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Many Americans Know Little About Religion -- Even Their Own -- Poll Finds
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyHow much does it matter that most Americans don't know that Maimonides was Jewish? Or that most of us do not know that most people in Indonesia -- the world's largest mostly Muslim nation -- are Muslim? Or that Protestants (and not Catholics) are taught that salvation comes through "faith alone"? Academics call it the Religion Congruence Fallacy: In survey after survey, year after year, Americans who say they belong to a particular religious tradition tend not to act like it. To take an easy set of examples: Conservative Protestants are no less likely than other Protestants to have been ...
Mother Teresa Skyscraper Protest: Lots of Anger but Few Demonstrators
By David Gibson - Politics DailyTurnout was lower than expected at a rally to protest the decision of the Empire State Building's owner not to light the famed tower in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta. But speakers at the Thursday evening protest, organized by Bill Donohue's Catholic League, compensated by making full-throated and occasionally vulgar blasts against the skyscraper's owner, Anthony E. Malkin, and by tying their grievance to anger over the Islamic center proposed for Lower Manhattan two blocks from Ground Zero. "If she was a Muslim, they would put up a mosque ...
Mother Teresa Protest Set for Empire State Building
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's hard to imagine anything more sensitive than the sacred memory of the fallen of 9/11 -- witness the controversy over the proposed Islamic center near ground zero. ...
Mother Teresa's 100th Birthday, as Celebrated by the World
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- Today, people from around the world gathered to celebrate the Mother Teresa's 100th birthday and recognize her life's work. Although she passed away in 1997, Mother Teresa's reputation as the "saint of the gutter" has continued to inspire many to follow in her footsteps of goodwill. "Her life and work continue to be an inspiration for the young and the old, the rich and the poor, from all walks of life, religions and nations," said Sister Mary Prema, the nun who currently runs the Missionaries of Charity. Here is a Surge Desk compendium of the many ways the globe is remembering ...
Mother Teresa's Birthday: Commemoration and Protest at the Empire State Building
By David Gibson - Politics DailyIt's hard to imagine anything more sensitive than the sacred memory of the fallen of 9/11 -- witness the controversy over the proposed Islamic center near ground zero. Now, another controversy with elements of religion and location has erupted in New York City. On Thursday, on what would have been the 100th birthday of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, more than 100 protesters converged on the Empire State Building, the Associated Press reported. The reason: the skyscraper's owners rejected a request by Bill Donohue, president of the conservative Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, to ...
Empire Strikes Back: NYC Landmark Disses Mother Teresa
By Mara Gay - AOL News(June 11) -- Disgruntled New Yorkers are vowing to celebrate Mother Teresa with or without the famous lights of the Empire State Building. The owner of the city's tallest landmark has refused to light up the tower for what would have been the nun's 100th birthday, on Aug. 26, angering a growing legion of New Yorkers who say the snub is unforgivable. "They are stupid to deny her the lights. They'll regret it in the afterlife. It's dumb, dumb, dumb," former New York City Mayor Ed Koch told The New York Post today. Bebeto Matthews, AP Roman Catholics are criticizing the owners of the Empire ...
Empire State Building Says No to Mother Teresa
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (June 9) -- When the Empire State Building lights up, reaching 102 stories into the Manhattan sky, people lift their eyes and guess what that night's colors might mean - a holiday, a charitable cause, maybe a Yankees win or a birthday. But sometimes, color turns to controversy. Tens of thousands of people are now in an uproar about the building owner's refusal to light New York City's tallest skyscraper in blue and white to honor Mother Teresa in August on what would be her 100th birthday. Raveendran, AFP / Getty Images The owner of the Empire State Building refused a request to ...
Mother Teresa: Should a Saint Get Postal Service's Stamp of Approval?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyIf anything qualifies as a no-brainer, it would seem to be honoring Mother Teresa of Calcutta on a stamp. Not really the biggest laurel the late Nobel Prize winner and sure-fire saint will ever merit, but nothing to sniff at -- especially given the price of a stamp these days. But of course, you knew someone would find something objectionable about the decision, and in this case it is The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a leading atheist organization that is organizing a boycott and letter-writing campaign against the stamp, which was one of 23 new issues the United States Postal Service ...
I Like My Future Saints to Be Gem Mint
By Matt Watson - AOL NewsTopps, the sports card manufacturer, wanted to try something a little different with their latest product, the 2007 Allen & Ginter Baseball set. Named after the former tobacco company that introduced the concept of baseball cards to the world in 1887, this year's Allen & Ginter set features unique artwork of today's baseball stars instead of the standard posed photographs. In addition to featuring baseball players, the set also includes sporting legends from other sports, such as Mike Tyson, Carl Lewis, John Wooden -- even the famed hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi. But what really sets this set ...
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