After the mass shooting at First Baptist Church, the town turned to the only other civic institution here capable of handling it all — another Baptist church.
Yonat Shimron - Religion News Service
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Texas church to be demolished, like other mass killing sites before it
In what is becoming a grim American ritual, mass shooting sites from Sandy Hook to Columbine have been demolished and then rebuilt.
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Surge in 2017 of anti-Semitism reported in new study
A new report shows a continued rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. in the first nine months of 2017.
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North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Imam Abdullah Antepli gave the opening prayer in the House of Representatives and delivered a plea for celebrating differences.
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The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America—like many in his flock
To say that Hispanics in the diocese take pride in their newly appointed bishop is an understatement.
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Gene editing: Gateway to Promised Land or key to Pandora’s box?
Yonat Shimron interviews Arthur Caplan, the founding head of the Division of Bioethics at New York University, about the ramifications of a recent breakthrough in embryonic gene editing.
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Attending church is good for your health. Now what?
Researchers from Vanderbilt University found that middle-aged adults who attended religious services at least once in the past year were half as likely to die prematurely as those who didn’t.
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‘Sanctuary churches’ vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown
In the wake of the elections, there’s been an “outpouring of inquiries and support” from congregations across the country that want to sign on as sanctuary sites.