Religion
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More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the…
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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal…
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How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual
(The Conversation) — The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States, adopted an official flag on…
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Southern Baptist resolutions on war, Oct. 7 fail logical and biblical tests
(RNS) — A lifelong Baptist in the Middle East, I have found myself in agreement with many of the resolutions…
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Diminished in size, Bosnian Jews hold fast to their identity
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (RNS) — Cantor Igor Bencion Kožemjakin doesn’t always know if he will have a minyan, or quorum of…
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Southern Baptists don’t get votes to add ‘only men’ pastors language to constitution
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Southern Baptists failed to adopt a change in their constitution that would explicitly state that “only men”…
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The future of SBC abuse reform is now in the hands of denominational committee
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Leaders of a volunteer task force charged with implementing abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination…
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New Data supports 1300 Year-old “666” Theory
Peer-Reviewed Study provides Breakthrough on the Book of Revelation For two millennia, Revelation 13:18 has puzzled Christian commentators: “This calls…
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ may be many Americans’ image of Judaism – but American Jews’ heritage is stunningly diverse
(The Conversation) — “Tradition!” rings out the opening line of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Broadway play that brought Jewish…
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At Florida homeschool convention, an education in MAGA politics
(Photo by Jessica Lewis/Unsplash/Creative Commons) KISSIMMEE, Fla. (RNS) — With an estimated 1.7 million American children being educated outside of…
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