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At Christmas, Christians and Muslims take time to talk about loving Jesus, and each other

By Omar Suleiman — December 27, 2019
(RNS) — If our two faiths could start from a place of understanding that the two largest faiths in the world share a love for Jesus, maybe we could learn to love one another a little bit more.

Two accidentally shot in church while discussing church shootings

By Travis Dorman — November 17, 2017
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today) — A man accidentally shot himself and his wife at an east Tennessee church on Thursday (Nov. 16) while he was showing off his gun during a discussion on recent church shootings, police said.

Methodist General Conference to discuss LGBT issues — again

By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 6, 2016
(RNS) More than 100 petitions to the United Methodist Church General Conference have to do with human sexuality. And some are saying "it's time" for a change.
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