News tagged with prayer
New computer techniques to analyze historic Hebrew, Arabic documents under development
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will combine the scientific and scholarly expertise of their humanities and computer science experts in a new project to analyze degraded Hebrew documents.
The power of prayer?
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Health and religion have always been intertwined, most obviously through prayer on behalf of the sick. Does intercessory prayer for sick people actually help heal them? For thousands of years some people have believed so. ...
Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (w/Video)
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it's only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets ...
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ET: Check your voicemail
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien beings on faraway planets may not have noticed, but it’s been 35 years since human beings made the first deliberate effort to send them a message.
Internet believers: Pastors open online churches
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.
Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, ...
Science wins fight over evolution in schools, says Case Western Reserve University author
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 08, 2009 |
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If you want to understand how evolution has challenged the constitutionality of the separation of church and state, Mano Singham from Case Western Reserve University provides a concise and chronological history in his new ...
Mystery of Mount Rainier survey marker melts away
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Is global warming shrinking Mount Rainier? A survey marker atop the Northwest's tallest peak sure makes it look that way.
Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The ...
Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2009 |
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A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...
Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one ...
Teen devises prayer app for iPhone
Jul 26, 2009 |
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For eons, people have reached out to the Almighty with prayers and supplications. Soon they might be able to use their iPhones.
An unusual collection : A brain tumor tissue bank
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Five years ago, as she was walking into Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center in Methuen, Mass., Patricia Fey saw a priest she knew and cornered him. "I'm like 'Oh, Father Peter! ...
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