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March 18, 2013

Help and hope for first responders

Linda Ross

In a recent New York Times story, seven Newtown police officers give a firsthand account of the carnage they found inside Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14.

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February 11, 2013

Safe haven for Christians and Muslims alike

Kingsley Madueke

Normally speaking, Our Lady of Apostles Hospital would have been seriously affected by the waves of unrest that engulfed the city of Jos in northern Nigeria in the past decade.

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February 4, 2013

China's Christian population grows to 25 million

China, a country with a population of 1.

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December 31, 2012

Buddhist, Hindu make history in new United States Congress

Daniel Burke

Congress will become … more religiously diverse this January, after Tuesday’s.

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December 24, 2012

A praying church

Speaking on the last day of the International Conference on Confessional Leadership, in Peachtree City, Georgia, the Rev.

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December 17, 2012

Religious freedom restrictions increasing worldwide

Lauren Markoe

Religious believers throughout the world face a rising tide of restrictions, according to a study released September 20.

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December 17, 2012

Acceptance for religious athletes

Jeanie Groh

A poll conducted by Grey Matter Research and Consulting shows that 49 percent of Americans see athletes’ public expressions of faith favorably; 32 percent don’t care, and 19 percent take a more negative view.

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December 10, 2012

Holy Bible, e-book divine?

Dave Horn

In a recent issue of the Detroit Free Press, Cassandra Spratling reports that most American families no longer own a Bible.

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December 10, 2012

Bringing trauma healing to women in Africa

Trauma can be defined as an overwhelming event involving actual or threatened death, serious injury, or threat to person.

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December 3, 2012

A new 'Christian abolitionist' movement?

Amanda Greene

… Law enforcement is increasingly teaming up with faith groups to combat sex trafficking around the country.

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December 3, 2012

One in five Americans say they have no religious affiliation

Kimberly Winston

The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation has hit an all-time high—about one in five American adults—according to a new study released in October by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

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November 19, 2012

The present heaven

Virginia Harris

“Proof of Heaven,” the recent Newsweek cover article by a respected neurosurgeon describing his near-death, or afterlife, experience while in a seven-day coma has given me a lot to ponder, not the least of which is the courage and conviction it must have taken for Dr.

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