The New York Times is reporting that all around America prison chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries. According to the Times article, the books are being eliminated as an extension of anti-terrorism efforts stemming from the World Trade Center bombings. To read the entire article from the Times please click here.
Jewish Shavuot
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Star Valley Temple location
Afton, Wyo., will soon be home to Wyoming's first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormons, Muslims
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