Religion_Belief

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Illustration on Europe’s indifference to Iranian protesters by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Newark schools by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Muslims at a 2017 prayer service celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. (Pew Research Center)

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Book jacket: "A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and The Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century"

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Iranian women have become symbolic leaders of the protests over the country's ailing economy. Americans preparing for the Women's March against President Trump have been mostly silent about their plight. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Pakistani religious groups rally to condemn a New Year's Day tweet by President Trump in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday. Trump slammed Pakistan for 'lies & deceit' in a tweet that said Islamabad had played U.S. leaders for 'fools'. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Pakistani religious groups burn a representation of an American flag at a rally to condemn a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Trump slammed Pakistan for 'lies & deceit' in a New Year's Day tweet that said Islamabad had played U.S. leaders for 'fools'. 'No more,' Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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Book jacket: The Crucible of Islam

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Illustration on religious and ethnic harmony in India by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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To enjoy one last holiday, to see a graduation, to wait until the last family member arrives home — stories abound of terminally ill people seemingly postponing death to experience one last significant or religious event. But research on the subject on whether people can postpone death is inconclusive. (Associated Press)

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New Orlean Saints Bountygate - The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal was an incident in which members of the Saints were accused of paying out bonuses, or "bounties", for injuring opposing team players. None of the hits in question were ever penalized or deemed illegal by in-game officials. The pool was alleged to have been in operation from 2009 (the year in which the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV) to 2011. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded with some of the most severe sanctions in the league's 92-year history, and among the most severe punishments for in-game misconduct. Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely, though this would be overturned the following year. Head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the entire 2012 seasonthe first time in modern NFL history that a head coach has been suspended for any reason. General manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for the first eight games of the 2012 season. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt was suspended for the first six games of the 2012 season. The Saints organization was fined $500,000, and forced to forfeit their second-round draft selections in 2012 and 2013. On May 2, 2012, four current and former Saints players were suspended after being named as ringleaders in the scandal, with linebacker Jonathan Vilma also being suspended for the entire 2012 seasonthe longest suspension for an on-field incident in modern NFL history. However, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned all sanctions against the players on December 11, 2012 after finding that the coaches were primarily responsible for the scandal.