(RNS) — ‘Because the church is an engine of so much civically and spiritually and educationally, it’s recognized as a target,’ a museum curator said of Black congregations.

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(RNS) — Since the Bush era, the attitudes of Republicans, including white evangelicals who comprise the party’s base, have increasingly aligned with a worldview rooted in centuries of white supremacist theology.

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(RNS) — In his new book, he shows it was government interference in ‘segregation academies’ such as Bob Jones University that sparked the growth of the religious right. Opposition to abortion was an afterthought.

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(RNS) — One Christian official said resistance to church guidelines on political speech risks a repeat of electoral violence in 2008.

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(RNS) — The nation’s bishops don’t seem to care. 

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Mt. Olive Lutheran Church

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21Wilberforce

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(RNS) — 'We have a responsibility to tend to the land. It’s really not just about California, it’s about the entire country,' said Pray.com's CEO.

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(RNS) — 'Those who have benefited the most should contribute to the common good of society and invest in the most vulnerable,' the faith leaders said in a letter.

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(RNS) — ‘Whenever a woman rises, or ascends, to a leadership position in a national organization, it’s always significant,’ said the Rev. Gina Stewart.

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(RNS) – After two days of meetings, the details for an abuse investigation remain unresolved.

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(RNS) — The show is aimed at Muslims who were in their early 20s and late teens in 2001 and suddenly found their Islamic identity thrust upon them by the attention paid to Muslims after the attacks.

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(RNS) — Seeking the Republican nomination, the empathetic author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ has changed — for the worse. But he won’t become awful enough to win.

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ROME (AP) — Francis made the comments during a Sept. 12 private meeting with Slovakian Jesuits soon after he arrived in the Slovak capital of Bratislava during his just-finished visit.

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(AP) — Pilla was installed as the ninth bishop of Cleveland in January 1981 and served until his retirement in May 2006. He also served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1995 to 1998.

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(RNS) — Watching the show's Muslim police chief try to convince parents to keep Bible classes out of public schools is like backing a losing sports team.

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(RNS) — Even as they praised the higher refugee ceiling, the groups also asked Congress to commit to rebuilding and fully funding the U.S. refugee resettlement program so it could reach that number.

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Dr. Tyler Johnson says his Mormon religion "teaches me that I have a moral obligation to seek out facts and to seek to understand the world as it is," which means rejecting vaccine conspiracy theories and misinformation.

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