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President Trump's executive order on religious liberty, annotated

President Trump's executive order on religious liberty, annotated

Among other provisions, Trump directs the IRS to ease up on faith-based organizations who may have had their tax-exempt status threatened for supporting a particular candidate.
by NPR Staff

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Trump limits IRS action over church political activity

As he marked the National Day of Prayer at the White House Thursday, Trump signed the order asking the IRS to use "maximum enforcement discretion" over the rarely enforced regulation, known as Johnson Amendment.
by The Associated Press

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Kansas City archdiocese cutting ties with Girl Scouts over 'troubling trends'

The archbishop said he is troubled by materials that highlight the roles of women such as birth control activist Margaret Sanger and feminists Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem.

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Photos: Young Muslim boxer gets her first bout in a hijab

Photos: Young Muslim boxer gets her first bout in a hijab

Amaiya Zafar has been fighting for two years to box in a hijab. Saturday, she got into the ring for her first U.S. Boxing sanctioned bout.
by Caroline Yang

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Pope repeats refugee 'concentration camps' remarks

Pope Francis repeated on Saturday that some migrant holding centers in Europe amount to "concentration camps," even after Jewish groups urged him to stop using the loaded term.
by Associated Press

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Why religion is more durable than we thought in modern society

Why religion is more durable than we thought in modern society

It's commonly accepted that as societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. But recent research suggests it's more complicated than that.
by Tom Gjelten

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Wearing a hijab, a young Muslim boxer enters the ring

Wearing a hijab, a young Muslim boxer enters the ring

After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.
by MPR News Staff

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