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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Painting icons

Sally Morrow | May 10, 2013

This week, Orthodox Christians mark the final days of Great Lent, a time of repentance, fasting, and prayer in preparation for Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, on May 5. Iconographer Seraphim O’Keefe talks about how icons play a role similar to fasting in the Orthodox tradition.

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Fewer Americans view homosexuality as a sin

David Gibson | Jan 10, 2013

(RNS) Americans’ acceptance of gays and lesbians is continuing to grow, with a new poll showing that just over a third of Americans view homosexuality as a sin, down from 44 percent a year earlier. By David Gibson.

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