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Religion and Values
Solon evangelical church installs new pastor
A year after Pastor Timothy Hunt died unexpectedly in January 2019, members of the church have selected a new pastor who fits with the mission of the church and is well liked by the community.
Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world
The Rev. Joshua Whitfield is one of the few men who slipped through a clerical loophole created 40 years ago.
Trump puts global religious freedom in the political fray
Can a long-standing bipartisan priority stay that way amid the white-hot politics of an election year?
Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest
A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story now the reason to live
Bronia Brandman, 88, says that educating others is the driving force in her life 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
At Vatican, Pence discusses abortion, Venezuela with Pope Francis
During an hourlong audience, the pontiff and vice president also talk about displaced religious minorities in the Middle East.
Trump’s black voter outreach looks in part to the pews
The president’s re-election campaign is reaching out to one of the African-American community’s most important institutions – churches.
Muslim millennial’s social media site dispels stereotypes for millions
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh created a blog in the years after 9/11, and last year MuslimGirl.com had more than 2 million visitors.
Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle in Germany
A Jewish man is seeking to force the removal of an offensive sculpture from a church where Martin Luther once preached.