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A Roanoke Synagogue welcomes a special guest
A Roanoke Synagogue welcomed a special guest Sunday He's called a scribe, or "Sofer" in Hebrew. Today he visited the Beth Israel Synagogue to help with the preservation of the Torah Scroll, a handwritten version of the five books of Moses. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Torah, Judaism
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Roanoke Synagogue welcomes special guest
ReporterHe's called a scribe, or "Sofer" in Hebrew. Today he visited the Beth Israel Synagogue to help with the preservation of the Torah Scroll, a handwritten version of the five books of Moses. The Torah Scroll is rolled up around two wooden shafts and is often...Tags: Religion and Belief, Israel, Torah, Judaism
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Bible used to smuggle drugs into the Amherst jail
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) --
A man and woman are facing charges after police say they tried to smuggle drugs into the Amherst jail hidden in a Bible.
Media outlets reported Tuesday that investigators seized the Bible and found the drugs last week.
Amherst...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Bible, Organized Crime
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A rare and very special exhibit on display in Lynchburg
Multimedia JournalistA rare and very special exhibit is on display at the Liberty University Art Gallery. The Green Collection is an exhibit is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. There are 55 items on display and you’ll...Tags: Ceremonies, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Bible
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Thousands choosing church over Halloween
Multimedia JournalistHundreds of porch lights will be dark on Halloween, because thousands of people have chosen church over trick or treating. More than one-thousand people at New Testament Church in Vinton will not be celebrating Halloween. Instead, they say they're...Tags: Christianity, Holidays, Religion and Belief, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Bible
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Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid in massive farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Unemployment
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Egyptians gloomier as country struggles after revolt: poll
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians are getting gloomier about their country's future more than two years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, but most retain a favorable view of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, according to a poll released on Thursday. Egypt'...Tags: Egypt, Crime, Law and Justice, Mohamed Morsi, International Monetary Fund, Hosni Mubarak
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The Bible: first a miniseries, now a book!
Eric Dulis with the Breitbart blog passes this along: Channel miniseries The Bible and it left you wanting more, take heart! The cable phenomenon has its own book adaptation. It's called A Story of God and All of Us: A Novel Based on the Epic TV...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Literature, Bible, Arts and Culture
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Swearing off letting kids curse
Jiminy Cricket! The notion of allowing your children to use swear words — in certain controlled settings, when they are old enough — provokes heated response. I know, because I suggested that very notion in this column a few weeks ago and...
Tags: F-bomb Dropping, Religion and Belief, Education, Dominican University, Northwestern University
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God's special love for the convert
If a thief robs by violence, swears falsely and then confesses his guilt, the Torah tells us that he is liable to return the value of the object plus an additional one-fifth to the plaintiff. (Numbers 5:6, 7) If, however, the plaintiff dies leaving no...Tags: Theft, Religion and Belief, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Torah
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Time to plant your garden
"And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing...Tags: Religion and Belief, Bible
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In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?
It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...Tags: Music, Judaism, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology
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