Religion

As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow

An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, thousands of state wor...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

The new Texas law that bans most abortions in the state has been welcomed by many of the religious leaders who help bolster the anti-abortion movement. Yet some abortion opponents in U.S. re...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans

It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians – and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled across eye black under football players’ helme...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Admirers urge sainthood for chaplain killed on Sept. 11

NEW YORK – Among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Mychal Judge, a Catholic chaplain with New York’s fire department, left a uniquely complex legacy that continu...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war

America’s major religions and denominations, often divided on other big issues, have united behind the effort to help receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan after the end of the Unit...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges

Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own church ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in August: 1 p.m. Aug. 21: Travel Tips on the Road to Spiritual Freedom. Discuss personal meaning of spiritual freedom, how ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada have prompted renewed calls for a reckoning over the traumatic legacy of simila...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine

When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend t...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events in July

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in July: 7 p.m. July 7: Engage – Advanced Spiritual Living. Learn about personal transformation and how to take charge of a ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host spiritual home series

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host a three-part series about creating a spiritual home, with the first discussion taking place at 7 p.m. June 27 on MeetUp. Part 1 will focus o...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

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