Author: Lauren Markoe
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Alabama Senate gives megachurch the right to form its own police force
A raindow appears behind Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2013. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons A raindow appears behind Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2013. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons
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On Passover, fearing the Four Questions
A man helps a young boy with the Four Questions during a 2006 Passover seder. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Sandor Weisz A man helps a young boy with the Four Questions during a 2006 Passover seder. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Sandor Weisz
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Muslim births projected to outnumber Christian births globally by 2035
A Shiite woman calms her crying child as she waits with other Shiite Muslims from south Asia to greet their spiritual leader in Cairo, Egypt, on June 12, 2010. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Asmaa Waguih © Asmaa Waguih / Reuters A Shiite woman calms her crying child as she waits with other Shiite Muslims from south…
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At US Capitol, Christians protest budget cuts
Christian leaders protest the federal budget cuts President Trump has proposed during a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on March 29, 2017. Photo courtesy of Joseph Molieri/Bread for the World Joseph Molieri Christian leaders protest the federal budget cuts President Trump has proposed during a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on March 29, 2017. Photo…
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Jehovah’s Witnesses fear Russian government may ban them
(RNS) Russia’s Supreme Court will soon decide whether to label Jehovah’s Witnesses as an extremist group, a designation members of the faith fear would lead to the shuttering of their more than 2,300 congregations in that country.The possibility has galvanized many of the world’s 8 million Jehovah’s Witnesses, a minority denomination in every country in…
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Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
An U.S.-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centres in the United States, Australia and New Zealand over the past three months, is seen before the start of a remand hearing at Magistrate’s Court in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on March 23, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Baz…
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Jewish community centers report ‘some slippage’ in preschool enrollments
An officer responds to a bomb threat at the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham, Ala. Screenshot from video An officer responds to a bomb threat at the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham, Ala. Screenshot from video
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167 House members ask Trump to retain ambassador to combat anti-Semitism
President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Jim Bourg © Jim Bourg / Reuters President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Jim Bourg © Jim Bourg / Reuters
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Bears Ears National Monument, sacred to native tribes, faces a challenge to its status
Sunrise over Indian Creek at Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Bureau of Land Management Sunrise over Indian Creek at Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Bureau of Land Management
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Conservative synagogues can now officially accept non-Jews as members
Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons