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Meet the Ohio pastor turning guns into garden tools
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Joel Shenk believes his hammer is an instrument of peace. On an October day, he repeatedly smashed it down into an anvil at Toledo… Read More
JD Vance has said Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
By: Peter Smith | Michelle R. Smith | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — By his own account, Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn’t find in his Yale education or career success…. Read More
A West Virginia school system mandates religious training following a revival assembly lawsuit
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia school district has passed a policy mandating annual religious freedom training as part of a lawsuit settlement after an evangelical preacher held a… Read More
A judge rules West Virginia can’t require an incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming… Read More
The faithful see both crisis and opportunity as churches close across the country
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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STRUTHERS, Ohio (NPR) — When Pastor Douglas Theobald steps to the pulpit at Struthers United Methodist Church this Sunday, it will likely be the last religious service in its 112-year… Read More
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
By: Jason DeRose | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. However, for people who do still attend religious services, they say they’re optimistic about… Read More
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
By: Ashley Lopez | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Long seen as a fringe viewpoint, Christian nationalism now has a foothold in American politics, particularly in the Republican Party — according to a new survey from… Read More
As attendance dips, churches change to stay relevant for a new wave of worshippers
By: John Burnett | NPR
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — It’s Sunday morning and a small group sits around a fire pit in a community garden under the limbs of an expansive box elder tree. Church… Read More
The Christian Right is winning cultural battles while public opinion disagrees
By: Ashley Lopez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — There’s an influential minority of Americans who envision the United States as a Christian nation. Lately, this group has been making significant progress in its mission…. Read More
Opponents of vaccine mandates in Ohio say they are not giving up after the latest rejection
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost has rejected the latest petition summary submitted by the group that wants a ban on mandatory vaccines – either enacted… Read More
The remaining missionaries from an Ohio-based group have been freed in Haiti
By: Associated Press
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The remaining members of a U.S.-based missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago have been freed. That’s according to the group and to Haitian police…. Read More
Religious Leaders Adapt Holy Week, Passover Traditions To Pandemic
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Pathway Baptist Church in west Kentucky is trying something a bit different from their usual service. Pastor Mike Donald, standing on a makeshift stage in front of a giant outdoor… Read More
Judge Scraps ‘Conscience’ Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The U.S. judge found that the Trump administration’s rule violates the law in “numerous, fundamental, and far-reaching” ways. Critics said the rule prioritized providers over patients.
Kentucky Schools Working on ‘In God We Trust’ Displays
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Schools across Kentucky are working to fulfill a new state law requiring the national motto “In God We Trust” be displayed in a prominent place before… Read More
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”
Cross Clash Could Change Rules For Separation Of Church And State
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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This week, the newly constituted conservative Supreme Court majority will weigh how the federal government should treat religious symbols paid for with taxpayer funds.
Can Businesses Turn Away LGBT Customers? Court Battles Bubbling Back Up
By: Allison Sherry | Will Stone | NPR
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A central question related to LGBTQ rights may again be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court:
Believe it or not
By: Lauren Ramoser
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In the evolution of mankind, progress has been made through knowledge. Believing was good, but the big steps in history were made with science. Once humans figured out how to… Read More
Jewish Scholar and Methodist Pastor Find Hebrew Origins of “The Lord’s Prayer”
By: Tom Hodson
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A Jewish Bible scholar and an African American pastor joined in an intellectual and spiritual journey of faith and scholarly inquiry. The result is they say they uncovered the truth… Read More
Ohio Clergy Call For Withdrawal From Immigration Lawsuit
More than 200 Ohio clergy members are calling on Attorney General Mike DeWine to withdraw Ohio from a lawsuit attempting to block President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. These… Read More