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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) — The Palestinian Authority has asked municipalities to tone down their public Christmas celebrations this year amid escalating violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Hana Amireh, who heads a government committee on churches in the West Bank, confirmed the Palestinian Authority is requesting "a certain decrease"
christian film
Written by Ryan Patrick With "War Room" at No. 1, the summer box office is ending on a blessed note.
Faith
(JNS.org) — Following Friday's Islamist terror attacks that killed at least 129 people, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews said Sunday that it is providing immediate emergency aid of more than $86,000 to 25 synagogues and schools run by the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement across France. The
Massachusetts
(RNS) — America's oldest graduate seminary is once again blazing a trail for other mainline Protestant institutions to follow. But this time it's a path many would rather not travel. On Thursday (Nov. 12), Andover Newton Theological School announced plans to relocate and sell its 20-acre campus
Religion News Service
ST. LOUIS – Hollywood star Denzel Washington, the son of a pastor, preached a sermon of gratefulness Saturday evening to hundreds of members of the Church of God in Christ at their annual Holy Congregation in downtown St. Louis. "I pray that you put your slippers way under your bed
assisted suicide
Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED
Faith
(RNS) — How far does the U.S. military have to go to provide religious accommodations for locked-up al-Qaida terrorism suspects? That's the question before a military judge who is weighing whether female guards should be banned from touching detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
assisted suicide
Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED