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Hanukkah (also known as Chanukah or Hanukah) is the Jewish holiday celebrating the victory of the Jews over the their oppressors in ancient times. Although not a major holiday in a religious sense, it has become very popular because of its proximity on the calendar to Christmas and is widely celebrated by Jewish families. Traditional foods include latkes and fried doughnuts, while rituals include lighting the menorah, giving gifts and gelt, and playing dreidel.

Church still happens, but what about those individuals that stopped going long ago? Do they know the church has moved on without them? Churches are no longer stiff and stuffy like they were in our parent´s day. Most have been brought up-to-date to rival other events a person might attend. This article outlines some of the ways church is no longer what it used to be.

This review will present the central lines of argument in Richard Swinburne´s classic book, The Existence of God. The rise of the "New Atheist" movement and its unjustified neglect to seriously interact with this work functions as a backdrop for this review.

The use of the micro-blogging tool Twitter has great benefits to ministry. Twitter can help ministry leaders communicate effectively and efficiently with ministry members and visitors. This article describes five of the major benefits of using Twitter in women´s ministry.

In these tough times, compassion is more important than ever. We can´t simply practice compassion, however, without understanding what it is and why it has importance in our daily lives. This article explores compassion and defines it using various religious traditions.

This article is an in-depth look at two Islamic rites of passage, namely funerals and pilgrimage to Mecca. It provides details of how the rites are performed and their religious and cultural significance for followers of Muhammad and the Quran. The purpose is to enlighten others on these aspects of the Muslim faith in order to increase knowledge and understanding of other world religions.