In black Charleston, a struggle to find both justice and mercy
(The Christian Science Monitor) Charleston variety store owner Leon Fields pondered the question of whether Dylann Roof should die for...
Verdict on polygamous sect: Religion is not a shield for criminal activities
(The Christian Science Monitor) The federal prosecution of criminal and civil rights violations in two remote towns on the Utah-Arizon...
Gov. removes Kim Davis's name from Kentucky marriage licenses
(The Christian Science Monitor) The newly elected Kentucky governor, Matt Bevin, did what his predecessor could not or would not do....
Jimmy Carter returns to his hometown in new time of challenge
(The Christian Science Monitor) Jimmy Carter, 90, returned to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, after a recent diagnosis that cancer ha...
Why Supreme Court is still weighing in on same-sex marriage
(The Christian Science Monitor) Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk in Kentucky who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to...
Can lessons from Plains reach beyond Mr. Jimmy's Sunday School class?
(The Christian Science Monitor) When the Methodist church in Plains, Georgia, puts on its annual fish fry, the congregation is usually...
With Confederate flags at MLK church, fight for national identity persists
(The Christian Science Monitor) One religious leader called the placing of four Confederate flags next to a U.S....
50 years after 'Bloody Sunday,' where are the Selmas of today?
(The Christian Science Monitor) President Barack Obama paid respects to his benefactors in Selma, Ala., on Saturday, 50 year...
After Ferguson, churches push for change
(The Christian Science Monitor) The hand-folded paper peace cranes that adorn the altar and pulpit at Christ the King United Church ...
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