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    "JESUS SAVES" banners were among those carried during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington before rioters stormed the Capitol.
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    Militant Christian Nationalists Remain A Potent Force, Even After The Capitol Riot

    Jan 19, 2021
    The conviction of some Christians that God has a particular plan for America gave extra potency to efforts in support of Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    Religious leaders urge people of faith to pray for political leaders, both in general and when those elected officials are ill, even if people disagree with those leaders' policies.
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    Faith Leaders Reflect On The Proper Response To Trump's Illness

    Oct 09, 2020
    Even harsh critics of the president have been careful not to wish him ill, and some religious leaders hope he gains wisdom from his experience.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town</em>, by Edward Berenson
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    'The Accusation' Tracks The False Narrative Of Blood Libel

    Sep 13, 2019
    Edward Berenson looks at what led up to the false narrative that Jewish people murder Christian children and use their blood, its perpetuation, and the single 1928 U.S. allegation of blood libel.
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    Religion
    Sharon Litton of Shreveport, La., is baptized by immersion in the Jordan River, where Jesus is said to have been baptized. Such baptisms are a staple of evangelical tours of Israel.
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    As U.S. Jews Cool To Israel, Evangelicals Flock There As Tourists

    Aug 25, 2019
    Evangelicals are emerging as the most reliable U.S. supporters of the Israeli government and as the fastest-growing segment of the Israeli tourism market.
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    Religion
    Author Joshua Harris influenced a whole generation of evangelical Christians with his book <em>I Kissed Dating Goodbye</em>. Now he has a new documentary called<em> I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye</em>, about his new ideas on dating.
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    Evangelical Writer Kisses An Old Idea Goodbye

    Dec 17, 2018
    Joshua Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye when he was 21 years old. It became the bible of the evangelical purity movement, which promotes putting off sex until marriage. His ideas have changed.
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    Religion

    Left Exposed By Middle Eastern Upheaval, Christians Are Fleeing Region

    Dec 16, 2018
    Janine diGiovanni discusses her report in Harper's on the accelerating persecution and uprooting of Christians in the land where the religion was born
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    Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities

    May 25, 2018
    Having been adversaries and then allies, Catholics and evangelicals once again have differing political agendas.
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    Religion
    Mark Scott, chair of the department of religious studies at Thorneloe University in Sudbury, Ontario, says evil is a "universally recognized" threat to faith. "People in the midst of suffering often feel abandoned by God," he says.
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    'He Has A Reason': How Natural Disasters Test The Faithful

    Sep 04, 2017
    Spiritual leaders have long offered such counsel in times of human suffering. Theologians even have a term for efforts to explain why God and evil can coexist: theodicy.
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    Ashraf Attiya sits with his wife, Fifi, and daughter Sandy. The Christian family was expelled from their village after Attiya was accused of being involved with a married Muslim woman. A mob stripped and dragged his mother through the streets and burned
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    After 2016 Assault, A Coptic Christian Grandmother In Egypt Fights For Justice

    May 26, 2017
    Friday's deadly assault was the latest attack against the Coptic Christian minority. A 70-year-old woman who was stripped and dragged through the streets last year is pursuing justice in court.
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    Religion
    For about 20 years starting in 1990, <em>Brio</em> magazine was the evangelical answer to <em>Seventeen</em>. Focus on the Family is bringing it back, saying they see a renewed need among teens for alternative voices.
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    Christian Teen Magazine 'Brio' Returns With A 'Biblical Worldview'

    Apr 19, 2017
    For about 20 years starting in 1990, Brio magazine was the evangelical answer to Seventeen. Focus on the Family is bringing it back, saying it sees a renewed need among teens for alternative voices.
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    Religion
    Jane Murphy (shown here with two of her three children), moved to Hyattsville with her husband to be part of the local Catholic community and send their kids to St. Jerome Academy.
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    Catholics Build 'Intentional' Community Of Like-Minded Believers

    Apr 10, 2017
    Nationally, Americans are growing disenchanted with traditional religion. But in a Maryland suburb, Catholics seeking more spiritual lives are banding together with others who share their values.
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    Religion

    Christian Leaders Question Trump's Promise To Favor Christian Refugees

    Jan 30, 2017
    President Trump promises to give priority to Christians when admitting refugees to the United States, but many Christian leaders say it's the wrong approach.
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    Politics
    Though 2016 was a record year for Muslim refugees admitted to the U.S., the number of Christian refugees admitted was roughly equal to that of Muslims.
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    FACT CHECK: Trump Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

    Jan 29, 2017
    A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.
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    Religion
    Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is urging conservatives to put the "protest" back in Protestantism.
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    As U.S. Attitudes Change, Some Evangelicals Dig In; Others Adapt

    May 10, 2016
    America's culture war is being fought inside evangelical Christian circles. Some are resisting secular society's trends that conflict with biblical teaching. Others have found a way to live with them.
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    Parallels
    Front rows of the Church of Our Lady in Tell Tamer, Syria, are filled with Assyrian Christians. In uniform, left, is Kino Gabriel, spokesman of an armed Assyrian militia formed to protect from ISIS.
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    In Syria, Assyrian Christians Cling On After ISIS Onslaught

    Mar 27, 2016
    In northeastern Syria, Christians are mourning those killed by ISIS when the militants tore through a band of Assyrian villages a year ago. The towns were recaptured, but the community is scarred.
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    Religion
    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz prays before the start of his Religious Liberty Rally in Des Moines, Iowa, in August. He is among the Republican candidates who say there is a "war on faith" in America.
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    Conservatives Call For 'Religious Freedom,' But For Whom?

    Dec 11, 2015
    Republican presidential candidates decry what they call a "war on faith." Religious conservatives say they face anti-Christian bigotry. But the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment reveals a double standard.
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    The Two-Way
    Pakistani human rights activists condemn the killing of the Christian couple for alleged blasphemy during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, in November.
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    More Than 100 Charged In Mob Killing Of Christian Couple In Pakistan

    May 21, 2015
    Prosecutors say clerics accused the couple of burning a page of the Quran and helped incite a mob to incinerate them in a brick kiln.
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