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In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines . She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping.
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A modest Buddhist ceremony marks the anniversary of a day care center massacre in Thailand

A modest Buddhist ceremony marks the anniversary of a day care center massacre in Thailand

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — About 200 people gathered in the small northeastern town of Uthai Sawan on Friday for a quiet ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of Thailand’s deadliest mass killing . On Oct.
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US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project

US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S.
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Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church

Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church

ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell’Addolorata in the vast sanctuary where the young saint is venerated in this central Italian mountain village.
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Sooners QB Gabriel leads No. 12 Oklahoma into annual grudge match with No. 3 Texas in Dallas

Sooners QB Gabriel leads No. 12 Oklahoma into annual grudge match with No. 3 Texas in Dallas

No. 12 Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 3 Texas (5-0, 2-0) in Dallas, Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC) Line: Texas by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook . Series record: Texas leads 63-50-5.
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An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened

When the megaphone called out for the daily Islamic prayers, the nonbeliever grabbed his prayer beads and ambled through the streets to join others at the mosque in Kano, northern Nigeria’s largest city.
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Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa

Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa

There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan , though not for God. The Iraqi woman who, until recently, wore a hijab. And a man whose Egyptian identity card still identifies him as “Muslim.
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In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

CAPILLA DEL MONTE, Argentina (AP) — In the pope’s homeland, there’s a woman who believes in angels and calls them aliens. Another who proudly identifies as a witch.
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Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church

Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church

ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell’Addolorata in the sanctuary where the young saint is venerated in this central Italian mountain village.
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America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion

Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy “the beauty of the morning on the beach,” he recalled.
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