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 Blumner: Centuries Later, Some Religions Are Still More Equal Than Others |
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Nov 19, 2008 - 11:52 AM - by Wren
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Santeria is a faith that originated in Cuba. And a substantial part of Santeria tradition involves the ritual slaughter of animals.In the late 1980s, in an effort to keep the Santerias from building a church, school and cultural center in the city of Hialeah in South Florida, the city council banned the ceremonial killing of animals -- even if humanely done.Essentially, the city said that
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Beach In Jamaica Bay Littered With Debris, Slain Animals |
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Nov 19, 2008 - 11:52 AM - by Wren
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An isolated beach on Jamaica Bay has become an eyesore, littered with religious icons and the gruesome remnants of animal sacrifices, area residents complain.And last week, Queens News found a decapitated goat and evidence of an apparent chicken sacrifice on the beach, at the foot of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge that connects Broad Channel and Howard Beach.Fishermen said they have
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Damien Echols Speaks Part II |
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Nov 19, 2008 - 11:52 AM - by Wren
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Fifteen years after three 8 year-old boys were killed in West Memphis. The three men charged with their deaths are hopeful new DNA and forensic evidence will set them free. And death row inmate Damien Echols is speaking out.They are known around the world as the West Memphis Three.Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley are serving life sentences while Damien Echols spends day in and day out o
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