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To Arkansas judge who ruled on execution drugs, death penalty protest is a religious act

Russia’s top court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

Scholars re-create the sounds of worship at an ancient Greek church

Church of England sees its cathedrals at risk

Hermitage sees surge in laypeople who want a monastic experience

In rural Canada, churches connect by welcoming Syrian refugees

Georgetown University apologizes for its role in historical slave trade

Egypt’s Copts face rising fears, divisions after attacks

Reversing a previous downward trend, worldwide restrictions on religion are up

St. Louis Episcopalians act against gun violence as homicide rate spikes

Unitarian Universalist head resigns amid controversy about staff diversity

Religious freedom or nighttime noise? Israelis debate call to prayer

Princeton Seminary cancels award to Tim Keller, but not his lecture

Christian human rights investigator found dead in Congo

Cardinal who led in Catholic-Jewish relations dies at age 86

Conservative synagogues can now officially accept non-Jews as members

Nonprofit offers Talmud in English online for free

Egyptian Copts finally fulfilling dream of being pilgrims in Jerusalem

Turkey’s president builds an Islamic nationalism while amassing power

Canadian Muslims face ‘constant questioning’ of whether they fit in society