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July 23, 2021 at 12:04 p.m. ET

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RNS-Reparations-Interfaith: Interfaith groups joining efforts to adopt, consider reparations
(RNS) — From Evanston, Illinois, to Capitol Hill, interfaith groups are working on initiatives to adopt or push legislators to consider reparations to make amends for historical discrimination against people of color. By Adelle M. Banks. 900 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Luz-Attack: La Luz del Mundo members on edge after attempted burglary and shooting at two temples
(RNS) — A spokesman for La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based Pentecostal movement that claims millions of members worldwide, said congregants are frightened and nervous after an attempted burglary and a shooting took place at two of its churches in Nevada and Texas in recent weeks. By Alejandra Molina. 450 words. (category: a)

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