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Few Americans may realize that the fight to protect unborn children began long before Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. While the contemporary pro-life movement is often characterized as driven by the religiously devout and political conservatives, the origins and development of the
Abortion
WASHINGTON – The annual March for Life is attracting a new crowd. In recent years, the event has drawn – and reached – groups that include feminists, human-rights advocates and atheists, not just the religiously devout. The march has historically attracted religious leaders, Catholic students and activists, and has focused largely on the
terrorism
Health care, terrorism and jobs topped Americans' concerns in 2015, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. The survey reveals that six years after passage of President Barack Obama's signature Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (widely known as Obamacare), 63 percent of Americans
Massachusetts
BOSTON – In 2009, Rick Ferris had just sold his packaging business. The New England entrepreneur was searching for his next opportunity, one that would provide a way to express how his faith was woven into his life in business. In June of that year, Ferris came across an ad for
Education
SUDBURY – A month into his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley died from enemy fire while on patrol in November 2010. He was 23 and a U.S. Army Ranger. He was also a former hockey captain at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, where news of
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In America, Hanukkah is one of the better-known and commonly celebrated Jewish holidays, with menorahs popping up this time of year in Boston and cities all over the nation. As children, Jews learn the miraculous story of Hanukkah and of those who fought oppressors in the Holy Land thousands of
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Hours of sunlight decrease and temperatures drop as Americans once again reopen the now-yearly debate over what to call this time of year – the Christmas season? The holiday season? December? Yet few Americans know that this debate, in various forms, arises almost as regularly as the season and dates
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BOSTON – Boston-based Oxfam America, an international aid group, is urging policymakers to set aside politics and let in more of those displaced by civil war in Syria. Details of the refugee screening process – and how a bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week might affect it