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As Jews pray on Temple Mount, status quo in Jerusalem's holiest …
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Religious Jews arrive to pray at the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Aug. 2, 2021. Jewish prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site ...
How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today’s …
WEBJul 18, 2017 · The social gospel’s origins are often traced to the rise of late 19th-century urban industrialization, immediately following the Civil War. Largely, but not exclusively, rooted in Protestant ...
Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US …
WEBAug 12, 2021 · However, there are exceptions built into the tax code here as well. Clergy and members of religious orders are the only citizens who can opt out of paying Self-Employed Contributions Act taxes ...
What happened to the nonbelief channel at Patheos? - Religion …
WEBJanuary 4, 2022. By Yonat Shimron. (RNS) — Visitors to Patheos, the multifaith media platform that hosts commentary from writers in many of the world’s religions, may have noticed some changes ...
For some pastors, the past year was a sign from God it was time to …
WEBMay 7, 2021. By Bob Smietana. (RNS) — Jeff Weddle, a 46-year-old, wise-cracking, self-deprecating, Bible-loving, self-described “failing pastor” from Wisconsin, was already thinking of ...
The top 10 changes President Russell M. Nelson has made in the …
WEBJan 18, 2022 · The Rev. Amos C. Brown, right, and President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hug during a news conference June 14, 2021, in Salt Lake City.
Naked and unashamed: Christians strip down at a South Texas …
WEBJun 28, 2022 · “I think it’s odd, I think it’s strange, but I have no proof it’s sinning,” Smith said. “We have a retired couple that sit in the front row every Sunday that live at a nudist camp.
Catholic bishop criticizes Satanic Temple holiday display at Illinois ...
WEBDecember 21, 2021. By Heather Greene. (RNS) — The Satanic Temple of Illinois’ contribution to a holiday display in the Illinois Statehouse rotunda in Springfield Monday (Dec. 20) — a ...
How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that
WEBJun 24, 2020 · CHICAGO (RNS) — The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s. It felt “weird,” Carr said. Until that moment, she’d always thought Jesus was ...