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Was Islamophobia Behind Grisly Slaughter of Chapel Hill Students?

Posted on February 11, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Was Islamophobia Behind Grisly Slaughter of Chapel Hill Students?
Was Islamophobia Behind Grisly Slaughter of Chapel Hill Students?

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By Ray Hanania When I was a child, my mother took my younger sister and I to see the Reverend Billy Graham in downtown Chicago. It had to be around 1959. My mom was a very religious Christian. She was born in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and of Christianity. And she was proud of…

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Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill
Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill

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Three Arab Muslim students living in a region of growing anti-Arab and anti-Muslim anger were found slaughtered Tuesday night in Chapel Hill by a White man whose motives have not yet been determined by police. But the community is wondering whether or not this is another example of a racist hate crime by mainstream White America. By…

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Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire with Love Peace and Nonviolence

Posted on January 17, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire with Love Peace and Nonviolence
Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire with Love Peace and Nonviolence

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Saturday’s email included one from Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire who concluded with “Lots of love, Mairead” and as we read her; we recalled this quote attributed to Jimi Hendrix: When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. Mairead’s email contained: PRESENTATION TO NOBEL SUMMIT, ROME, ITALY 12TH DECEMBER,…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

Posted on December 30, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem
A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

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By Ray Hanania As a Christian, no city in the world means more to me than the “Little Town of Bethlehem.” I write about it often, mainly to remind American Christians — many of whom have forgotten the roots of their faith and therefore the spirit of their Christianity — that Bethlehem is a real…

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Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church had 40 wives, Church admits

Posted on November 11, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church had 40 wives, Church admits
Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church had 40 wives, Church admits

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By Ali Younes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, better known as the Mormon Church, has formally acknowledged in a series of essays that the founder of the Church, Joseph Smith, had as many as 40 wives during his life time, some of which were married to other men and one was as…

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Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

Posted on April 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary
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Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary Weeping Icon symbolizes the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land, Pastor of Church says By Ray Hanania St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago’s west suburb of Cicero will hold a special service on Tuesday April 22 to honor…

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