RELIGION
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What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit
(The Conversation) — When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts…
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The Power of Faithful Non-Violent Resistance with Maria Stephan
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Dr. Maria J. Stephan,…
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Democrats urge Trump administration to keep banning churches from endorsing politicians
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and 11 other Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
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‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries
(The Conversation) — In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer…
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Bishops ban trans care at Catholic hospitals, sidestep nurses’ push for better work conditions
BALTIMORE (RNS) — The nurses had hoped this would be the year the U.S. Catholic bishops would listen to their…
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Jewish identity doesn’t need a disclaimer
(RNS) — My late father’s favorite expression was “no ifs, ands or buts.” It was his old-fashioned way of taking…
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ACNA archbishop faces second sexual harassment claim as questions arise about interim leader
(RNS) — A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against the leader of the Anglican Church…
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Washington Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with cancer, to miss bishops’ meeting
(RNS) — Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy has been diagnosed with a nonaggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize, the Archdiocese…
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An Oklahoma pastor was fired after reporting missing church funds. His bishop just got arrested.
(RNS) — When the Rev. Jerry Beeson discovered financial irregularities in his new church’s bank accounts, he tried to do…
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Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest who was stabbed in his rectory in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The man accused of fatally stabbing a Catholic priest during a break-in at his home beside…
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