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Religion and Faith

It’s Boy Scouts v. church over gay scoutmaster

It’s Boy Scouts v. church over gay scoutmaster

A United Methodist Church in Seattle can no longer host Boy Scout Troop 98, NBC News reports. The troop is led by a gay man.
by Bob Collins

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Pope Francis, huge crowd celebrate Easter

Pope Francis, huge crowd celebrate Easter

Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home.

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How do we explain the evolution of religion?

How do we explain the evolution of religion?

Religiosity is found in every human culture and biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists keenly debate how it arose. Just like language, technology and bipedalism, religion too evolved over time. But how did that happen?
by Barbara J. King

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Living with ALS: Wrestling with angels

Living with ALS: Wrestling with angels

"Humans have some experience with angel wrestling and it's an experience where generally you come out of it a little wounded but you also come out of it a little stronger," Bruce Kramer says. "I'm doing a lot of thinking about how, moving through ALS into its final phases, that works."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Former archdiocese deputy answers questions under oath about handling of sex abuse cases

Former archdiocese deputy answers questions under oath about handling of sex abuse cases

Attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents the alleged victim of the Rev. Thomas Adamson, said McDonough answered most questions. However, McDonough refused to respond to questions about his decision not to participate in a St. Paul police investigation into clergy abuse cases, Anderson said.
by Madeleine Baran

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Panel finds 'confusing and inadequate' archdiocese system for sex abuse protections

Panel finds 'confusing and inadequate' archdiocese system for sex abuse protections

Poor oversight and flawed policies are among the serious shortcomings inside the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that opened the door "for some priests to harm children," a panel ordered by the archbishop concluded Monday.
by Madeleine Baran

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Report: Archdiocese has 'serious shortcomings' protecting children from sex abuse

Report: Archdiocese has 'serious shortcomings' protecting children from sex abuse

Concentrated power, poor oversight and communication breakdowns are among the serious shortcomings inside the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that opened the door "for some priests to harm children," a panel ordered by the archbishop said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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UN to grill Vatican again on clergy sex abuse

The hearing scheduled for May in Geneva will review whether the Vatican's record on child protection violates the Convention Against Torture. The Holy See ratified the treaty in 2002.
by The Associated Press

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Pope Francis poses for selfies with crowd at St. Peter's

Pope Francis poses for selfies with crowd at St. Peter's

After speaking to a crowd that was estimated at 100,000 people Sunday, Pope Francis moved through the audience in his popemobile -- and then delighted some of those in attendance by getting out of the vehicle and posing for photos with them.

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Pray or prey? Cameroon's Pentecostal churches face crackdown

Pray or prey? Cameroon's Pentecostal churches face crackdown

Hundreds of Pentecostal churches have cropped up in Cameroon in the past decade. Now, the government is shutting some down, targeting churches that it says take advantage of poor, desperate people.
by Andrés Caballero

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