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Orthodox Get Green Light To Rebuild At Ground Zero

Posted 12.15.2011

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By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service (RNS) Ten years after tiny St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was destroyed by falling rubble from the Wor...

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Greek Orthodox Rally To Rebuild Ground Zero Church

Posted 08.28.2011

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By Chris Herlinger c. 2011 Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) With cries of "Rebuild now! Rebuild Now!" parishioners and supporters of a Greek O...

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Gorgeous Christmas Preparations From Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

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With Dec. 25 right around the corner, nations around the world have been struck with the Christmas spirit. In European nations such as Germany, Denm...

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The World's Most Bizarre Christmas Traditions

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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For children of all ages, Christmas conjures up enchanting visions of snowflakes, sleigh rides and sugar plums. But while the holidays may be universa...

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From St. Nicholas to Santacon

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's something you probably don't know about Christmas: there really was a St. Nicholas. If you're wondering why we hang up stockings, there's a story for that too.

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St. Nick Is Coming ... Maybe Sooner Than We Think

Shane Claiborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even though we don't expect Santa for another few weeks, December 6th is the day when we remember the original "Old St. Nick."

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Where's The Santa Conscience? St. Nicholas Day Recalls The Needy

David Crumm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why have we forgotten that kind of Santa who spent more time jingling our consciences than his own sleigh bells? You can't read much about this major figure without thinking about the plight of the poor and marginalized.

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Santa Claus' "Naughty/Nice" List Released by Wikileaks

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The "Naughty vs Nice" files maintained by Santa Claus ahead of his annual Christmas gift-giving flight around the globe are the latest documents relea...

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German Catholics Want To Ban Santa Claus

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Bonifatiuswerk of German Catholics -- a church aid organisation -- has begun calling for "Santa Claus-free zones." The organisation sees Santa as ...

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Missing from Ground Zero: St. Nicholas Church

Nick Balamaci | Posted 05.25.2011

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One World Trade Center is climbing furiously toward the sky, and the footprint of the Memorial is now becoming clear. But one building is conspicuously absent: the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas.

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Ground Zero Orthodox Church Waits For New Life

Posted 05.25.2011

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By NICOLE NEROULIAS Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) Buried by falling rubble from the World Trade Center towers after the 9/11 terrorist attacks...

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The Invention of Santa Claus

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The modern image of Santa Claus was invented in the 19th century by New Yorkers, as a secular myth meant to unite the city's diverse and growing population.

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