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Smoke from religious sites 'melting Himalayan glaciers'

2013-11-01 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Times of India: Holy smoke arising from Hindu funeral pyres, Muslim cemeteries and Buddhist temples are responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming on the Indian subcontinent and the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, a new study has claimed. Researchers have long suspected that the rituals of religious devotion in India, Nepal and South Asia, may be a factor in the level of brown carbon and soot which pollutes the air in the region, but until now little work has been done...

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District will pay $95,000 to settle suit over religious picture in school

2013-10-08 23:21:00| American School & University

Jackson City (Ohio) district was sued over picture of Jesus that was hanging in a school. Schoolhouse Beat read more

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Abercrombie fired employee over hijab, Muslim woman wins religious battle

2013-09-13 21:13:32| Apparel - Topix.net

After a three year battle, Umme-Hani Khan has finally won her religious battle with the ever-controversial retail company, Abercrombie & Fitch.

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Fed agents find meth concealed in frame of religious artwork

2013-09-07 08:38:55| Air Courier - Topix.net

The latest exposed effort at smuggling comes of the hometown of yours truly, as reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette : Homeland Security Investigations agents discovered about one kilogram of methamphetamine hidden in the frames of religious artwork, according to an affidavit filed in a federal criminal case and unsealed today.

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