Articles tagged as 911

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  15 Years After 9/11, Are Congregations Prepared for Disasters?

  In late August, as the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks loomed, religious leaders tuned into a webinar to prepare themselves for a possible future disaster.

• Post 9/11 Testing of US's Religious Tolerance

  "What Would You Do?" by ABC is a hidden camera series where people are put into ethical dilemmas, given the choice between passively accepting injustice and standing up for what they believe is right.

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  ISKCON Washington D.C. Participates in 9/11 Unity Walk
  This Sunday, September 11, Washingtonians and visitors to the capital marked the 10th anniversary of the infamous 9/11 attacks that had stunned the world in 2001.
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  What it Means to be American: Attitudes in an Increasingly Diverse America Ten Years after 9/11
  Ten years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Americans believe they are more safe but have less personal freedom and that the country is less respected in the world than it was prior to September 11, 2001.
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  Odyssey Networks Goes "Beyond Hate" for 9/11 Anniversary
  Odyssey Networks will commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11 with "Beyond Hate," a diverse collection of original video productions that inspire conversation and promote reconciliation and healing. The videos, featuring some of America's most powerful interfaith voices, will appear on Odyssey's website September 5–11, with a new video each day.
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  US Religion Communicators Call For Civil Discourse About 9/11
  A religion communicators group is calling for responsible discussion of faith groups in news coverage of 9/11's 10th anniversary. The 17-member board called "for responsible discussion of religion and of all faith groups, seeking the understanding and acceptance of religious communities."
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  6 Other Calamities Blamed On Divine Retribution
  Age-old questions about divine punishment are back. Again. Blaming human sinfulness for natural and man-made disasters is nothing new. “This kind of thinking is actually typical rather than atypical in world history,” says Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion professor.
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  Saudi Prince Says Moving N.Y. Mosque Would Respect 9/11 'Wounds'
  A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading Park51, the proposed Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero, says it would be better to shift to another site not associated with the Sept. 11 attacks.
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  Ground Zero Mosque Gets Approval
  A New York community board has approved plans for a mosque and Islamic center two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center.