Religion

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Thanksgiving November 22, 2022

Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years

by David W. Stowe, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday…

Refugees in Toronto gather around a table for seder in about 1945

Holidays April 17, 2022

How a coffee company and a marketing maven brewed up a Passover tradition: A brief history of the Maxwell House Haggadah

By Kerri Steinberg, Otis College of Art and Design For more than a millennium, the haggadah has been the centerpiece of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The book sets out…

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Kennesaw October 22, 2021

Kennesaw native to be honored at Paul Anderson Youth Home

Nathaniel Thompson, who grew up in Kennesaw, is being honored at the Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH) in Vidalia, Ga. Thompson, an alumnus of the youth home, will receive a…

Billboard from atheist group with slogan "Supernatural Belief is the Enemy of Humanity"

Religion June 16, 2018

Atheist group erects billboard on Cobb Parkway

Atheist Billboard on Cobb Parkway at Roswell Road The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national atheist, humanist, and freethought organization purchased space on a billboard on Cobb Parkway, 500 feet south…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

Freedom From Religion Foundation purchases billboard space in Smyrna

Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…

Aya Ben Abdellatif in class at Georgia State University

Atlanta Diversity, Atlanta Muslims, Cobb County, Mableton, Religion, Smyrna April 26, 2016

Four Atlanta Muslims

Aya Ben Abdellatif is an American. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and grew up and attended school in Cobb County. Yet there have been times when people around her,…

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