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March 13, 2009: Stem Cell Dilemmas
David Masci, a senior research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, discusses religious, ethical, and moral perspectives on lifting federal funding limits on embryonic stem cell research.
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March 13, 2009: Zoroastrian New Year
A Zoroastrian family of Iranian Americans celebrates the Prophet Zoroaster's message of "good thoughts, good words, good deeds."
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March 6, 2009: Purim in Jerusalem
Photographer Yankl Conzen was not Jewish, but he embraced Jewish culture and history. His poignant photographs of Purim depict children from one of Jerusalem's Orthodox neighborhoods.
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March 6, 2009: Purim in Jerusalem Photo Gallery
These Purim photographs capture the Jewish holiday's themes of identity and masquerade through its tradition of dressing in costume.
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December 19, 2008: Saint Nicholas Tradition
Saint Nicholas was known for his generosity and good will. He was so generous that he became known as "the gift giver."
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December 19, 2008: Hanukkah’s Light
We make two blessings on the lighting of the candles about the miracles of these days, and it’s a good time to think about the miracles in our own lives.
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March 14, 2008: Easter East And West
For Western Christians, Sunday (March 16) is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, leading up to Easter (March 23). But Eastern Orthodox Christians have just begun observing their time of Lent. Because of differing church calendars, Western and Eastern Christians usually celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on different dates.
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September 7, 2007: Children’s Shofar Factory
"Judaism is packed with symbols. The shofar is one of the main symbols that people identify with, you know, in terms of the High Holidays" says Rabbi Chaim Hershkowitz of Chabad's Jewish Children's Museum.
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April 6, 2007: Easter Hope in New Orleans
In this special Easter report, Kim Lawton checks in with two New Orleans pastors who were both in their first years at their churches when Hurricane Katrina hit. She asks them how they are reflecting on the themes of the Easter season this year.
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March 30, 2007: Preparing for Passover
Monday night (April 2) Jews begin observing Passover, the commemoration of their ancestors' deliverance from slavery in Egypt when they got out so fast there was no time for bread to rise.
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