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Fact: During World War I, 10 percent of the officers in the German army were Jewish. Fact: During World War II, 4.7 percent of soldiers in the United States Armed Forces were Jewish, despite comprising less than 2 percent of the population. Jews have always served in the military
Catholic
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Despite continuing adverse conditions affecting the insurance industry, the Knights of Columbus announced earlier this week that it recently passed the $100 billion mark in life insurance in force. "The $100 billion milestone is not simply a number," Knights' CEO Carl Anderson said in
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
Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon have another opportunity to determine the legal contours of religious liberty in America. On Friday, the Court announced that it will consider the arguments of Christian-affiliated institutions that they should be exempt from the contraceptive mandate of Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as
music
ROME – Pope Francis is "singing" a new tune with the release of his debut music album, "Wake Up!"
Faith
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Flooding, snowstorms, a flu outbreak, even a fire — any of those might have slowed a group of Wisconsin nuns who say none of it has kept their order from praying nonstop for hundreds of thousands of people over the last 137 years. The La Crosse-based Franciscan
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.
Catholic
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
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