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Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas around the world
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Why do countries including Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Ethiopia celebrate Christmas on January 7?
Topics: christianity, religion-and-beliefs, human-interest, community-and-multicultural-festivals, canberra-2600, act, australia, serbia, russian-federation, ukraine, ethiopia, egypt
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Same-sex marriage to be debated in Taiwan's Parliament
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Taiwan's parliament is set to debate same-sex marriage in a move that could see the island become the first place in Asia to legalise it as opponents vow massive protests in Taipei to "disrupt the process".
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, christianity, family-and-children, community-and-society, taiwan, asia
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Sudanese migrants dance for Christmas (photos)
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More than 200 people share singing, dancing and prayer at a Sudanese Christmas Day service in Melbourne.
Topics: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, religion-and-beliefs, christianity, sunshine-3020, melbourne-3000
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Iraqi Christians return to celebrate Christmas in liberated towns, Pope calls for more humility
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Iraqi Christians in Bartella celebrate their first Christmas mass in the town since it was captured by the Islamic State group in 2014.
Topics: christmas, christianity, holy-see-vatican-city-state, canada, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied, france, iraq
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Charity to the fore as South Australians celebrate at Christmas
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It is a time of year to relax with family, support charities that deliver toys and food for the less fortunate, and, for some, a celebration of something other than Christmas.
Topics: christmas, religion-and-beliefs, christianity, lifestyle-and-leisure, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, lobethal-5241
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'Messy Churches' a neat idea for busy families
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In the coastal Queensland town of Yeppoon churches respond to their community's changing needs by introducing Messy Church activities to their schedule.
Topics: community-and-society, christianity, family, yeppoon-4703
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Scorsese's Silence a fitting test of faith at Christmas Opinion
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It seems in some ways fitting that Hollywood's latest "big idea" movie, to be released in the US just prior to Christmas, is to be Martin Scorsese's dark and provocative Silence.
Topics: christianity, film-movies, japan
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What does December mean for Christians, Jews and Muslims?
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December is a busy time of year no matter what your faith is.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, judaism, islam, anglicans, community-and-multicultural-festivals, hobart-7000
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Van explosion at Christian Lobby 'not a terrorist act'
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An incident in which a van packed with gas bottles exploded outside the headquarters of the Australian Christian Lobby was not politically, religiously or ideologically motivated, police say.
Topics: industrial-fires, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, christianity, accidents, deakin-2600, canberra-2600, act
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Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Stable on the Strand Nativity image
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Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Keeping the Christmas story fresh after 2016 years
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A live-action nativity recreation with a cast of hundreds has been a feature on the Townsville calendar for nearly two decades. Their challenge is keeping a 2,000-year-old story fresh.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, christmas, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, townsville-4810
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Julia Baird: How to reclaim the true meaning of Christmas
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Christmas isn't a time for preaching or proselytizing — or, in the words of Peter Dutton, condemning "do-gooders", writes Julia Baird. It's a time for pondering mystery; for kindness, generosity, and love.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, christianity, community-organisations, national-days, offbeat, australia
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Perth Zoo residents get Christmas game of food hide-and-seek
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Animals at Perth Zoo are treated to a pre-Christmas feast that also helps with their mental stimulation, with watermelon wreaths for Galapogos tortoises and wrapped nuts for Bolivian squirrel monkeys.
Topics: zoos, christianity, human-interest, animal-welfare, perth-6000, wa
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Christians return to devastation in ancient Qaraqosh
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Ancient Christian Qaraqosh in Iraq was recently liberated from Islamic State, but as two sisters and their priest return, they wonder if they can find it in their hearts to start again.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, christianity, world-politics, iraq
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The history of the Christmas tree
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How Germany's once pagan tree became a Christmas centrepiece, thanks in part to a popular British queen.
Topics: christianity, lifestyle-and-leisure, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, ancient-religions, human-interest, australia, act
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What does the 12 Days Of Christmas really mean?
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Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree are familiar items in the much-loved Christmas carol but in the 1700s, it could have been a secret code for persecuted Catholics.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, christianity, music, history, sydney-2000
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Jakarta's Governor hears blasphemy indictment
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Jakarta's Governor is on trial for blasphemy in a courthouse guarded by hundreds of police as large crowds demand his immediate imprisonment.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, christianity, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, islam, race-relations, indonesia
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Indonesia's reputation for religious tolerance to go on trial
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Indonesia's reputation for religious tolerance is expected be tested at the upcoming blasphemy trial of Jakarta's Christian Governor "Ahok" Basuki.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, religion-and-beliefs, islam, christianity, race-relations, indonesia
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Parents upset as Hobart Christian school faces closure over curriculum failures
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Parents of students at Hobart's Hilliard Christian School are upset it could close next year after more than 100 years of teaching.
Topics: education, access-to-education, christianity, secondary-schools, hobart-7000
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'Families do it tough': Volunteers pack Christmas hampers for ex-prisoners
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Volunteers from around Canberra spend the day packing Christmas hampers for ex-prisoners and their families, just in time for the holiday season.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, charities-and-community-organisations, christianity, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Topics: christianity, christmas, religion-and-beliefs, mackay-4740
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