Religion
American Muslims in public life say they face outsized scrutiny
At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.
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Pope Francis issues rules requiring priests and nuns to report abuse
The sweeping new regulations are Francis' latest effort to combat sexual abuse involving the Church, a long-running and painful issue that has cast a shadow on his papacy.
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Meet Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey’s first female Muslim mayor
"I want to be that person I needed to see when I was younger," Jaffer said.
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Jewish schools in Pa. seek piece of public grants for security
Like some other states, Pennsylvania began a $10 million school safety grant program after the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen more than 700 cases of the highly contagious disease since January.
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Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’
Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.
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‘Prayer can’t be our only form of defense’: Mosques eye security for Ramadan
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, mosques around the U.S. are taking a serious look at security.
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‘We were lucky’: Kids of Holocaust survivors learned their parents’ life philosophy
This Holocaust Remembrance Week, Abe and Esther Schuster reflect on their parents' joyful view of life in a recent StoryCorps conversation.
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Report: Anti-Semitic incidents dip in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
Despite a nationwide drop of anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, the Anti-Defamation League recorded the second-highest number of those events in the last decade.
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Pa. Lutheran pastor criticized for ‘violent purge of Muslims’ comment after Notre Dame fire
On Easter Sunday, Pastor Carl Johnson confessed he had hoped the Notre Dame fire in Paris was committed by Muslims in order to justify the eradication of Muslims from France.
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Listen 1:57‘Duties are duties’: Philly rabbi pushes on despite attack on uncle’s California synagogue
Rabbi Chaim Goldstein’s uncle lost a finger in the California synagogue attack. His courage has inspired Goldstein to persevere rather than mourn.
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Pittsburgh synagogue: Violence ‘must end. Enough is enough!’
The Pittsburgh synagogue that six months ago was the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history held a vigil and offered its sympathy after another deadly shooting
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2020 Democrats talk faith; conservative Christian leaders respond
Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader, said he's sending invitations Friday to the top seven Democratic primary candidates in current polls.
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Synagogue shooting kills 1, wounds 3 during Jewish holiday
There was no known threat after a man was detained in the shooting at the Chabad of Poway, but authorities boosted patrols at places of worship as a precaution.
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A West Philly Passover Seder celebrates its queer Jewish members for the fifth year
Sunday’s LGBTQ Seder went through the traditional steps but used them as a jumping off point to talk about the queer experience.
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