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Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an...

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Black church congregations across the country have undertaken get-out-the-vote campaigns for years. In part to counteract voter suppression tactics that date back to the Jim Crow...

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Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern...

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — He served the Tzotzil Indigenous community for two decades and was known as a negotiator in conflicts in a mountainous region of Chiapas where crime, violence and land disputes...

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Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist Abby...

(New York Jewish Week) — A Jewish comedian’s planned production was also booted from space owned by the Catholic Church. The post Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist...

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Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have

(The Conversation) — A biblical scholar traces how images of the ‘city of God’ have shaped American culture – especially when it comes to who should be allowed into the country. The post Americans use...

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Takeaways from AP’s report on the past and present of two historic...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Congregants remain proud of Christ Church’s crucial role in America’s freedom. But they also grapple with contradictions. Some church members traded slaves and are buried in the...

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For many Latter-day Saints, America has a special relationship with God − but...

(The Conversation) — America holds a unique place in the faith’s teachings, but awareness of the church’s often precarious place in US culture has made it wary of mixing religion and state. The post...

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Debates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was...

(The Conversation) — Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped proving ties to him would improve their own social...

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My family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s...

(The Conversation) — From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A scholar asks if that was genocide. The post My family lived...

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St. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say...

(The Conversation) — Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who don’t see eye to eye. The post St. Augustine was no...

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