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Article: Languages provide another religious connection.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- May 17, 2004
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Byline: Bill Tammeus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ The United States is an astonishing tossed salad of cultures, ethnicities and religions, most of which have roots elsewhere in the world.
We know that, but it's easy to ignore because many of us live and socialize with people not much different from ourselves. It's self-limiting, but we do it anyway.
I was reminded anew about America's many sources of people and religions recently when I met Boris and Irene Stephen. They are the parents of my friend Kristin Amend, a member of my church. Boris, of Assyrian heritage, grew up speaking Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. Well, Boris at least spoke the ...