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Religious and human rights activists are asking U.S. churches to
invite Jewish and Muslim clergy to their sanctuaries June 26 to read
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(RNS) Evangelist Billy Graham returned home Sunday (May 15) after a
five-day hospital stay for pneumonia.
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Navy reversed course Tuesday (May 10) on plans
to allow chaplains to officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies once the
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(RNS) Billy Graham's doctor confirmed Thursday (May 12) that the
92-year-old evangelist has pneumonia, but said he is doing well.
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama assured Hispanic Christians on Thursday
(May 12) that he hears their pleas for immigration reform, calling it a
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WASHINGTON (RNS) A recent Navy memo that would permit military chaplains
to officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies upon repeal of the
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(RNS) More than 20 percent of atheist scientists consider themselves to
be "spiritual," according to a Rice University study.
Following a recent chapel series at Wheaton College on "Sexuality and
Wholeness," gay alumni and other alumni of the school have formed an
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Every now and then, pastor Amy Butler will find herself having to do a
little simultaneous parenting and preaching from her pulpit at Calvary
Baptist Church in downtown Washington.
(RNS) Cancer patients who consider the length of their lives to be "in
God's hands" are more willing than others to spend money on treatments
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(RNS) Evangelist David Wilkerson, who wrote the popular book "The Cross
and the Switchblade" and founded New York's Times Square Church, died in
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(RNS) When leaders of the nation's oldest seminary and a Unitarian
Universalist theological school began to dream of building a new
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A New York minister will soon fill the Obama administration's
long-vacant position to oversee international issues of religious
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WASHINGTON (RNS) A small band of Christians is planning a rally in Washington, D.C., in a bid to make Good Friday a national holiday.
...WASHINGTON (RNS) The law calling for an annual National Day of Prayer
imposes solely on the duties of the U.S. president, leaving private
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(RNS) On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War,
a long-lost letter has surfaced that describes President Abraham
Lincoln's belief in God.
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WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. ambassador to Malta, who helped rally Catholic
support for President Obama's 2008 campaign, has spent "considerable
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WASHINGTON (RNS) The Obama administration's embattled nominee for
religious freedom ambassador is comparing herself to former British
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The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to an Arizona school
tuition credit program that critics contend has principally benefited
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A national alliance of public employees is accusing the National Park
Service of "leadership paralysis" for not addressing questions about
religious displays at federal parks.
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