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Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide
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Some admirers of Charlie Kirk hope response to death signals start of religious revival
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With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” and a Catholic cardinal calling him “a modern-day St. Paul,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize throngs of people — notably young conservatives — to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches. Evocations of Kirk-inspired religious fervor surfaced almost immediately after his death on Sept.
By David Crary Verified, Peter SMith, Deepa Bharath Verified, Holly Meyer Verified, Peter SMith, Peter Smith, Holly Meyer
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Chief justice's Christian reasoning in IVF opinion sparks alarm over church-state separation
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from the Bible and Christian theologians in his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Tom Parker alarmed advocates for church-state separation, while delighting religious conservatives who oppose abortion.
Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders' intent
The U.S. Constitution doesn't mention Christianity or any specific religion. The Declaration of Independence famously proclaims that people's rights come from a "Creator" and "Nature's God" — but doesn't specify who that is. Yet large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation, and many believe it should be one. Such views are especially strong among Republicans and their white evangelical base.
Pupils face back-to-school disruption amid crumbling concrete ’emergency’
Thousands of families across the country are facing disruption at the start of the academic year following concerns about crumbling concrete in schools. Pupils have been told in some schools they cannot return to the classroom as planned following the summer break after collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) was found in school buildings.
Southern Baptists who backed open abuse review win key roles
ANAHEIM, California (AP) - The newly elected leaders of a top Southern Baptist Convention committee had all supported a more transparent investigation into allegations the denomination mishandled sex abuse reports and mistreated survivors. They defeated candidates who had opposed that move.
A withering report on sexual abuse and cover-up in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. A viral video in which a woman confronts her pastor at an independent Christian for sexually preying on her when she was a teen. A TV documentary exposing sex abuse of children in Amish and Mennonite communities.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania's Republican gubernatorial primary this month. As a Christian singer led the crowd in song, some raised their arms toward the heavens in praise.
US report details church-state collusion on Native schools
A new Interior Department report on the legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans underscores how closely the U.S. government collaborated with churches to Christianize them as part of a project to sever them from their culture, their identities and ultimately their land.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The caretakers of the Tree of Life synagogue intend to transform the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and expand its mission. Newly released design plans show a revitalized complex housing a sanctuary, museum, memorial and center for fighting antisemitism -- unified symbolically and physically with a dramatic skylight running the length of the structure.
Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has put her religious faith front, center - and vague. She's spoken strongly of the role of her faith in her life and career but hasn't gotten into the specifics of that commitment. Her beliefs have drawn some attention as she undergoes Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this week for her nomination to the Supreme Court.
A group of theologically conservative United Methodists plans to launch a new worldwide denomination on May 1, impatient to get started after yet another pandemic-related delay to a formalized divorce agreement with their denomination.
When is a baptism not a baptism? When the cleric presiding at the ceremony alters the ritual language in such a fundamental way that it undercuts its meaning, according to the Vatican. And even the altering of a single, crucial pronoun can render a baptism invalid, it says. A Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Andres Arango, resigned Feb.
US Ukrainian clergy, flocks show support amid Russia crisis
Yuriy Opoka prays his wife and young daughter will be safe in Ukraine as he closely follows the massive buildup of Russian troops on the country's borders and dire warnings that they could invade at any time. The 33-year-old journalist often calls his family from Philadelphia, where he's attending an English course, and recently joined others in the city's Ukrainian community at a rally calling for peace back home.
Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but generally they are doing so without the encouragement of major denominations and prominent religious leaders. From the Vatican, Pope Francis has defended the vaccines as "the most reasonable solution to the pandemic." The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America declared categorically that its followers would not be offered religious exemptions.
US Jews talk identity, Holocaust after Goldberg's remarks
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The uproar over Whoopi Goldberg's remarks about the Holocaust has catalyzed somber reflections by many American Jews about not only the legacy of the Holocaust but anti-Jewish discrimination in the United States and their sense of a collective identity.
By Luis Andres Henao Verified, Peter Smith Verified, Peter Smith, David Crary Verified, Peter SMith, Peter Smith
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Secret recordings show Southern Baptist dispute on sex abuse 1 of 4 FILE - In this Tuesday, June 14, 2016, file photo, Pastor Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, addresses members during the organization's annual meeting in St. Louis.
By Peter Smith Verified, Peter Smith, Peter SMith, Peter Smith, Peter SMith, Peter Smith, Peter SMith, Peter Smith
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