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US rabbis outraged by Israeli rabbinical court’s treatment of convert
(RNS) — American and Israeli Jews condemned a decision by Israel's Supreme Rabbinical Court to reject the authority of prominent New…
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Evangelicals gather for prayer rally in Washington
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Evangelical Christians converged on the nation's capital for a prayer rally on one of the hottest days of…
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Five faith facts on Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’
(RNS) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate. Trump made it official Friday…
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Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree sees ‘blessing’ despite Alzheimer’s
(RNS) — A Harvard law professor who taught both President Obama and his wife, Michelle, told fellow members of the African Methodist Episcopal…
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Michele Bachmann, James Dobson join Trump evangelical advisory board
Donald Trump's campaign announced its new evangelical advisory board Tuesday (June 21) as the presumptive presidential nominee met with nearly…
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India’s Muslim women seek to ban ‘triple talaq’ divorce law
NEW DELHI (RNS) — Afreen Rehman, a 25-year-old Muslim woman, received a letter from her husband while visiting her parents in…
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Evangelicals give Trump much-needed boost after Manhattan summit
NEW YORK (RNS) — Donald Trump's flagging presidential bid is enjoying a boost of that old-time religion after conservative Christian…
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Southern Baptist officials: discontinue display of Confederate flag
The Southern Baptist Convention, born in 1845 in a split over its support for slavery, has passed a resolution calling for Christians…
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Meet Jewish America’s first ambassador to Muslims
(RNS) — Bob Silverman, a Jew who spent most of his diplomatic career in Muslim-majority nations, will now reach out to Muslims…
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African Methodists worry about church that brought them Christianity
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Rev. Jerry Kulah has nothing but gratitude for American Methodists. In 1833, they sent their first missionary to his…
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Q&A: Meet first Jewish American ambassador to Muslims
Bob Silverman, a Jew who spent most of his diplomatic career in Muslim-majority nations, will now reach out to Muslims in…
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Study: Congregational diversity leads to church attendance decline
The more mixed the Sunday morning pews are, the fewer people are likely to be in them. That's the primary…
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Biden, Boehner receive high Catholic honor
Vice President Joseph Biden stood at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony on Sunday (May 15) with a medal…
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World Vision president: Treat refugees as guests
Rich Stearns, head of World Vision, the evangelical relief and development group, says Christians should follow a model pioneered by Chaldean churches…
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French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign
PARIS (RNS) — On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what…
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Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious freedom remains under "serious and sustained assault" around the globe, according to a new annual report from…
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Andover Newton to partner with Yale, shutter Mass. campus
The nation's oldest graduate school of theology is planning to relocate from Newton, Mass., to New Haven, Conn., where a…
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Yale names residential college after Episcopal saint
(RNS) — A new residential college at Yale University has been named for an Episcopal saint who was the first African-American woman…
