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Aug 13 2018
News
Why the Vatican continues to struggle with sex abuse scandals
With revelation after revelation, a new wave of sexual abuse scandals is rocking the Roman Catholic Church and presenting Pope Francis with the greatest crisis of his papacy.
Washington Post
Jun 22 2022
Opinion
The Fall of the Wall around Religious Education
If the past two years have taught us anything as a society, it is that American schoolchildren should not be held hostage by a public-education monopoly that is unable to keep schools open, safe, competent, or free of indoctrination in left-wing fads and anti-American lies. Many of the parents voting with their feet to take their children out of public schools have an additional urgent
National Review (News)
Apr 11 2023
Perspectives Blog
Inside AllSides: Is NPR ‘State-Affiliated Media’?
Update: On April 10, Twitter changed NPR's designation from "US state-affiliated media" to "Government-funded Media." On April 12, NPR announced it would stop posting on the platform; NPR CEO John Lansing cited "a shadow of negativity," saying, "I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter."
In April 2023, Twitter added a “US state-affiliated media” tag to NPR’s (Lean Left
AllSides Staff
Jun 08 2015
News
President Henry B. Eyring dedicates new LDS temple in Payson
It's a day more than five years in the making for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sunday, church leaders and members gathered in Payson to dedicate the newest temple.
President Thomas S. Monson publicly announced the Payson temple in January, 2010. Members of the church who live in the area have waited all their life for a temple in their back yard.
"We
ABC4 Utah
Oct 15 2021
News
Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Essex.
Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.
They recovered a knife and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. A counter terrorism team will lead the investigation.
BBC News
Dec 18 2023
Headline Roundup
Pope Francis Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, as long as they are differentiated from marriage blessings.
Details: The Vatican maintains that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Francis’ instructions regarding this distinct type of blessing came in response to requests from conservative bishops for clarifications on the church’s position on
Associated Press
The Daily Caller 
Newsweek
Mar 21 2022
News
Russia may not stop with Ukraine – NATO looks to its weakest link
Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.
Ukraine crisis assets Map showing the major land and sea chokepoints in the Baltic region
The hasty
Reuters
Jun 02 2020
News
Trump responds to protests with a strongman act
President Donald Trump's made-for-TV embrace of authoritarianism's imagery and tools at a brittle national moment risks unleashing toxic political forces that threaten America's democratic traditions.
Trump on Monday turned security forces on peaceful protesters in front of the White House, as tear gas and rubber bullets flew, before declaring himself the "law and order" President. Then
CNN Digital
Apr 12 2020
Opinion
‘We are never alone’: Nine pastors reflect on Easter in the shadow of the coronavirus
Sunday, millions across the United States will celebrate Easter without dear friends, beloved family and, unimaginably, church services. For many, the centerpiece of the day is hearing reflections on the story of the first Easter. To help fill this void, a group of pastors shared their thoughts on Easter in the time of coronavirus — abbreviated versions of what would be fuller sermons in more
Washington Post
Mar 22 2021
Data
Life in U.S. Religious Congregations Slowly Edges Back Toward Normal
As coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths decline and vaccination rates rise across the United States, life in religious congregations is showing signs of slowly returning to normal. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans are increasingly confident they can safely go to services at a church, temple, mosque or other house of worship. And the percentage who say they
Pew Research Center