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21. This Denomination Is Rethinking Alcohol After Fatal Accident: Hundreds of American bicyclists die in collisions with cars each year, but a fatal December crash in Baltimore has triggered some serious soul-searching within the Episcopal Church: The drunken driver, ...; Created on 13 February 2015
22. Chuck Colson Task Force Eyeing Prison Reform: Chuck Colson turned seven months behind bars into an opportunity to start over. Now the Justice Department is looking to his example as it tries to reform the federal prison system. The bipartisan Charles ...; Created on 12 December 2014
23. Should Unwed Mothers Preach From Church Pulpits?: When Philadelphia's St. Paul Baptist Church hired the Rev. Leslie Callahan as its first female pastor in 2009, she was nearing her 40th birthday, and the tick-tock of her biological clock was getting hard ...; Created on 04 August 2014
24. Presbyterians Vote to Allow Gay Marriage by Whopping 3-1 Ratio: The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Thursday to allow gay and lesbian weddings within the church, making it among the largest Christian denominations to take an embracing step toward same-sex marriage. ...; Created on 20 June 2014
25. Atheists Lose Latest Legal Fight Over 'In God We Trust: Atheists lost their case against the "In God We Trust" motto on the nation's currency Wednesday. It's a battle they have lost several times before, as court after court has affirmed that printing and engraving ...; Created on 29 May 2014
26. Methodists Take 1 Step Closer to Blessing Gay Marriage: Same-sex partners can’t marry in a United Methodist Church. But if one of the spouses works at one of the denomination’s 13 general agencies, the couple can get benefits if state laws allow it. The decision, ...; Created on 30 April 2014
27. Is Anti-Semitism Really Declining in the US?: Continuing a decade-long drop, anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. declined by 19 percent, according to the Anti-Defamation League's most recent annual audit. "The falling number of incidents targeting ...; Created on 04 April 2014
28. Presbyterian Study Guide Equates Zionism With Racism, Say Jewish Critics: Major Jewish civil rights groups are denouncing a new publication distributed by the Presbyterian Church (USA) that rejects the existence of Israel as a Jewish state. “Zionism Unsettled,” a study guide ...; Created on 14 February 2014
29. NYC Mayor to Skip St. Patrick's Day Parade Over Gay Polic: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t march past St. Patrick’s Cathedral and on down Fifth Avenue in the city’s famed St. Patrick’s Day parade because he opposes organizers’ ban on marchers’ gay pride signs. ...; Created on 06 February 2014
30. Should Women Breast-Feed in Church?: Jesus was breast-fed. It's a point often made by mothers who want to breast-feed in church, but know others would prefer that they retreat to the nursery, or find an out-of-the-way bench. Another point ...; Created on 03 January 2014
31. Congress' Religious Freedom Champion Won't Seek Re-Electio: Rep. Frank Wolf, one of the loudest and most persistent voices in Congress for the right of people around the globe to practice their religions freely, will not seek an 18th term. “As a follower of Jesus, ...; Created on 19 December 2013
32. National Cathedral Service Focuses on Victims of Gun Violence: The crowd hushed, the lights dimmed and the National Cathedral’s bourdon bell chimed for three minutes—each minute to commemorate 10,000 of the 30,000 lives lost to gun violence in the U.S. last year. ...; Created on 13 December 2013
33. Activists End Immigration Fast as Thousands of Others Take Up the Cause: Sapped by three weeks of a water-only diet, three activists for immigration reform ended their fasts Tuesday with a morsel of bread blessed by a priest and “passed the fast on” to others who hope to keep ...; Created on 04 December 2013
34. In Oval Office, Evangelicals Press Obama for Immigration Reform: Speaker of the House John Boehner signaled in October that there would be no immigration reform this year, an announcement made the same day that some of the nation’s most prominent evangelical pastors ...; Created on 14 November 2013
35. Supreme Court Weighing In on Prayer at Government Meetings: In a case that could determine restrictions on expressions of faith in the public square, the Supreme Court on Nov. 6 will consider religious prayers that convene government meetings. At issue in Greece ...; Created on 01 November 2013
36. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Converge for the First Time Since 1888: It last happened in 1888 and, according to one calculation, won’t happen again for another 77,798 years: the convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. This year, Nov. 28 is Thanksgiving and the first full ...; Created on 01 November 2013
37. Why Is Obama's Religious Freedom Ambassador Resigning: Suzan Johnson Cook, the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, will announce this week that she is resigning after 17 months on the job, according to two sources familiar ...; Created on 17 October 2013
38. Hobby Lobby Draws Ire of Jewish Consumers Over Missing Hanukkah Merchandise: Hanukkah comes early this year. But it apparently never comes to Hobby Lobby. The national craft store owned by conservative billionaire Steve Green isn't carrying merchandise related to Hanukkah because ...; Created on 04 October 2013
39. Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green Unveils ‘Oldest Jewish Prayer Book Ever Found’: Evangelical businessman Steve Green on Thursday unveiled what he called “the oldest Jewish prayer book ever found” and will add it to the collection of religious artifacts that will form the core of the ...; Created on 01 October 2013
40. Conservatives Promote House Bill to Protect Gay Marriage Opponents: Conservatives are rallying around a House bill designed to protect religious people who advocate for traditional marriage—a belief, they say, that is held in increasing contempt. But supporters of same-sex ...; Created on 26 September 2013