Religion

Enlightenment This week, Hindus worldwide celebrated Diwali, known as the faith's festival of lights, with firecrackers, gifts and sweets in the holiday that above all celebr... by Francisca Jones - November 10, 2018

Supreme Court to rule on 40-foot cross The Supreme Court agreed Nov. 2 to decide whether a 40-foot cross on state property in suburban Maryland violates the First Amendment's ban on government establ... by ADAM LIPTAK THE NEW YORK TIMES - November 10, 2018

Baptist pastor finds calling in post-Holocaust cemeteries Steven Reece pulls a shield over his face, takes a weed whacker in hand, and begins trimming tall grass in an overgrown, tick-infested Jewish cemetery in wester... by VANESSA GERA AND DMITRY VLASOV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - November 10, 2018

YouTube psychologist unlikely spiritual teacher Editor's Note: This is the first of two columns about Jordan Peterson and YouTube religion debates. by Terry Mattingly - November 10, 2018

NEWS BRIEFS Christmas shoe box collection to begin November 10, 2018

Religion calendar SPECIAL EVENTS November 10, 2018

Local notes Washington County November 10, 2018

Denial serves no one Contemporary denial of climate change is not unlike the Galileo affair around 1610. The church and many religious leaders of that era resisted evidence of a hel... by CLINT SCHNEKLOTH Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette - November 10, 2018

Love conquers all The Jewish community in Arkansas and beyond has mourned the deaths of the 11 people killed Oct. 27 during a Shabbat service at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pit... by Francisca Jones - November 3, 2018

Memoir reveals childhood under Moon's sway Lisa Kohn was so unaccustomed to the warmth of family life that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at first felt like a "love bomb." by KRISTIN E. HOLMES THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (TNS) - November 3, 2018

RELIGION NEWS BRIEFS Family: Tell more about bone pieces November 3, 2018

Reagan, John Paul II had 'divine plan' connection The world was buzzing with rumors about U.S.-Soviet talks as President Ronald Reagan flew to Italy for a global economic summit in summer 1987. by Terry Mattingly - November 3, 2018

Religion calendar SPECIAL EVENTS November 3, 2018

Pastoral care The wide, sunlit halls of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro rang with the camaraderie of hundreds of pastors from around the state who gathered last week for ... by Francisca Jones - November 3, 2018

Local notes Benton County November 3, 2018

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