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PETER SMITH

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Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another

Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
Crime|News|US

California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century

A United Methodist Church court has acquitted a California bishop of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly a century

California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century
Arts|News

National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice

The landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice

National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
News|US

Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US

Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or agnostics

Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US
News|Opinion|US

America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion

Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none

America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US

America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion

Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none

America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
Europe|News|Political|World

Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow

Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow

Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow
News|Opinion|Political|US

Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress' most powerful seat

Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress

Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress' most powerful seat
Crime|News|Uncategorized|World

Five years later, trauma compounds for survivors marking Tree of Life massacre amid Israel-Hamas war

In one sense, there was a feeling of closure as survivors marked five years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

Five years later, trauma compounds for survivors marking Tree of Life massacre amid Israel-Hamas war
Europe|News|Opinion|World

On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion

A bishop from Ukraine has a succinct message for Americans: “Please, hear our cry.”

On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion
News|US|World

US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict

Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife within their own ranks as U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore

US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict
Election|News|Opinion|US

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values

U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says

The founder of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group has resigned for an unspecified violation of the organization’s morality clause, the group said in a statement

Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says
News

Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours

Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature

Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours
News|US

Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design

Preliminary designs are being released for an outdoor memorial to the 11 victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack

Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design
Lifestyle|World

One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?

United Methodist churches had a five-year window to leave the denomination over disputes involving its bans on same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ persons

One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
Europe|World

Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25

Some Eastern Orthodox churches will be observing Christmas on Sunday

Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US

US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020

Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S. It has prompted many to think about abandoning their jobs

US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
Crime

Who was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel?

The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between some worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi

Who was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel?
Arts|Europe|News|Travel|Videos|World

Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?

Devotees of St. Brigid in Ireland plan to celebrate Sunday with the scheduled return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland — about a millennium after her remains were removed from her hometown of Kildare

Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
Europe|Lifestyle|News|World

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?
News|Opinion|US

Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders' intent

Large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation

Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders' intent
News|Opinion|US

What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and what does the Constitution say?

Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation

What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and what does the Constitution say?
US

Southern Baptists oust one church for having woman pastor, two others over sexual-abuse policy

The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body has ousted four congregations

Southern Baptists oust one church for having woman pastor, two others over sexual-abuse policy
Health|News|Opinion

Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling

When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind

Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling

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