RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

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ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest O. Britton
Plenty of people look around and say, "This is a nation without God". It's a nation where skeptics and extremists, moment by moment, try to take away our spiritual joy--our hope given to us by our God. Today, on Ascension Sunday, Christians are reminded of the day Jesus left them to learn to love together on their own. That can be a frightening thought, but this week, an artist at Newsweek reminded believers, and skeptics too that there are Saints in America still teaching us how to love, and that's why that magazine cover is the RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and the world:
  • CHRISTIANITY: Brooklyn-based Sebastian Errazuriz (b. Chile) took aim at religious extremism by handing out 100 "Christian Popsicles" in NYC. [More: Art News]
  • JUDAISM: Renowned artist Avner Moriah presented Pope Benedict his illustrated version of Genesis, the first book of the Torah, at the Vatican this past Wednesday. [More: Art News]
  • ISLAM: Pakistani-American artist, Lubna Agha died last Sunday in Boston. [More: Art News]
  • BUDDHISM: A show of 60 contemporary pieces opened this past Friday to play off prized historical objects at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. [More: Art News]
  • HINDUISM: Virginians prepare to open a blockbuster traveling show, "Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Great Kings" tomorrow night, Monday, May 21. [More: Art News]
  • OTHER: Check-out this week's 5 Faith's Friday Artworks of the Week. [More: Art News]
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