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Do polls reveal the God’s honest truth? No, but they still count
Written by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) The uses — and abuses — of public opinion polling made headlines this week after Fox News claimed…
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Pastors facing death sentence freed in Sudan
Written by Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) After international outcry, two South Sudanese Presbyterian Evangelical Church pastors who faced a possible death…
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Chinese Christians detained after refusing to take down cross
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of…
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UK witnesses surge in anti-semitic incidents
LONDON (Reuters) The number of recorded anti-Semitic incidents in Britain soared in the first six months of this year compared with…
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Quran fragments may be world’s oldest
Written by Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) What could turn out to be the world's oldest fragments of the Quran…
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Brits unveil plan to curb Muslim extremism
Written by Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) British Prime Minister David Cameron called the fight against Islamic extremists "the struggle of…
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Religious liberty update: pharmacists cannot refuse to sell contraception
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy's owner has a…
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Theodore Bikel, Broadway star, dies at 91
Written by Lauren Markoe For countless theatergoers, Theodore Bikel was synonymous with Tevye, the loving Jewish father from "Fiddler on the…
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Pope asks Americans to do good deed before his arrival
Written by Sara Weissman WASHINGTON (RNS) Standing beside a statue called "Homeless Jesus," Monsignor John Enzler pledged to spend a…
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With gay ban lifted, Mormons consider alternative to boy scouts
Written by Peggy Fletcher Stack / Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY – For many years, the LDS Church has discussed breaking away from…
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Exhibit celebrates JP2’s relationship with the Jews
Written by Rosie Scammell VATICAN CITY (RNS) An exhibition exploring the relationship between St. John Paul II and the Jewish community opened…
