What’s on America’s Thanksgiving menu? Start with religious diversity.
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As COP26 conference gathers, faith-based environmentalists fight ‘eco-grief’
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For some churches, paying back PPP loans is better than forgiveness
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Families of missionaries kidnapped in Haiti release joint statement
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At Vatican, Pope Francis and Biden set time record for meeting
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Eastern Orthodox patriarch meets with Biden, discusses climate change
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Teaching about race challenges a preferred story about an unproblematic America
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Former Liberty University spokesman Scott Lamb sues school for retaliation
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Voting rights demonstration leads to faith leaders’ arrests outside White House
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Mike Stone files lawsuit against SBC rival Russell Moore
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Christian Aid Ministries says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
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The Reformed Church in America faces rupture over LGBTQ gridlock
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Is God good for America? Depends whom you ask.
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National Council of Churches elects all-female officers, approves NRSV update
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