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Why soccer fandom in Latin America feels almost sacred
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Among fans passion is nurtured through a sense of community. The singing of anthems, tears shed after victories or defeats, and the embrace of strangers inside a stadium are…
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9mAs polyamory gains visibility, monogamy faces a vote in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
(RNS) — A separate proposal calls for a broader theological framework on human relationships.
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7mWhy evangelicals should oppose the new farm bill's Save Our Bacon Act
(RNS) — Evangelicals have largely forgotten past generations of evangelicals who not only fought against the slave trade and inhumane working conditions but also against animal cruelty.
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4mPowerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The war in the Middle East, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28 with strikes on Iran, has exposed the fragility of Iraq’s state institutions and their limited ability to restrain Iran-backed groups.
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9mDraft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) — The version housed at Virginia Theological Seminary is not for sale, and archive staffers plan to seek the best ways to make its contents available for the public to view.
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4mThe Leadership Development Group Library
<a href="https://www.theldg.org/">The Leadership Development Group</a>