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[TRENDING NEWS] Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94

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Author: BY SAM ROBERTS - Publish Date: November 20, 2021 at 12:57AM He embraced what became known as Black liberation theology and, in 1972, became the first Black leader of the National Council of Churches.

[TRENDING NEWS] Catholic Bishops Avoid Confrontation With Biden Over Communion

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Author: BY RUTH GRAHAM - Publish Date: November 18, 2021 at 12:10AM In a vote, they endorsed new guidance on offering holy communion to public figures but did not overtly mention the president or other officials who support abortion rights.

[TRENDING NEWS] Soy católico gay y le escribí una carta al papa Francisco. Él contestó

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Author: BY MICHAEL O’LOUGHLIN - Publish Date: November 17, 2021 at 01:57AM Sus palabras me hacen pensar que es posible entablar un diálogo entre católicos LGBT y líderes de la Iglesia, incluso en los niveles más altos.

[TRENDING NEWS] Albert J. Raboteau, Who Transformed Black Religious Studies, Dies at 78

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Author: BY CLAY RISEN - Publish Date: October 14, 2021 at 12:03AM Working in the 1970s and ’80s, his scholarship helped to cement African-American studies as an academic discipline.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pat Robertson Ends His Long Run as Host of ‘The 700 Club’

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Author: BY MARIA CRAMER - Publish Date: October 3, 2021 at 01:53AM Mr. Robertson, the evangelical leader who started the show in the 1960s to help save the Christian Broadcasting Network, said his son would take over as host of the program.

[TRENDING NEWS] White Evangelicals Shun Morality for Power

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: September 20, 2021 at 02:00AM They’ve been a “political arm of the Republican Party” for decades now.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Not a Flag to Wave’: Pope Criticizes Political Use of Christianity

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Author: BY JASON HOROWITZ - Publish Date: September 15, 2021 at 12:22AM On a four-day visit to Slovakia and Hungary, Francis had strong words for those who wield Christian symbols for personal gain.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Christian’s Case Against Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates

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Author: BY CURTIS CHANG - Publish Date: September 7, 2021 at 02:00AM There is no legitimate religious basis for exemptions from vaccine mandates in any established stream of Christianity.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Guide to Finding Faith

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Author: BY ROSS DOUTHAT - Publish Date: August 15, 2021 at 02:00AM Scientific advances in recent centuries have made the idea of God only more plausible.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Like a Miracle’: Israel’s Vaccine Success Allows Easter Crowds in Jerusalem

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Author: BY PATRICK KINGSLEY - Publish Date: April 3, 2021 at 02:11PM Last year, the pandemic forced the cancellation of the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem. This Holy Week, local Christians are thronging the streets of the Old City.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Estamos en una lucha del bien contra el mal’: cómo los cristianos evangélicos blancos se fusionaron con el extremismo de Trump

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Author: BY ELIZABETH DIAS AND RUTH GRAHAM - Publish Date: January 14, 2021 at 06:59AM Una potente mezcla de agravio y fervor religioso ha impulsado el apoyo entre los leales a Trump, muchos de los cuales se describen como parte de una especie de guerra santa.

[TRENDING NEWS] Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett

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Author: BY RUTH GRAHAM AND SHARON LAFRANIERE - Publish Date: October 9, 2020 at 06:51AM Even for a conservative religious community, the People of Praise is notable in how deeply embedded members are in one another’s lives.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Christianity Will Have Power’

Author: BY ELIZABETH DIAS - Publish Date: August 9, 2020 at 02:00PM Donald Trump made a promise to white evangelical Christians, whose support can seem mystifying to the outside observer.

[TRENDING NEWS] Why Religion Is the Best Hope Against Trump

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Author: BY JON MEACHAM - Publish Date: February 26, 2020 at 07:14AM Evangelicals may support an amoral president. But faith can still offer hope for liberation and progress.

[TRENDING NEWS] What Is the Power of Celibacy?

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL - Publish Date: February 25, 2020 at 06:45AM For both traditionalists and modernizers in the Roman Catholic Church, everything seems tied up with this priestly requirement.

[TRENDING NEWS] I Quit the Evangelical Church I Grew Up In

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Author: BY NATHAN TAYLOR PEMBERTON - Publish Date: January 21, 2020 at 08:00AM I once was found until I realized I was lost.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump in Miami Speech Tells Evangelical Base: God Is ‘on Our Side’

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Author: BY JENNIFER MEDINA AND MAGGIE HABERMAN - Publish Date: January 4, 2020 at 08:08AM President Trump, who has been gripped by anxiety about evangelical voters abandoning him, took wide swipes at Democratic rivals one day after the strike on a top Iranian leader.

[TRENDING NEWS] China Sentences Wang Yi, Christian Pastor, to 9 Years in Prison

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Author: BY PAUL MOZUR - Publish Date: December 30, 2019 at 02:37PM The founder of one of China’s largest unregistered churches was given a lengthy sentence for what the government called subversion of state power.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell

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Author: BY KATHERINE STEWART AND CAROLINE FREDRICKSON - Publish Date: December 30, 2019 at 07:00AM And he’s on a mission to use the “authority” of the executive branch to stop it.

[TRENDING NEWS] Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump’s Removal

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Author: BY ELIZABETH DIAS - Publish Date: December 20, 2019 at 08:03AM The magazine said the president had abused his power and violated the Constitution.