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Fair trade

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The barter system is alive and well throughout the world and is practiced in one form or another in many modern economies. Some estimates indicate that barter deals make up 20% of the world's economic transactions. Bartering is a good alternative to the unstable monetary systems that exist today.

Economic aspects, Prevention, History, Money, Counterfeiting (Money), Barter

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Broken covenant?: The time to revise the Ten Commandments, some say, draws nigh

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Support is growing among various factions of institutionalized religions to have the Ten Commandments revised to better reflect modern times. Survey results have shown that most people do not know what all of the Ten Commandments are, and of those they do know, they believe to be outdated.

Social aspects, Judaism, Catechisms, Ten Commandments (Sacred work), Commandments (Judaism), Jewish theology

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Hallowed ground: a first experience of the Holy Land

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A trip to Israel allows the visitor to explore the historic sites of the Bible and interact with present-day inhabitants. A first-time visit that included Jerusalem, the Galilee region and the archaeological sites of Beth She'an and Zippori is described.

Israel, Description and travel, Excavations (Archaeology)

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