
Religion
Churches introduce science education into Bible study
U.S. church congregations are shrinking, and members who leave often cite ‘science’ as one of the reasons. Some churches are engaging with science to stay relevant.
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Listen 11:40Drawing Mary and Joseph into Moore controversy raises ire
Theologians and pastors, among others, expressed revulsion that Mary and Joseph would be used to counter allegations of sexual misbehavior with a minor.
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Nanticoke’s first female chief focuses on the future
Chief Natosha Norwood Carmine is the first female to head up the Nanticoke tribe in southern Delaware.
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7 common questions from my coffee conversations about Islam
In a series of conversations about Islam that I have been having with people from all across Pennsylvania, seven questions come up most often.
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NewsWorks Tonight, October 26, 2017
Local officials and residents react to President Trump’s naming of the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. Repor ...
Air Date: October 26, 2017
Listen 23:27NewsWorks Tonight, October 24, 2017
Former Philadelphia District Attorney is sentenced in Federal court. Federal charges are leveled against two aides to Congressman Bob Bra ...
Air Date: October 24, 2017
Listen 21:15Donors chip in to restore Mt. Carmel headstones after rampage at Jewish cemetery in Philly
In February, a person or group desecrated hundreds of headstones at the Wissinoming cemetery. Donors from around the world contributed $300,000 to repair the damage.
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Listen 0:00Americans must decide who we stand with and what we kneel for
Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?
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Clergy masses against hate directed at South Jersey pastor
Religious leaders and members of the community gathered to show their support for a South Jersey minister who received online threats after speaking out against hate crimes.
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Meet Roy Moore, the new face of Republican extremism
Thank you, Alabama Republicans, for choosing a Senate candidate whose reactionary ravings and paranoid fictions make Donald Trump look semi-sane.
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Wilmington church takes on violence with half-day conference
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wilmington is partnering with Wilmington leaders to address the violent crime that persists in pockets ...
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Pilgrims return to abandoned coal town for worship and fellowship
Only a few structures still stand in what was Centralia, Pennsylvania. Even fewer are visible through the tree cover from the top of an a ...
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Priest kept child porn as ‘revenge’ on God for poker losses
A New Jersey priest was trying to get revenge on God for poker losses when he collected computerized child pornography at his weekend hom ...
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Guest: Joshua Green White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is perhaps the most enigmatic figure in the Trump a ...
Air Date: August 8, 2017
Listen 00:49:00Missing Saint Pantaleon statue found in South Philly
This Thursday is the feast day of Saint Pantaleon, a third-century physician from the region that is now Turkey, who is known as the patr ...
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