Tag: Protestantism

Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, killing young Amish woman

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LANCASTER, Pa. — A man who led authorities to the remains of a young Amish woman in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping and...

US churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

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The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada have prompted renewed calls for a reckoning over...

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HELSINKI — A Lutheran church in Norway has held a name change ceremony for a 49-year-old transgender person in what officials said marked the...

Kentucky contracts with Baptist-affiliated children’s agency

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky reached a contract deal Thursday to continue placing youngsters with a Baptist-affiliated children’s agency, coming after the Democratic governor's administration...

In military authorization vote, Quakers claim a victory

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WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the U.S. House of Representatives began calling the roll last month to vote on a repeal of the 2002 Authorization...

AME, church with ‘justice in DNA,’ meets after virus delay

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The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States' oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial...

LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group

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Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she...

US Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight

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MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel...

Pope to meet with Canada indigenous amid demands for apology

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ROME — Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology...

Millions skipped church during pandemic. Will they return?

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WALDOBORO, Maine — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question:...