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Religion News Service The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a Florida minister who took to the airwaves and became a force in driving conservative Christians to the polls and into the public square, died Wednesday (Sept. 5) after months of serious illness. Kennedy, 76, died after suffering complications from a cardiac arrest in late December. He…

Associated Press DHARMSALA, India – A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approve all of Tibet’s spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress and undermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetan government-in-exile said Sunday. For centuries, the search for the reincarnation of lamas – including Tibet’s spiritual head, the Dalai Lama –…

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service WASHINGTON–Liberal religious leaders will begin a 40-day fast this week (Sept. 6) to advocate for legislation that would cancel the debts of the world’s 67 poorest countries. The Rev. David Duncombe, a veteran social activist and retired campus minister from Salmon, Wash., will fast for at least 40 days…

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service On Wednesdays and Friday afternoons, sophomore Emily Felts will be attending a course at the College at Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas, that’s not held in a typical classroom. One of a dozen students, she will sit around a mahogany dining room table at the home of Dorothy…
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