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Why Thanksgiving Is the Tie That Binds Us All

This Thanksgiving, let us be reminded that we have far more that brings us together than tears us apart.

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A Case for Faith

Faith is real. Faith is attainable. Faith can be learned and applied to create a richer life for one and all.

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We Can Have Our Cake And Eat It, Too

Religion was on my mind as I recently worked with a music producer in Nashville who is a devout Christian.

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Muslim & Jewish COVID-19 Responders Pray Together in Display of Tolerance & Brotherhood

In an iconic show of unity and brotherhood, a Muslim and a Jew, paramedic partners in Israel, paused during one particularly busy day to pray—the Muslim kneeling on his prayer rug facing Mecca; the Jew donning his prayer shawl, facing Jerusalem. The photo, snapped by a coworker, garnered thousands of likes within hours. One twitter user wrote: “One fight! One victory! Let's unite.”

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STAND supports German Airport Prayer Booth

Long journeys, worries over flight safety, pressures of life or even aspirations for future success can bring any traveler to an airport prayer booth, or “Pray-o-mat,” as its inventor called it. These cubicle Pray-o-mats represent the smallest form of religious observance space available for prayer.

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Football Coach’s Right to Private Prayer

“The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike.”