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Congregations tend the soil and the soul with vegetable gardens

| May 17, 2013

Rev. Morris G.Henderson’s congregation is one of a growing number throughout the country that are raising fruits and vegetables for soup kitchens and food pantries in what are often called food justice programs; in some synagogues they’re known as mitzvah gardens.
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Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances ‘un-American’

| May 17, 2013

Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the Internal Revenue Service probe of conservative nonprofit groups as “un-American,” saying both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the relief group Samaritan’s Purse were audited by the IRS.
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Candida Moss debunks the ‘myth’ of Christian persecution

| May 16, 2013

Too many modern Christians invoke, to lamentable effect, an ancient history of persecution that didn’t exist, Notre Dame theologian Candida Moss argues in her newly published book, “The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented A Story of Martyrdom.”
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A humanist’s heart on Boston and healing a nation

| May 9, 2013

Protesting the barring of non-theists at the April Boston bombing memorials, Han Hills writes: "People without faith are no less than those who follow a deity or creed.  To lock the doors on us, only allowing stated “believers” to grieve, is a vile and sectarian act indicative of the blind prejudice behind the acts we decry and the victims we mourn."
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‘Nuns on the Bus’ will hit the road for immigration reform

| May 2, 2013

“The ‘Nuns on the Bus’ is going on the road again!” Sister Simone Campbell, head of the social justice lobby Network, told an enthusiastic gathering of faith leaders and charity activists at a Manhattan awards ceremony Wednesday (May 1). “This time we’re going out for common-sense immigration reform,” she said to rousing applause.
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ANALYSIS: Have the bishops found their ‘attractive, articulate, intelligent’ spokeswoman?

| Apr 30, 2013

(RNS) A former adviser to Sarah Palin and an attorney with a long record of advocating conservative causes, will become the first spokeswoman for the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the USCCB announced Monday (April 29).
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N.C. defense of religion resolution dead, but will there be a fall-out?

| Apr 5, 2013

A resolution aiming to give North Carolina the freedom to defy the Constitution and establish its own religion won’t get a vote in the N.C. General Assembly. But implications from a piece of legislation that aimed to disavow the First Amendment's hold on the establishment of religion in the Old North State could be heard for a while, say law experts in the state.
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Rowan County legislators propose official defense of religion act

| Apr 2, 2013

In reaction to a federal lawsuit against sectarian prayers during county commissioners meetings, Rowan County senators filed a bill Monday (April 1) asserting the state's freedom to establish a North Carolina state religion. 
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Why do the Bible’s bad guys always have dark skin?

| Mar 29, 2013

(RNS) When some people recently started questioning whether the Satan character on “The Bible” mini-series resembled President Obama, others had a broader question: Why was Satan dark-skinned at all?
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‘The Bible’ producers deny their Satan resembles Obama

| Mar 19, 2013

(RNS) The producers of History channel’s “The Bible” fended off claims Monday (March 18) that the actor who plays Satan in the miniseries resembles President Barack Obama.
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