People walk past the Izmir Resurrection Church, a small evangelical church where jailed American Andrew Brunson served as pastor, in Izmir, western Turkey, on April 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Turkish star witnesses against US pastor Andrew Brunson are his expelled congregants
Andrew Brunson's ex-congregants were expelled in part for harboring racist views toward ethnic Kurdish refugees, according to one pastor at the church.
Museum of the Bible returns medieval manuscript after discovering item’s theft
The return follows an investigation the museum is conducting on the origins of more than 3,000 items in its collection.
Faith-based protesters flock to Washington to counter white supremacists
Methodists, Baptists, Quakers and other religious counter-demonstrators far outnumbered the white supremacists assembled for the 'Unite the Right 2' rally in D.C.
What God has not joined together: the rise of the humanist wedding
Secular marriages are now the most popular in Scotland, prompting fresh calls for reform in England and Wales.
How Islamophobia is driving anti-refugee sentiment in Korea
The arrival of 550-plus Yemeni asylum seekers on South Korea's Jeju island has sparked protests in Seoul and online.
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Seminary investigation to begin in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
The archbishop of Boston said the investigation will look into the allegations as well as the culture at St. John’s Seminary in Boston.
A down payment on making hajj easier for Muslim women
A new group is helping Muslim women make the pilgrimage to Mecca by providing money, advice and even rewriting the narrative about women and hajj.
Thousands attend Arab-led rally against Israeli bill
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The rally marked further fallout from the explosive nation-state law and came a week after thousands of Druze, also members of the Arab minority, packed the same city square last week.
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As Willow Creek reels, churches must reckon with how power corrupts
What Christian communities need in our #MeToo /#ChurchToo moment is a sober reckoning with power, including how to mitigate its subtle lure in churches led by magnetic men, Katelyn Beaty writes.
