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Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. soar by 57 percent in 2017, report says

The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than t...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

New Mexico sees increase in anti-Semitic incidents

ALBUQUERQUE – A civil rights group says harassment, vandalism and assaults against Jewish people and institutions have increased for a third straight year in New Mexico. The Anti-...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold commitment ceremony

NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. – Crown-wearing worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, pro...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pennsylvania church plans ceremony with AR-15 rifles, and a school is getting students out of the way

School officials in a rural area in the Pocono Mountains, in northeastern Pennsylvania, reportedly told elementary school parents that their children will be relocated for the day Wednesday ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Thousands pay their respects to the Rev. Billy Graham

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thousands of people from all walks of life – including a former president – filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham on Monday to pay their final respects to a...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Billy Graham went from tent revivals to White House

MONTREAT, N.C. – As a young man, he practiced his sermons by preaching to the alligators and birds in the swamp. At his height years later, he was bringing the word of God into living rooms ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Rev. Billy Graham, known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ dies at 99

MONTREAT, N.C. – The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most wide...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support f...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

First United Methodist to start new sermon series

A new sermon series called “Marks of Discipleship” will be offered on Sundays, Feb. 25 through April 1, at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. The congregation will r...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why so many Americans think Buddhism is just a philosophy

In East Asia, Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s death and entrance into final enlightenment in February. But at my local Zen temple in North Carolina, the Buddha’s enlightenment is commemorat...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango area churches to offer Lenten ecumenical services

Lenten ecumenical services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 21 through March 21, at churches in the Durango area, including: Feb. 21: Faith Community Church, 1400 Highwa...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Bishop declares nun’s recovery as 70th Lourdes miracle

PARIS – A French bishop declared Sunday that the recovery a long-debilitated nun made after she visited the shrine in Lourdes was a miracle, the 70th event to be recognized as an act of divi...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion