Author: Adelle M. Banks
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Theologian and religious broadcaster R.C. Sproul dies at 78
(RNS) — Theologian R.C. Sproul, who founded Florida-based Ligonier Ministries and authored dozens of books, has died at age 78. Sproul died Thursday (Dec. 14) at an Altamonte Springs, Fla., hospital, his ministry announced. He was hospitalized with severe respiratory problems that were complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the flu. Sproul was known…
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‘I had to be there’: The Museum of the Bible opens in the nation’s capital
With Scripture readings, a tribute to God and a sigh of relief, an international array of officials opened the Museum of the Bible in the nation’s capital. “We want to just take a moment and stop and celebrate and rejoice that this dream is coming true,” said museum co-founder Steve Green, who exhaled audibly before…
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Farrakhan rekindles controversies about race, Jews, 9/11 in speech at Watergate Hotel
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2017. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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Mother Emanuel AME pastor shows solidarity with Sutherland Springs
The Rev. Eric Manning, pastor of Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
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On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
500th anniversary of Reformation at Washington, D.C.’s Lutheran Church of the Reformation. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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Center for Congregational Song launches as antidote to ’worship wars’
Ryan Flannigan and his colleague lead congregational song at All Saints Dallas, January 2017. Photo by Serkan Zanagar SERKAN ZANAGAR Ryan Flannigan and his colleague lead congregational song at All Saints Dallas, January 2017. Photo by Serkan Zanagar SERKAN ZANAGAR
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Texas officials urge Trump to act on FEMA funding for houses of worship
Pastor Jeffrey Willey kneels down inside the Christ United Church, which was flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. The church, which was flooded last year, had just recovered before Harvey caused more damage. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David J. Phillip Pastor Jeffrey Willey kneels down inside the…