Representatives from a number of organizations called for a reduction in the more than 48,000 statutes that limit the rights of people with a criminal record.
Adelle Banks - Religion News Service
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Pope Francis is the third-best leader in the world, according to Fortune
The pope was bested by a sports figure and an e-commerce firm chairperson.
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15 years after 9/11, are churches better prepared to respond to crises?
“People—sure they need firefighters, sure they need police. But we bring our faith and our compassion and our care and our community to help people.”
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Religious minorities face genocide in Middle East, activists say
The West is willfully blind toward the mass killing of religious minorities in the Middle East, religious freedom advocates say.
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50 years after Voting Rights Act, black churches fighting voting restrictions
Black churches will be redoubling efforts to maintain access to the ballot box.
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Priced out of New York, American Bible Society Decamps to Philadelphia
After almost two centuries in New York City, the nonprofit American Bible Society is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia.“New York has become so extraordinarily expensive that nonprofit staff cannot afford to live in proximity to headquarters,” said Roy Peterson, the society’s
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Police chief to black churches: ‘We can’t do this without you guys’
Clergy and cops say personal relationships are key to improving community interactions