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With voting rights in mind, Progressive National Baptists head to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'The Supreme Court, not too far from here, decided that it was OK for Black folks to not deserve representation in Congress,' said its social justice commission co-chair.
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3mFrance commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized
PARIS (AP) — French police rounded up thousands of Jews over two days in July 1942, wresting children from their mothers’ arms and dispatching everyone to Nazi death camps.
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9mEmbryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center
(The Conversation) — In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.
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6mHouston Pastor Seeks Christian Women To Lead International Movement in Response To SBC Vote Against Women
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8mHow Andy Burnham's religious roots shaped Britain's first Catholic-born prime minister
(RNS) — Back in 2009, Burnham recalled that important influences on him were, in order: the Everton FC soccer team, the Labour Party and the Catholic Church.
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6mJohn Esposito, scholar who fought against misconceptions of Islam, dies
(RNS) — The Georgetown University scholar was distinguished for his sensitive and nuanced portrayal of Islam and his desire to build bridges between Westerners and Muslims.