Recently I wrote about the symbolism of the circle, noting how such a basic and simple thing — a circle — can express so much meaning. I also wrote about the box ritual — again, simple idea, but with ...

When the world’s religions share just one symbol, it must be pretty important. It blesses and purifies and is the source of all life. That symbol is water. Maybe folks don’t seem to be agreeing on a ...

WITH HIS daughter at his side, Fred Edell stood in church on a chilly winter morning and bowed his head to prepare for an ancient rite of initiation. The minister placed one hand on him, then gently ...

In 1789, the founding fathers decided that Americans would have to drink contaminated water, that New Orleans would have to sink into the sea, and that Congress would have no power to do anything ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an ...