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How much do you know about Christmas? A quiz
Christmas is a Christian holiday marking the birth of Christ Jesus. But over the centuries, it has become associated with a global array of seasonal traditions and secular activities ranging from shopping to singing. How well do you know Christmas and these traditions? Take our quiz.
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3 of the most-talked-about September novels
3 of the most-talked-about September novels
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Harry Potter is just like ... what? Five leading templates for comparison.
Harry Potter fans just know they love the record-breaking series of books. But everyone from academics to mythologists, classicists to historians, and literary critics to, well, geeks have a special “template” they perceive at the heart of the tale.
From positing Albus Dumbledore as the infamous Richard III to taking us aloft the scaly back of St. George’s dragon, here are five of our top takes on what’s going on behind the scenes in the Harry Potter narratives.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/22
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With your whole heart
A Christian Science perspective: In this age of multitasking, what needs our whole heart?
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American football and the kingdom of heaven
A Christian Science perspective.
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Peace: the fiber of our being
A Christian Science perspective: How the protesters outside the NATO summit in Chicago inspired peace.
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Toward peaceful sleep
A Christian Science perspective.
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Lady Gaga target of a ban in the Philippines now
Lady Gaga saw her concert in Indonesia canceled earlier this week. Now, a Christian group in the Philippines is protesting Lady Gaga's 'Born this Way' Asian tour.
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Each graduate's path of hope
A Christian Science perspective: A college professor's view of graduates' bright road ahead.
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Backchannels
The sacred and the profane: Indonesian churches and Lady Gaga
The pop-star Lady Gaga and Indonesian churches have both been the recent target of a thuggish group called the Islam Defenders Front.
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Peacemaking 101
A Christian Science perspective: How a student teacher's prayer brought peace during a violent outbreak in a high school classroom.
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Breaking down walls that divide
A Christian Science perspective.
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God's mothering promise
A Christian Science perspective: The first Mother’s Day after her mother had passed on, this author found mothering comfort in an unlikely setting – from a male teenage clerk in a convenience store.
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Fearless forgiveness
A Christian Science perspective: News of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik a year after the killings in Norway brings to mind an example of a father's forgiveness after his daughter was killed by a bombing in Northern Ireland.
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A conversation with 'Someone' I love
A Christian Science perspective: How this writer found comfort and freedom from loneliness after her husband passed on.
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The language that unites us
A Christian Science perspective.
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Toward freedom for Myanmar
A Christian Science perspective: When visiting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last fall, this author found fresh insight on the promise of freedom for the Burmese.
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Are you being ogled?
A Christian Science perspective: How other people's views of us may adversely affect us, and how we can find freedom from those influences.
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Stability during the housing crisis
A Christian Science perspective.
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When comfort seems scarce
A Christian Science perspective: Attending a funeral and offering comfort to a friend who may be grieving can be difficult. How can you be the most helpful?
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Synthetic marijuana on the rise: looks like pot, but 'far worse'
Synthetic marijuana is marketed as a cheap way to get a legal marijuana-like high. But health experts say it is 'way more' than marijuana and is 'very dangerous.'
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For Syria, prayers that bring peace
A Christian Science perspective.
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Comfort in the aftermath of suicide
A Christian Science perspective: The suicide in Athens was a reminder to many of the degree of desperation some people are feeling. How can prayer help?
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Easter's call to 'love your enemies'
A Christian Science perspective.
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The wonder of Easter
A Christian Science perspective.
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A different neighborhood watch
A Christian Science perspective: The Trayvon Martin case has stirred thought on many fronts. Here is one insight.
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To preserve life
A Christian Science perspective: A ray of hope for Syria and other trouble spots in the world.
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Latin America Monitor
Pope in Cuba: Will he raise case of jailed American?
Many are watching to see if the pope mentions the case of imprisoned US aid worker Alan Gross. But the delicacy of his trip to Cuba makes it unlikely, writes guest blogger Girish Gupta.
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