness"

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French Magazine Publishes Mohammad Cartoons

Reuters | Nicholas Vinocur | Posted 11.18.2012 | Media
Read More: Koran, Islam, Anti-Islam Cartoon, Newspapers, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prophet Mohammad, Anti-Islam Film, Stephane Charbonnier, Mohammad, Charlie Hebdo, Video, French Muslim Council, Reuters, Mohammad Cartoon, Laurent Fabius, Philippe Val, Allah, Media News

* Cartoons portray Prophet naked, mock furore over film * French government criticises publication, boosts security * Ar...

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French Newspaper To Publish Mohammad Cartoons

Reuters | Brian Love | Posted 11.18.2012 | Media
Read More: Koran, Islam, Anti-Islam Cartoon, Newspapers, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prophet Mohammad, Anti-Islam Film, Stephane Charbonnier, Mohammad, Charlie Hebdo, Video, French Muslim Council, Reuters, Mohammad Cartoon, Laurent Fabius, Philippe Val, Allah, Media News

PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The French government has called for restraint after learning that a satirical weekly plans to publish cartoons of the Pr...

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The Honorable Lord Krishna: A Prophet Of Allah

Qasim Rashid | Posted 10.09.2012 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Hinduism, Krishna in Islam, Prophets, Scripture Commentary, Krishna, Interfaith, Scripture Study, Prophet Muhammad, Allah, Religion News
Qasim Rashid

Prophet Lord Krishna was a noble, righteous, beloved one of God. Far from theological division, he is a source of unity and accord between Hindus and Muslims.

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Vodka Makers Apologize For Blasphemy

AP | Posted 04.05.2012 | World
Read More: Kazakhstan Vodka, Islam, Video, Islam Vodka, Kazakhstan, Islam-Alcohol, Allah Vodka, Vodka, Allah, World News

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakh authorities say a new vodka brand that uses the word "Allah" on its bottles is being withdrawn from circulation after pro...

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The Islamic Concept Of God

Nezar Hamze | Posted 05.13.2012 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Muslim, God, Allah, Quran, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Religion News
Nezar Hamze

The most frequent question I get asked by my fellow Americans is to explain how Muslims believe in God. "Who or what is Allah?" they ask.

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Muslim Prayer In School? Germany Says No

Alexander Goerlach | Posted 02.12.2012 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Christianity, Muslim Prayer, Allah, Prayer in Schools, Muslims in Germany, Muslim Ideology, German Public Schools, Islam in Germany, Religious Tolerance, German Muslims, Religion News
Alexander Goerlach

When prayer inhibits peaceful coexistence, when religion does not foster the formation of community, it does not have a place in schools.

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Last Gasp: Q&A With Osama bin Laden

John Bobey | Posted 07.11.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Jews, Whole Foods, Sweden, Hell, Vampires, Jamba Juice, Infidels, Afterlife, Internet, Let the Right One In, Muslims, End of Days, Osama-Bin-Laden-Burial-at-Sea, MacBook Air, Heaven, Abbottabad Compound, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Elizabeth Taylor, Terrorism, Subway, English, People Magazine, Seal Team Six, How I Met Your Mother, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, 72-Virgins, Wheelchair, Fantasy Baseball, Roku, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Allyson Hannigan, Pervez Musharraf, Netflix, Muslim, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Allah, Bruce Springsteen, Comedy News
John Bobey

Osama... Osama bin Laden -- is that you? Yes, yes it is -- who is this? It's me, John Bobey.

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Do Christians And Muslims Worship The Same God?

Miroslav Volf | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Islam, God, Bible, Egypt, Tahrir Square, Yahweh, Christianity, Quran, Allah, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Miroslav Volf

This is a question that draws its energy from a deep concern. To ask: "Do we have a common God?" is to worry: "Can we live together without bloodshed?"

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Islam And The Innate Beauty Of Human Nature

William C. Chittick, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Adam, Beauty, Love, Human Nature, Names for God, Bible, God, Muslim Names for God, Quran, Creation, Allah, Religion News
William C. Chittick, Ph.D.

The quickest way to get at the notion of innate human beauty is to reflect on the Judeo-Christian principle of the divine image, reaffirmed in the Prophet's saying, "God created Adam in His form."

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In Latest Compromise With GOP, Obama Agrees He Is a Muslim

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Borowitz Report, Birthers, Islam, Twitter, Andy Borowitz, Kenya, John Boehner, Julian Assange, Los Angeles Times, Muslim, Wikileaks, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Republicans, Allah, Obama Muslim, Political Compromise, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Differences over his religious orientation have been a sore point between the president and his Republican foes, but in agreeing he is a Muslim, Obama is sending a clear signal that he is trying to find consensus.

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Hajj, Muslim Pilgrimage, Observed In Saudi Arabia (PHOTOS)

AP/The Huffington Post | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Muhammad, Islam, Mountain of Mercy, Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al Sheik, Mount Arafat, Muslims, Allah, Saudi Arabia, Slidepollajax, Mecca, Hajj, Labyek Allah, Grand Mosque, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Tuesday urged insurgents to abandon violence and accept offers of reconciliation from the gove...

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Drink, Pray, Love: New Yorkers and Pacific Islanders Eschew Interference in Favor of Tolerance.

Philip Smucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Jihadists, Religion, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Spice-Islands, Eat, Indonesia, Eat Pray Love, Christianity, Muslim, Tolerance, Peace, World News, Al Qaeda, Allah, World News
Philip Smucker

A strange tale from the remote Spice Islands seems oddly prescient today, particularly as I think of the cataclysmic violence that rocked New York City nearly nine years ago.

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One Creator, Many Names

George Elerick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Flat Earth Society, Yahweh, Religion, Names of God, God, Religious Tolerance, Allah, Religion News
George Elerick

We need is to come to a place where we can be reminded that God is the God of the Jews, the Gentiles, the Greeks, the Muslims, the Hindus, the Buddhists, and all of creation.

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Let God be God!

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Interfaith, Malaysia, Islam, God, Christian, Muslim, Interfaith Relationships, Allah, World News
Parvez Ahmed

Malaysia's ban on the use of the word Allah by non-Muslims points to a belief that the Christian God is different from the Muslim God.

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Malaysia Appeals 'Allah' For Christians Ruling

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Malaysia Islam, Islam, Malay, Christians Malaysia, Malaysia, Malaysia Muslims, Allah, Malay Bible, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's government filed an appeal Monday to fight a court ruling that allowed non-Muslims to use the word "Allah" t...

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A God By Any Other Name: Semantics in Malaysia

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Malaysian, Malay, Christians Malaysia, God, Dieu, Captain Kirk, Malaysia, Atheists, Catholic, Star Trek, Dios, Muslim, Allah, World News
Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Christian Malaysians have the right to use "Allah" to describe their Christian God, because "Allah" simply means "God." In fact, Arab Christians have called their God "Allah" for centuries.

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3 Malaysian Churches Attacked In 'Allah' Dispute

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Malaysia Islam, Islam, Christians Malaysia, Malaysia, Churches, Malaysia Muslims, Church Attack, Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, Allah, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Religious tensions in Muslim-majority Malaysia turned violent Friday with firebomb attacks on three churches following ...

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Can A Christian Learn from Ramadan?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Religion, Ramadan, Islam, Shabbat, News, Prophet Muhammad, World, Ummah Wahida, Evangelical, God, Sicily, Palermo, Ummah, G-D, Palermo Sicily, Fast, Qatar Ambassador to the United Nations, Muslim, Mosque, Allah, Fasting, Mecca, Spirituality, Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz AI-Nasser, Ramadan Karim, Christianity, Iftar, Christian, Living, Prayers, Abraham Maslow, Healthy Living News
Yvonne R. Davis

As a Christian who worships the Shabbat, I believe Ramadan is a wonderful way for Christians to remember their Muslim brothers and sisters

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G-d/Allah Please Tell Us If Israel or Palestine is Right or Wrong?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Palestinian Territories, Jews, World News, Gaza Rockets, Politics News, Palestine, Obama, Israel Gaza Raid, Hamas, Israel Hamas, Barack Obama, Israel Gaza Invasion, Middle East Peace, Religion, Gaza, Muslims, Arabs, Middle East, Allah, Gaza Strip, Israel, Prayer, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Hamaa Gaza, G-D, Muslim World, Ben Gurion, Muslims and Jews, Gazans, Abraham Lincoln, Islamic World, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

Dear G-d/Allah, It's me Yvonne, are you there? As you know since December 27th, 2008, Hamas and Israel have been at war. Over 800 Palestinians and...

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El Al Plane Tagged By Allah's Shorties

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: El Al Graffiti, El Al Plane Tagged, El Al, Allah's Shorties, El Al Plane, Allah, Home News

Israel's national airline/homeland security inspiration El Al discovered Tuesday that one of its planes had been marked with pro-Palestinian graffiti....

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