Religion_Belief

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The sun sets behind St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague in 2009. The Czech Republic's coalition government has OK'd a plan to compensate religious organizations for property seized by the former Czechoslovakia's communist regime. (Associated Press)

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Guard Pierre Jackson has helped stake Baylor to a 14-0 record, including a victory over Saint Mary's and a neutral-court decision over West Virginia. (Associated Press)

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Quarterback Drew Brees led the Saints to touchdowns on five consecutive second-half possessions in Saturday night's 45-28 victory over the Lions. (Associated Press)

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A replica of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ known as the Black Nazarene is carried by devotees during the blessing and procession of the replicas in Manila on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees had 466 yards passing and three touchdowns in the Wild Card-round win over the Detroit Lions. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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A small group of protesters march along with a brass band on the streets nearby prior to the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, January 7, 2012. This debate is the first of two debates this weekend focused on the New Hampshire Republican primary. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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FILE - In a Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 file photo, medical officials try to treat a victim of a bomb blast at a Catholic church near Nigeria's capital at Suleja General Hospital in Suleja, Nigeria. An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, killing at least 25 people, officials said. A radical Muslim sect, Boko Haram, claimed the attack and another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos, as explosions also struck the nation's northeast. Boko Haram's insurgency started with robed men on motorcycles killing their enemies one at a time across Nigeria's remote and dusty northeast. Now the radical Muslim sect's attacks have morphed into a nationwide sectarian fight. (AP Photo/Dele Jones, File)

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Thursday on corruption charges for allegedly seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The Rev. David Kennedy checks out items for sale at the Redneck Shop in Laurens, S.C., as proprietor John Howard looks on, in February 2008. A judge has ruled that Mr. Kennedy's New Beginnings Baptist Church is the rightful owner of the building where the shop is located.

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Indiana's Jordan Hulls, left, reacts with teammate Christian Watford during the second half against Ohio State, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana won 74-70. Hulls had 17 points, while Watford had 10. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Indiana's Jordan Hulls, left, reacts with teammate Christian Watford during the second half against Ohio State, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana won 74-70. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Exhibit: Manifold Greatness The best-selling book of all time is said to be the Bible. The Folger Museum´s exhibit on The King James Bible seeks to put that claim in context with a history of the how the King James Bible in particular came to exist, and its cultural penetration. The astronauts on Apollo 8, for instance, read King James on Christmas Eve in 1968, while orbiting the moon, while Gonzo comic R. Crumb copied its verse word-for-word for his illustration of Genesis. To Jan. 16 at the Folger Museum, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Phone: 202/544-4600. Web: http://www.folger.edu/

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Above: Onlookers gather around the site of a bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Christmas Day. A radical Muslim sect claimed responsibility for the attack and for another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos. Below: Rescue workers remove the body of one of the victims. (Associated Press)

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Onlookers gather around the site of a bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Christmas Day in 2011. A radical Muslim sect, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the attack and for another bombing near a church in Jos, Nigeria. (Associated Press)

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Israeli Arab Maram Faour, a teacher from the Arab town of Kabul, teaches a class in the Arabic language to Israeli schoolchildren in a school in Yokneam. A growing number of Israeli schools are hiring Arab teachers. Educators say they hope to break down barriers in a society where Jewish and Arab citizens have little day-to-day interaction and often view each other with suspicion. (Associated Press)

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Matt Hammitt, lead singer for the Christian rock band Sanctus Real, reads a book to his 1-year-old son, Bowen, at their home. (Associated Press)

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An armed soldier walks past a car destroyed in a blast next to St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Dele Jones)