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RNS-Preacher-Video: Meet Shane Vaughn, Mississippi pastor and star of viral “if Trump doesn’t concede” video
(RNS) — A 7-minute video about what happens if President Trump doesn’t concede went viral after the Nov. 3 election. The video stars Shane Vaughn, a Pentecostal Unitarian preacher who said he was just trying to cheer up a few followers online. By Bob Smietana. 900 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Plowshares-Sentence: Dorothy Day’s granddaughter sentenced to prison for Kings Bay nuclear weapons protest
(RNS) — The granddaughter of Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was sentenced Friday (Nov. 13) to 10 months in prison for breaking into Kings Bay Naval Base in Georgia two years ago as part of a symbolic disarmament action of its stockpile of nuclear weapons. By Yonat Shimron. 700 words. (category: a)
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McCarrick-Catholics: McCarrick report splits an already polarized Catholic Church
(RNS) – A recent Vatican document on the rise of the sexual predator Theodore McCarrick shed light on the failures of past and recent popes on accountability, especially Saint John Paul II whose legacy, experts say, is now at risk. By Claire Giangravè. 900 words. (category: i)
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RNS-Progressives-Biden: Religious left leaders vow to keep pressing agenda
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As they prepare for the inauguration of Joe Biden, liberal-leaning faith-based activists who thrived while demonstrating against President Trump are strategizing with how to enact their agendas under a more friendly administration and wrestling with how to keep their momentum. By Jack Jenkins. 1200 words. (category: a)
