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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.

Updated: Oct. 8, 2008 2:44 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 2:43 AM | Full story

Respecting indigenous faiths

Missionaries learn from other cultures.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 8:59 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 2:42 AM | Full story

Welcome across cultures

Faith & Ethics:Reino Hoy, an interdenominational group, serves Triangle's Hispanic Christians.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 8:58 AM | Full story

Faith briefs

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, will speak Monday at Duke University.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 9:02 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Sep. 26, 2008 2:55 PM | Full story

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.

Updated: Sep. 19, 2008 6:36 AM | Full story

Acts of Faith

Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.

Updated: Sep. 19, 2008 6:43 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Sep. 12, 2008 1:37 AM | Full story

Acts of Faith

Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.

Updated: Sep. 12, 2008 6:56 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Sep. 5, 2008 6:43 AM | Full story

Acts of Faith

Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.

Updated: Sep. 5, 2008 1:45 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Aug. 29, 2008 1:47 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Aug. 22, 2008 1:37 AM | Full story

Acts of Faith

Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.

Updated: Aug. 29, 2008 6:15 AM | Full story

Acts of Faith

Photojournalists document how people live their beliefs.

Updated: Aug. 22, 2008 6:46 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Aug. 22, 2008 1:23 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Aug. 17, 2008 4:17 AM | Full story

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