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Does Ben Carson have a blind spot on fetal tissue?
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson appears on Fox Business Networkís ‘Varney & Co.’ in New York on August 12, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (RNS) The viral...
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In Britain, a glut of anti-terrorism campaigns draws fans, detractors
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The fictional video clip shows a young British Muslim man, presumably a captive of the Islamic State group, sitting alone in a prison cell. The man receives a letter from his...
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Nuns who reject Obamacare contraception mandate win stay on order to comply
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday put on hold its ruling that an order of Roman Catholic nuns must comply with a contraception mandate to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law,...
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Pope’s ‘blessing’ to lesbian no change in policy, Vatican says
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 17, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Max Rossi (RNS) A lesbian author whose...
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Ambassador: Pope Francis’ spontaneity makes security a challenge
Pope Francis changes his cap during his Wednesday general audience at the Vatican on Aug. 19, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi ROME (RNS) Pope Francis likes to get close to Catholics,...
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Kansas town laments forced removal of Jesus picture from school
(Reuters) Public school officials in the small Kansas town of Chanute are trying to find a new home for a portrait of Jesus after a civil liberties group demanded its removal from the town’s middle...
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Kim Davis’ indefensible position puts traditionalists on the spot (COMMENTARY)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis argues with David Moore and David Ermold, after they were denied a marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead on September 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of USA...
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Pakistani pilgrims flock to crocodile shrine as Taliban threat recedes
KARACHI (Reuters) The lean days appear to be over for Mor Sahib, an 87-year-old crocodile venerated by Pakistan’s tiny Sheedi community, as pilgrims once again flock to a shrine in Karachi that has...
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State Department religious freedom report focuses on terror groups
WASHINGTON (RNS) Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday (Oct. 14) released his department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2014, and called terror groups the world’s greatest threat to...
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