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Speeches marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Speeches marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Gen. Colin Powell said the election of Barack Obama is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but added that the president-elect will need all Americans to make King's dream come true.

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Life as a Jewish partisan

Life as a Jewish partisan

The new film, "Defiance," tells the story of the Bielski brothers, who led a group of Jewish partisans living in the forests of Belarus during World War II. The film mirrors the experience of a Minnesota couple who fought in another Jewish partisan group in the same forest.
by Euan Kerr

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The elements of styling a great inaugural address

The elements of styling a great inaugural address

At his inauguration in 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered what is considered to be one of the greatest inaugural addresses. Speechwriter Ted Sorensen talks about how the speech came about.

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Inside Islam

Inside Islam

Irshad Manji, out with a PBS documentary titled "Faith Without Fear," and Dalia Mogahed, co-author of "Who Speaks for Islam?" and senior analyst for the Gallup Organization, appeared together at the Aspen Ideas Festival for a discussed Muslims and society moderated by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg.

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Celebrating a Minnesota Nochebuena

Celebrating a Minnesota Nochebuena

Like previous waves of immigrants, Latinos are also preserving the religious and cultural holiday rituals from their home countries.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Slideshow: Images of Jesus

Slideshow: Images of Jesus

Various images and depictions of Jesus during the holidays.
by Nikki Tundel

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Societies create Jesus in their own image

Societies create Jesus in their own image

The earliest image we have of Jesus Christ was created 300 years after he lived. So perhaps it's only natural that followers depict Jesus in ways that make sense to them.
by Nikki Tundel

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Hanukkah Lights

Hanukkah Lights

NPR's "Hanukkah Lights" returns with new stories to celebrate and illuminate the holiday season, read by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.

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Hanukkah Lights

Hanukkah Lights

NPR's "Hanukkah Lights" returns with new stories to celebrate and illuminate the holiday season, read by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.

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Religion in the public square

Religion in the public square

The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, addresses the National Press Club. Bishop Jefferts Schori will give a speech entitled "Religion in the Public Square."

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