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Faith Informs Biden, Policy and Healing, DC Religious Leaders Say
D.C. religious leaders see a president in Joe Biden who demonstrates how religion can be a driving force for good in their local communities. Just as Biden leaned on religion for comfort and healing from his personal pain and loss, D.C. religious leaders hope he’ll lean on his faith-based values to foster the kind of dialogue that will heal America’s...
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Inauguration Week Prayer Event Aims to Show Christian Unity
A group of Christian leaders is preparing to meet the tense national mood in the run-up to inauguration with three days of ecumenical, nonpartisan programming organized under the umbrella of #PeaceWithJustice
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Anti-Abortion Faith Leaders Support Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the U.S. anti-abortion movement are telling followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take.
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Supreme Court Sides With Colorado Church Challenging Covid Capacity Limits
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a rural Colorado church that was challenging capacity limits instituted by the state’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
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Supreme Court Says Muslims Placed on No-Fly List Can Sue FBI Agents for Damages
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of three Muslims who said they were placed on the no-fly list in retaliation for refusing to spy on their communities.
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The Long-Term Shift to Working From Home Could Result in More Prejudice, UK Study Indicates
As working from home looks set to continue following the coronavirus pandemic, a U.K. research center has warned that this could lead to increased prejudice.
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Biden Speaks With Pope Francis, the Latest World Leader to Acknowledge the New President-Elect
Joe Biden will become the second Catholic U.S. president, 60 years after Democrat John F. Kennedy became the first member of the faith to hold the office.
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Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Asks Supreme Court to Halt New York's Covid-19 Church Restrictions
The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn asked the Supreme Court to block New York’s restrictions on houses of worship.
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Christian Churches Mirror Country's Political Division
The messages in Christian houses of worship on the first weekend since the election have been as divided as the country’s electorate.
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Evangelicals Stick With Trump, See Upside Even If He Loses
The conservative evangelical Christians who helped send Donald Trump to the White House four years ago stuck by him again in 2020
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Fraught Election Puts Faith Leaders Through a Political Test
Both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden count endorsements from well-known faith leaders. But for clergy members who try to tackle thorny moral matters without overtly backing a candidate, the campaign has tested their ability to reconcile religious values and politics.
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Sen. Sasse Addresses Importance of Religious Liberty: ‘It's None of the Business of This Committee'
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., used his opening remarks to affirm the fundamental right to religious liberty and claimed that Democratic members of the committee have attacked Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s faith. However, Democratic senators made clear in advance of the hearing that they didn’t plan to question the judge on the specifics of her religious faith.
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In Battleground States, Catholics Are a Pivotal Swing Vote
For decades, Roman Catholic voters have been a pivotal swing vote in U.S. presidential elections
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What Is Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah is a two-day holiday celebrating the Jewish New Year and kicks off the start of the Jewish High Holiday season. Here’s everything you need to know about this important holiday celebrated by people around the world.
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Religious Leaders Condemn Trump's Actions
Numerous faith leaders are sharply criticizing President Trump’s photo-op outside of a Washington, D.C. church Monday after forcibly removing protesters from the area, saying he used the Bible as “a prop” to further his political agenda.
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Houses of Worship Gain Audience by Going Online During Virus
From the Vatican, to the village church, to mosques and temples, shuttered places of worship are streaming religious services for a global audience during the pandemic
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Priest Offers Drive-Through Confessions After Cancelled Mass
With religious gatherings cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak stateside, a Utah priest is offering his congregation another way to turn to religion—drive-thru style.