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March 21st, 2011
05:05 PM ET
Photos: Holi festival of colorsThe Holi festival of colors marks the arrival of spring in India. Here, dancers perform during celebrations at the Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, India, on Sunday, March 20. See the full gallery Franklin Graham suggested the earthquake in Japan could be a sign of the end times.
March 21st, 2011
04:20 PM ET
Franklin Graham: Japan disaster could mean end is nearBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor The Rev. Franklin Graham says the earthquake and tsunami in Japan could be a sign of the end times. The key word there is could. The founder of the Samaritan's Purse charity told Newsmax on Friday:
March 21st, 2011
02:59 PM ET
Married priest ordained in WisconsinFrom CNN Milwaukee affiliate WITI It was a traditional ordination at St. Jerome Parish Saturday for a man with a non-traditional path to priesthood. Deacon Russell Arnett, now Father Arnett, was first ordained in the Episcopal Church where priests are allowed to marry. Now Arnett is the first priest to enter the Archdiocese of Milwaukee through what is called the "Pastoral Provision." It is a Vatican rule started in 1980 that makes it easier for Anglican clergy to convert to Catholicism. Read the full story about the ordination of a married Milwaukee priest on WITI
March 21st, 2011
01:16 PM ET
UK cleric leaves mosque over evolutionBy Andrew Carey, CNN London (CNN) - Usama Hasan has led Friday prayers at Leyton mosque in East London for 20 years. Back in the early 1990s, his sympathies lay with what became known as the global jihad and he was an active supporter of extremist causes. Over time, however, he warmed to Britain and started questioning the idea that the West was always acting against Muslim interests. Now, his message is different. In recent years he has used his position as an imam to tackle issues like terrorism head-on. But it’s his views on Darwinian evolution that have landed him in trouble with some fellow Muslims. It’s been two months now since he says criticism over his support for the theory of evolution provoked him to stop leading Friday prayers at his congregation.
March 21st, 2011
10:33 AM ET
Palin visits Israel as she mulls presidential runFollowing in the footsteps of several other Republicans considering a presidential bid, Sarah Palin was in Jerusalem on Monday to meet with Israeli leaders. Other potential GOP candidates to visit Israel in recent months include Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, and Mike Huckabee. Palin is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with other politicians during her two-day visit, the Jerusalem Post reported. Read the full story
March 21st, 2011
01:00 AM ET
Why do Muslims pray five times daily?Editor's Note: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien chronicles the fight over a mosque’s construction in the heart of the Bible Belt. “Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door” airs at 8 p.m. ET March 27 on CNN. Text by Soraya Salam, for CNN, photos by Angie Lovelace, CNN ATLANTA, Georgia - It’s 6:00 a.m. The sun isn’t up yet, but Wahaaj Mohammed is. He’s performing a ritual washing in preparation for his first prayer of the day. He’ll go on to pray four more times before the day is through, a practice called “salat” that many of the estimated 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide perform daily. It’s a practice that Mohammed, a 21-year old recent graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology, can’t imagine life without. “It reminds you about God throughout your day,” he says. “At fixed intervals, no matter how busy you are, all of a sudden you have to take out a few minutes and you’re remembering, OK, why am I really here?” |
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