Torah case now has a Torah scroll
For years, docents at the N.C. Museum of Art complained to curator John Coffey that it was hard to explain the purpose of the intricately engraved silver Torah case without the Torah itself.
Eid al-Fitr ends the fast with festivity
Wednesday marked the climactic end of the month-long Ramadan fast as thousands of Muslims from across the Triangle gathered for congregational prayers at the State Fairgrounds Exposition Center in Raleigh.
Respecting indigenous faiths
Missionaries learn from other cultures.
Jeremiah to speak on Bible prophecy
The last time David Jeremiah spoke at the RBC Center, he talked about the Christian idea of grace as God's gift to humanity.
Welcome across cultures
Faith & Ethics:Reino Hoy, an interdenominational group, serves Triangle's Hispanic Christians.
Faith briefs
The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, will speak Monday at Duke University.
Not yet ready to forgive - or to let go
Faith & Ethics:Woman who lost her sister and two nieces is still haunted by nightmares of their slayings.
Working for women's leadership
Faith & Ethics:Anne Thomas Neil was 6 years old when she decided to become a missionary -- a single-minded pursuit that led to a life of adventure in Africa as a nurse educator for the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.
Not your everyday breaking of bread
Faith & Ethics:On the face of it, it's no big deal: A group of students from Duke University will gather Monday after classes for a discussion and a meal.
Acts of Faith
Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.
The gospel of shout
Faith & Ethics:An all-star band spanning three generations, three dozen musicians tote inside their trombone cases a bright, loud, joyous tradition: shout music. They're going to play a little and tell us about the community of music at the United House of Prayer.
Acts of Faith
Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.
Scientists debate shroud's date
Faith & Ethics:The tie that binds John and Rebecca Jackson is about 4 feet by 14 feet, woven of herringbone twill linen. It once led to their romance; years later, it still dominates their thoughts and fills their conversations.
Preacher claims to heal
Faith & Ethics:Benny Hinn, one of America's most polarizing ministers, will be in Raleigh next week for two days of preaching, praying and, most controversially, healing.
Acts of Faith
Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.
Acts of Faith
Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.
Missionaries work in China on the sly
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success.
McCain and Obama discuss their beliefs
Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legal abortion.
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