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Education Ashland Middle School students put their Spanish-speaking skills to the test Grizzlies claim speech championship Levy backers eye final push Neal Simon: This is a test Grade-school philanthropist Environment Ashland publisher offers prize for environmental book Ashland water bills could go up to fund watershed protection Stopping fire in its tracks Some trails, roads remain closed due to controlled burn Earth Day: Hope for our 'pale blue dot' Business Ashland Safeway closes Thursday, to reopen as Haggen on Sunday Cars We Remember: Car enthusiast wishes new model designs were ‘more different’ Ride & Drive: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Silvio Calabi: Taxis and traffic in the olde worlde Airport Day returns May 16 Politics and elections Ashland water bills could go up to fund watershed protection BREAKING: Baltimore prosecutor charges officers in Gray's death Arthur I. 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Ashland publisher offers prize for environmental book ... Ashland Calendar, Friday, May 8 ... Our View: Forest work is a bargain ... Ashland publisher offers prize for environmental book ... Ashland Calendar, Friday, May 8 ... Religion News: Vatican newspaper denounces Muhammad cartoons DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted May. 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> WEEK IN RELIGION The Vatican’s official newspaper denounced Muhammad cartoons earlier this month, calling depictions of Islam’s prophet “blasphemy.” The Vatican’s remarks came just days after a policeman in Garland, Texas, shot and killed two would-be attackers at an exhibit depicting cartoonish depictions of Muhammad. The event was organized by Pamela Geller, a blogger known for her anti-Islam views, and it also included a number of conservative European politicians. SURVEY SAYS According to a recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute, religious people are increasingly coming around on the gay marriage issue. In 2003 — the year that Massachusetts became the first state to allow gay marriage — less than 30 percent of religiously affiliated American supported gay marriage, while in 2014, that percentage climbed to 47 percent. GOOD BOOK? ‘The Ransom of the Soul’ by Peter Brown Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 C.E., “The Ransom of the Soul” explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome’s fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the Church’s institutional relationship to money and set the stage for its domination of medieval society in the West. — Harvard University Press THE WORD Star of David: A six-pointed star that is a symbol of Judaism and of Israel. The Hebrew term for it is Magen David, which translates as “shield of David.” — ReligionStylebook.com RELIGION AROUND THE WORLD According to the CIA World Factbook, the religious makeup of the Netherlands is: • Roman Catholic: 28 percent • Protestant: 19 percent • Other: 1 percent • None: 42 percent — More Content Now DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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