His combination of experience in private business, military acumen and deep roots in the religion made him emblematic of Mormon leaders of his era.
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Israel reneges on pledge to create mixed-gender prayer space at Western Wall
Liberal Jews decry the decision to abandon the proposal.
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Ramadan fasting can give energy to the body and spirit
A Muslim reflects on her own experience and speaks to a Johns Hopkins doctor on the science of fasting.
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Gay men publicly caned in Indonesia
The punishment for consensual sex meted out under Shariah law intensifies an anti-gay backlash in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
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We must recall lessons of Japanese internment, lest we repeat tragedy
It was wrong to round up Japanese-Americans 75 years ago, and today’s Muslims are no different.
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Millinocket man allowed to wear goat horns in driver’s license photo
The state of Maine backs down after he wrote the secretary of state about the garb’s religious significance.