- September 5, 2024
RELIGION
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As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at the controversial term that will define his legacy
- By West virginia digital
- . September 5, 2024
(The Conversation) — On Sept. 9, 2024, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a broadcast to celebrate the “life and teachings”
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The Englewood Review of Books launches landmark study of clergy reading habits
- By West virginia digital
- . September 5, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS — Recent studies have consistently shown that reading is on the decline in the United States. A 2022 National Endowment for the Arts study,
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Want to write a hit worship song? Invite a few friends to church.
- By West virginia digital
- . September 5, 2024
(RNS) — In January 2023, Chris Brown and a group of fellow songwriters working on a live worship album for Elevation Church, a nondenominational megachurch
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A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
- By West virginia digital
- . September 5, 2024
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders,
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7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
(The Conversation) — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in Bangladesh marked the seven-year anniversary of displacement from their homes in neighboring Myanmar on Aug. 25,
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Rutgers faculty report urges university to add caste discrimination ban
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
(RNS) — A Rutgers University task force on caste discrimination on its campus released its inaugural report last month and recommended adding “caste” as a
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Trump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood traits – ‘charisma’
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
(The Conversation) — Of all the questions confronting voters in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, few are as puzzling as the seemingly unwavering support for
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The Meeting House, once one of Canada’s largest churches, shuts down after scandal
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
(RNS) — Leaders of The Meeting House, a Toronto area megachurch with multiple locations and once one of the largest congregations in Canada, has shut
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Best Christian Workplaces launches adjunct faculty survey
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Best Christian Workplaces, a leader in Christian employee engagement surveys, announces the launch of the new Adjunct Survey, allowing leaders in
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How HIV/AIDS got its name − words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science and stigma
- By West virginia digital
- . September 4, 2024
(The Conversation) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first used the term “AIDS” on Sept. 24, 1982, more than a year after the