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New documentary tells America’s story of religious freedom
The film humanizes that history through the stories of brave citizens who defended the right to exercise their most deeply ...
The complicated story about religious attendance rates
Posting data from the Cooperative Election Study, leading religion data analyst Ryan Burge said there isn’t a statistically ...
Latter-day Saint pioneer exodus to Utah featured in new documentary on religious freedom
A new documentary — focusing on Latter-day Saints, Quakers, Baptists, Black churches, Catholics and Jews — talks about the ...
She grew up in an Arizona church community. Now, she claims it was actually a religious cult.
Why are religious cults specifically tricky to untangle from? Many can't escape the spiritual connection to a higher power.
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2. Number of countries where religious groups were harassed reached new peak level in 2022
In 2022, governments and/or social actors harassed religious groups in 192 countries and territories out of the 198 analyzed ...
‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine
Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. After threatening ...
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Here’s a guide to know whether your religious group is healthy or toxic | Opinion
It doesn’t scold. It unashamedly wears its heart on its sleeve. I’ll grant you, probably no religious group manages to do all these good things perfectly all the time. Even the best fall short ...
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America isn’t the land of the free without religious freedom
30 years ago, in Billings, Montana, there was a movement called “Not In Our Town” that fought against antisemitism, according to the KXNET website. Bruce Kadden, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth El in ...
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New documentary tells America’s story of religious freedom
(RNS) — A new documentary, “Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty,” tells the story of religious freedom through the experience of six religious groups — Quakers ...
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Here’s a guide to know whether your religious group is healthy or toxic | Opinion
One thing that marks healthy religious groups is outreach to the most vulnerable among us, says Paul Prather. fstop123 Getty Images As I display in this publication every week for all to see ...