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Executive Committee names temporary leader, deals with fallout from McLaurin deception
(RNS) — Howe is the Executive Committee's fifth top leader in five years.
The ‘India problem’ under the surface at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
(RNS) — Hindu organizations say they were uniquely singled out for their views on the contentious Indian political atmosphere, leaving some Hindus wondering why they must be tied to the politics of India at an event centered on cultivating harmony between the world's religious communities.
Photos of the Week: Parliament of the World’s Religions; Pakistan churches attacked
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Christian churches attacked in eastern Pakistan and more.
Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Security Service, known as SÄPO, lifted the “terror threat level” one notch to “high,” the fourth of five levels, for the first time since 2016.
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Churches must lead development in Black communities — if they want it to get done
(RNS) — Black churches are primed to lead a new kind of movement, one centered on economic development and closing the staggering racial wealth gap.
Why Christian Nationalism makes American Christians less Christlike
(RNS) — What if the greatest danger to the witness of Christianity in the United States wasn't an outside threat? What if the danger was closer to home and looked so familiar that it was able to evade detection?
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Faith leaders call for repentance and spiritual reformation to address climate change
(RNS) — At the Parliament of the World’s Religions, faith leaders held a ceremony to repent for failing to care for the Earth.
Women at the first March on Washington: a secretary, a future bishop and a marshal
(RNS) — ‘You wanted to present your best selves,’ recalled Bishop Vashti McKenzie, who was 16 at the time. ‘There was no one in jeans and T-shirts that I recall.’
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