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Turkish Exodus : Religious minorities escaping starvation of Syrian war

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Syrian War, Economic Hardship Drive Religious Minorities From Turkish Border City Posted: 03/13/2014  ANTAKYA, Turkey — Azur Havre stands over a lunch of steaming meatballs in a courtyard owned by Sister Barbara Kallash, a quirky German nun who runs a guesthouse in this city roughly 10 miles from Syria’s border. He puts on a white yarmulke…

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Religion may not survive the Internet

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    There’s a reason churches are struggling to maintain membership This article originally appeared on AlterNet…. As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up efforts to keep their flocks—or, in crass economic terms, to retain market share. Some Christians have turned to soul searching while others have…