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Olympic Ramadan Fasting
The world’s more than 1.5 billion Muslims have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan, when they fast every day from dawn to sunset and offer special prayers and gifts to the poor. But what about Muslim athletes at the Olympic Games, which are set to open in London this coming week? Should they participate in the fast? And if they do, will it affect their chances of winning a medal?
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In our annual special, we review the top religion and ethics news of the past year.
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Christmas Peace, Fifty Years after Gideon, Christmas at St. Olaf
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Mormon Missionary Expansion, El Salvador Abortion Ban, Sufi Whirling Dervishes
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Nelson Mandela, Pundits and the Pope, Christmas Gift Giving
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Methodist Gay Marriage, Civil Rights 50th Anniversary, Gettysburg Address Anniversary
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Celebrating Hanukkah and Thanksgiving on the same day; Removing the homeless from downtown
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Catholic Bishops, Catholic President; Gun Violence; Long Forgotten Mentally Ill
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Legislative Prayer, American Dream, Kristallnacht 75th Anniversary, Coventry Cathedral
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Pope Francis and Catholic Expectations; Predicting Violence; Reza Aslan's Zealot
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The debate over what it means to be a Catholic school; Poet Christian Wiman
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The new movie "12 Years a Slave"; Lawyers for Justice; Conservative Judaism Centennial
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Catholic writer James Lee Burke; Ethics of solitary confinement; Children's Hajj