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How Trump’s Republican National Convention speech wove faith into the ‘great American story’
(RNS) — Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Donald Trump framed his remarks with what he called “the great American story.” Trump delivered the speech Thursday (Aug. 27) before a crowd of about 1,500 people seated outside the White House, with few wearing masks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, as masks were…
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Paris masks up as European leaders warn virus fight getting tougher
Masks became compulsory outdoors all over Paris on Friday as France joined a growing global battle against new virus outbreaks, while Germany warned the crisis will be “more difficult” in the autumn and winter. There has been a surge of …
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Refugees in Germany: From the boat to the Bundeskunsthalle
Refugees in Germany – When you meet Raisan Hameed now, you can hardly believe it: the quiet young man, who had his first day as a student at the University of Graphics and Book Art (HGB) in Leipzig in October 2016, stands in the lively Eisenbahnstraße in Leipzig, speaking to a small crowd about his work, which…
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Kenya’s religious leaders call for accountability in the use of COVID-19 funds
A group of religious leaders from Kenya’s different faiths under the Dialogue Reference Group has demanded accountability in the use of funds meant for COVID-19.
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Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing
Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Elections in the United States, a global pandemic and human rights protests have crowded the news coverage for most of 2020. But activists and sexual abuse survivors continue to ask that the protection of minors and…
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How the Met Was Made
Talk about a spoiled birthday. For years leading up to its 150th anniversary the Metropolitan Museum of Art had been planning a swell of celebratory programming: an overhaul of its British Galleries, debuts of major gifts of photography and drawing, new cross-cultural displays, an international symposium on collecting, a Great Hall photo op with the…
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Feminist converting to Judaism says Netflix series Unorthodox is ‘far cry’ from her own experiences
… convert to Orthodox Judaism to marry her Jewish partner has … communities of other Orthodox Jews. Since starting her conversion … provide a central religious authority for Jewish communities in London and … revered in the religion and claims Judaism is one of …
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Wealth, not faith drives most Australian students to religious schools
… a group of six Christian school associations. Co-author … let’s face it, Christian schools and the non-government … graduates from the six Christian school associations that commissioned … religious schools, including a Catholic primary and two private Islamic …
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Jewish-religious, Druze schools lead national school rankings
… -community involvement. The Darchei Noam Jewish-religious school for girls led the … the list were Jewish-state schools, 32% were Jewish-religious schools, 7% were … top ten outstanding schools were Jewish-religious schools. The outstanding schools were …
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Orthodox Jewish students embrace gap year in Israel, despite COVID-19
… Israel studying at an Orthodox Jewish seminary. Then COVID-19 … want to immerse themselves in Jewish studies, holy sites and … “experience a lot of religious and emotional growth that can … home “strengthened in their religious faith and supportive of Israel …