One Dead as Texas Floodwaters Continue to Rise
The "House on Fire" ruins are shown in Mule Canyon, at Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, in this June 22, 2016, file photo. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File ...
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A New Sheriff in Town: Musk Targets Child Sex Exploitation on Twitter as ‘Priority #1’
For newly minted Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk, overhauling the controversy-plagued social media site is serious business. And now he says "priority #1" is removing child sexual exploitation content from the platform.
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Top Arizona Education Official Defeated after DOE Website Plugged LGBT Chatroom for Teens
Arizona s Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman has been defeated by her Republican opponent months after the state s Department of Education gained media attention for promoting an LGBT ...
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Eagle Pass, Texas: The Southern Border’s New ‘Eye of the Immigration Storm’
The Rio Grande Valley has long been the number one spot for illegal immigration in the U.S. But the pattern appears to be changing with more popular areas like in McAllen, Texas now giving way to more remote areas on the southern border.
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Review & Giveaway: The Seven Democratic Virtues
Our democracy is in trouble and we need to elect pro-democracy candidates. But what if that isn’t sufficient? That’s why Christopher Beem wrote "The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy." A political scientist with a background in religious ethics, Beem brings the best of both traditions to bear on one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
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NY Plot Foiled Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Threats to Jewish Community
The FBI and Homeland Security point to an unprecedented number of potential threats, along with a rise in hate-filled rhetoric and they warn their law enforcement partners, along with the Jewish community, to stay vigilant.
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Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and …
Hymns of praise and gratitude have been central to Jewish and Christian worship for millennia. In fact, they go back to one of the best-known scenes in the Hebrew Bible.
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How the Museum of the Bible Produces a White Evangelical Bible
Two scholars, Jill Hicks-Keeton, a professor at the University of Oklahoma, and Cavan Concannon, a professor at the University of Southern California, have teamed up for a second time to examine and explore The Museum of the Bible’s exhibits, theatrical experiences, publications, funding and partnerships. The book argues that the museum is part of a larger 100-year-old project of white evangelical institution-building.
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Growing Trend of Trans Patients Seeking Both Male, Female Genitals Highlighted in Report
A new report highlights a growing trend of trans-identified and nonbinary individuals undergoing surgeries to have both male and female genitalia One conservative scholar says the trend makes the ...
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Pro-Life Activists Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail for ‘Red Rose Rescue’ at Michigan Abortion Clinic
Four pro-life activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail for conducting what they call a Red Rose Rescue event at an abortion facility in Flint, Michigan
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Pastor, Father of 6, Identified as Victim Killed in House Fire
A 68-year-old pastor died in a house fire in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, leaving behind his wife and six children, according to a report, which says the cause of the fire is not known
