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Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles

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Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles (RNS) — ‘Our status as a resettlement agency based on this termination notice is over,’ Danilo Zak, director of policy for Church World Service, told Religion News Service. The post Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles appeared first on RNS.

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Documentary highlights the tensions, isolation of being ‘Black + Evangelical’

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Documentary highlights the tensions, isolation of being ‘Black + Evangelical’ (RNS) — ‘Did you know that the word evangelical can mean something else than what you think it means if you read most of what’s in the media today?’ asks co-producer Vincent Bacote. The post Documentary highlights the tensions, isolation of being ‘Black + Evangelical’ appeared first on RNS.

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At Catholic prayer breakfast, Vance seeks to tone down tensions with Pope Francis

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At Catholic prayer breakfast, Vance seeks to tone down tensions with Pope Francis WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘If you ever hear me pontificating about the Catholic faith, please recognize it comes from a place of deep belief, but it also comes from a place of not always knowing everything all the time,’ Vance said. The post At Catholic prayer breakfast, Vance seeks to tone down tensions with Pope Francis appeared first on RNS.

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Smoke and Shiva: Young Hindus observe deity’s ‘great night’ as a high holiday

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Smoke and Shiva: Young Hindus observe deity’s ‘great night’ as a high holiday NEW YORK (RNS) — Hindus must not succumb to the taboo of marijuana, says Legalize Nepal founder Hemant Shahi, but instead remember their faith’s place in global cannabis history. The post Smoke and Shiva: Young Hindus observe deity’s ‘great night’ as a high holiday appeared first on RNS.

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Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy

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Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes over the crime that renewed fears of anti-Muslim discrimination in the Chicago area’s large and established Palestinian community. The post Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy appeared first on RNS.

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