RELIGION
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Election 2024: No Mandate for Extremism
In the wake of a deeply consequential election, The State of Belief this week unpacks the electoral role played…
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No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
(The Conversation) — Democracy depends upon using words wisely. With the right words, citizens can live and work together, even…
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Building democracy at, and beyond, the ballot box
(RNS) — Voting in the 2024 elections will be completed tomorrow. Campaigns will end, poll workers will tally ballots, and…
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Once a beneficent King Cyrus, Trump has lately been cast as a biblical avenger
(RNS) — He’s a type of a Cyrus, the ancient Persian emperor. Or a modern Job, defiantly enduring devilish persecutions.…
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Do animals go to heaven?
(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic parishes in the United Kingdom for 25 years before…
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The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen…
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Archbishop Steve Wood on where the ACNA has been, and where it’s headed
(RNS) — Before he was elected as the third archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, Steve Wood was…
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Catholic bishops are spending millions less to fight abortion this election
(RNS and NPR) — Every Monday morning, Ashley Wilson makes a cup of coffee, opens her laptop and loads Florida’s…
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The bishop selection process is still a concern among synod delegates
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Although Pope Francis took it off the agenda, the appointment of bishops is still being discussed…
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Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels…
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