PC(USA) faith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
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Synod of the Northeast calls for immediate divestment from fossil fuel companies
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Colorado police chaplain urges pastors to invest in trauma counseling
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Government report could end detention of asylum-seeking families
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