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In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As the globe readies for Christmas, a Sudanese bishop is reiterating his call for “silencing of

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751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides

KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — “Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not

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Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope

Dallas father & relative of a holocaust survivor serves victims of war, personally delivering food, medicine & essential supplies. COLLEYVILLE,

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In Idaho, locals meet to discuss Christian nationalist church’s growing influence

Moscow, IDAHO (FāVS News) — Nearly 200 residents of this northern Idaho town gathered Tuesday night (Dec. 17) to discuss combating

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You have never heard the story of Joseph this way

(RNS) — Iran is on our minds and on our lips. There is far more to that story than meets

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Josh Harris kisses purity culture goodbye (again)

(RNS) — The shock of Joshua Harris’ deconversion has still not worn off. Even Harris can’t seem to stop replaying

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Rabbi David Saperstein, 50 years later, still committed to lobbying for common ground

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A half-century after arriving in the nation’s capital to work as a lobbyist for Reform Judaism, Rabbi

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Rabbi David Saperstein on democracy, diplomacy and hopes for bipartisanship

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Given his decades-long experience in interfaith relations, religious freedom, and faith and politics, Rabbi David Saperstein is

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How American converts complicate Syrian Orthodox Christians’ future

(RNS) — In Christianity’s early centuries, Syria became one of the faith’s main intellectual centers, producing some of its most

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Remembering David Ellenson — teacher, public intellectual and mensch

  You have experienced this. You go to the dentist, and she pulls a tooth, and your tongue instinctively goes