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Covers:  religion, abortion laws, LGBTQ issues, gender issues
Religion news director for Associated Press. Past postings; Nairobi, Johannesburg, Paris, Sarajevo, Toronto. Plus covering LGBTQ and repro-rights in US.

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David Crary has been a reporter, editor and bureau chief with The Associated Press since 1976. From 1999 to 2021, he was an AP national writer based in New York, primarily writing feature stories about volatile social issues _ abortion, LGBTQ rights, prison conditions, divorce and domestic violence, among others. He now directs AP's global religion team.

Crary joined the AP in Mississippi, later worked in Colorado and on the AP's international desk in New York, then covered East Africa and Sout…

David Crary’s Journalist Portfolio

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Ahead of High Holidays, US Jewish leaders stress need for security vigilance as antisemitism surg...

Ahead of High Holidays, US Jewish leaders stress need for security vigilance as antisemitism surg...

Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders i…

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From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" spe…

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Some critics see Trump's behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero

Some critics see Trump's behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero

For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christia…

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A nun commends Dodgers' handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy

A nun commends Dodgers' handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy

The Los Angeles Dodgers, over the decades, have endured fans' diatribes along with their cheers. This week, p…

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America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade's reversal

America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade's reversal

In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America's religious leaders…

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Pastors' view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul

Pastors' view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul

NEW YORK (AP) - Among sermon writers, there is fascination - and unease - over the fast-expanding abilities o…

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World Cup squads showcase faith and unity amid deep social divisions at home

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| Japan Today Verified
While many of the World Cup’s competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of their teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate closely in pursuit of a common goal. The phenomenon is particularly notable among Western European teams, which for most of soccer’s history were overwhelmingly white and Christian.
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Las selecciones del Mundial muestran fe y unidad en medio de profundas divisiones en casa

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By David Crary Verified
| CT Insider Verified
ARCHIVO - El egipcio Mohamed Salah gesticula mientras habla con sus compañeros de equipo durante el partido de fútbol de la fase de grupos de la Copa Mundial entre Bélgica y Egipto en Seattle, el lunes 15 de junio de 2026.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

Why did you become a journalist?

I liked to write; I liked to learn abut places and people I might otherwise not have encountered.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No - my high school had no newspaper.
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