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Lawmakers-elect take low-key approach to faith

Source: Star Advertiser, Nov 10 2012, 6:31am CST

Tulsi Gabbard identifies with the Hindu faith -- her mother is Hindu and father, Roman Catholic. She is shown giving her victory speech Tuesday at the Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu. Yes, a victory for Mitt Romney on Tuesday w ...

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6 hours ago

Witness: Yoga is inherently religious

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | May 21 2013, 5:08pm CDT

The trial concerning the legality of a public-school yoga program in Encinitas continued Tuesday, with testimony from a religious scholar who said the curriculum remains religious despite efforts to strip away any spiritual elements. “I see it all over t ...

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1 day ago

Trial Over Whether Yoga Is “Too Religious” For Schools Starts—And It Should Be Fun To Watch

Source: Blisstree | May 20 2013, 4:14pm CDT

Today begins the silly spectacle of determining whether yoga is “too religious” for schools. The case, Sedlock v. Baird et al, was brought by parents in San Diego who object to yoga in the their children’s school curriculum. Oh, no, not mindful breathi ...

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"is a student of all cultures in her community ... believes that a secular approach is the best way to achieve this in good government."

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2 days ago

Meditation teacher a calming voice in frantic times

Source: The Portland Maine Press Herald | May 19 2013, 7:02pm CDT

WASHINGTON - A tornado warning was in effect in Washington and the rain was coming down in sheets, but the little residential roads around the River Road Unitarian Church in Bethesda, Md., were gridlocked with traffic, as they are every Wednesd ...

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Meditation guru Tara Brach is calm eye of Washington’s stress-filled storm

Source: The Washington Post | May 18 2013, 5:28pm CDT

A tornado warning was in effect in Washington and the rain was coming down in sheets, but the little residential roads around Bethesda’s River Road Unitarian Church were gridlocked with traffic, as they are every Wednesday night. Washington’s strivers we ...

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360° Coverage : Lawmakers-elect take low-key approach to faith