RELIGION
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Why has Canada embraced euthanasia?
(RNS) — No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they…
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The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples
(The Conversation) — There is increasing evidence that “widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease” are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths“…
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A Conversation With John Fugelsang
This week on The State of Belief, truth through comedy. Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes comedic genius John Fugelsang, author…
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Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification
NEW YORK (RNS) — On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers,…
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The Rev. Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley joins Episcopal Divinity School as Director of Theological Education
Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) is pleased to announce that the Reverend Doctor Brandon Thomas Crowley will join EDS as Director…
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‘Just a jumble of bones.’ How a baby grave discovery has grown to haunt Ireland
TUAM, Ireland (AP) — This story begins with a forbidden fruit. It was the 1970s in this small town in…
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Head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple under investigation on suspicion of embezzling funds
BEIJING (AP) — China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation…
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Washington state shows how to botch a child protection law
(RNS) — Last week, a federal judge issued an injunction barring the state of Washington from enforcing an amendment to…
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Why aren’t Jewish institutions outraged over the LA immigration raids?
(RNS) — Since the beginning of June, federal agents, often with covered faces and badge numbers, have arrested over 2,500…
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For the young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from…
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