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Fasting
20 articles
Saturday, July 26, 2008
In Salinas, fasting to protest gangs
California | Local |
July 26, 2008
Plagued by gang violence for years, the city of Salinas has taken the standard approaches: beefed-up police patrols, court injunctions, parenting classes, high-minded gatherings of experts. Read more
Monday, June 9, 2008
Keeping body trim helps his soul
Health |
June 9, 2008
ABASKETBALL injury sidelined 39-year-old pastor Kerwin Manning in fall 2004. Read more
Monday, December 10, 2007
Feast, fast and reduce risks
Health |
December 10, 2007
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors spent hours each day searching for
food that was only intermittently available. Read more
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Getting a Small Start on Islam’s Fasting Ritual
California | Local |
October 15, 2005
Nine-year-old Danya Maryam Aleem sat among her classmates at New
Horizon School-Los Angeles a few days after the start of the holy
month of Ramadan. Read more
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
A Convergence of 2 Major Observances
California | Local |
February 9, 2005
Thanks to an unusual overlapping of Western and lunar calendars, Ash
Wednesday and Chinese New Year will both be observed today – the
first of two calendar coincidences in 2005. Read more
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Rejoicing in Their Holiday Blessings
California | Local |
November 26, 2003
Amid hugs and joyous greetings, thousands of Muslims crowded the
Ontario Convention Center on Tuesday to mark Eid al-Fitr, the end of
the holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Thursday, January 2, 2003
Pastor Calls for Fast to Combat Homicide Surge
California | Local |
January 2, 2003
A pastor is calling for divine intervention by asking fellow
Christians to fast for 12 hours each day for three weeks and pray to
end a surge in homicides. Read more
Monday, December 2, 2002
Think a fast can give you license to feast?
Health |
December 2, 2002
Many of us prepare for the feast by declaring our own famine. Read more
Friday, March 29, 2002
2 Weeks Into His Jail Sentence, Jim Brown Is Still Not Eating
California | Local |
March 29, 2002
Football legend Jim Brown hasn’t eaten since beginning a jail term
two weeks ago, but Ventura County officials said Thursday that he is
fasting for “spiritual cleansing” and is not on a hunger strike. Read more
Saturday, December 15, 2001
A Gesture of Unity With Muslims
California | Local |
December 15, 2001
Mary Fingal Erickson got up before dawn Friday, sat down at her
breakfast table and ate a large leftover Chinese chicken salad. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2001
Students Fast to Protest Bombing
California | Local |
November 8, 2001
Occidental College freshman Jordan Parkhurst said he had tried
fasting once before, in solidarity with several dorm friends observing
Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Read more
Sunday, December 10, 2000
Ramadan Puts Fasting Athletes in Tough Spot
California | Local |
December 10, 2000
During the month of Ramadan, two Muslim teenagers on the Magnolia
High School basketball team have to execute something tougher than a
crossover dribble: playing hoops in the afternoon after going all day
without food or water. Read more
Muslim Athletes Develop a Game Plan for Fasting
California | Local |
December 10, 2000
During the month of Ramadan, two Muslim teenagers on the Magnolia
High School basketball team have to execute something tougher than a
crossover dribble: play in the afternoon after going all day without food
or water. Read more
Saturday, March 4, 2000
Dieting for God
California | Local |
March 4, 2000
To feel good and look good, Americans spend millions each year on
everything from tummy tucks to health club memberships. Read more
Thursday, April 8, 1999
Hungry for Justice
California | Local |
April 8, 1999
Unlike Latino activists of the 1960s, Cristina Soria, 17, never met
Cesar Chavez, never marched with him and was never arrested with him. Read more
Sunday, February 28, 1999
Teenagers Find Blessing in Annual 30-Hour Fast
California | Local |
February 28, 1999
A group of Valley teens committed themselves to a 30-hour fast and
got a taste of what it’s like to go hungry–as many people around the
world are forced to do. Read more
Sunday, March 1, 1998
Doing Good by Doing Without
California | Local |
March 1, 1998
Amanda Dunnahoe has never had to go hungry. Read more
Saturday, February 28, 1998
Students Join Fast to Fight World Hunger
California | Local |
February 28, 1998
Hundreds of San Fernando Valley high school students are continuing
a 1 1/2-day fast through tonight, hoping to help raise more than $6.6
million to fight world hunger. Read more
Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Marking Lent With Prayers and Fasting
California | Local |
February 25, 1998
As Catholics and many Protestants today begin Lent, the pre-Easter
season of sacrifice, evangelical Christians are preparing for two
nationwide fasting observances. Read more
Wednesday, November 12, 1997
Catholics’ Meatless Fridays May Return
News |
November 12, 1997
Aiming to improve Catholic unity and penitence, the nation’s
bishops are considering a return to meatless Fridays, a practice that
hasn’t been mandatory since the 1960s except during Lent. Read more
