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Why choose a Direct Loan?

Mortgage lenders who are independent have made a substantial positive effect on the lending market. Today, […]

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Thyroid micro papillary carcinoma after 131I treatment

Introduction In recent years, the incidence rate of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is increasing rapidly, […]

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The surprising gift of knowing my vocation

During times of turbulence in politics, culture, and religious life, it’s tempting to hold tightly […]

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Catholicism is personal, not political, for Joe Biden. Will that work as president?

Pitching himself as president, Joe Biden promised to heal America’s hurting soul. His experiences with […]

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A New Church Grows in Troubled Towns

It’s Sunday morning at Rust City Church and Pastor Sam Yacoub is on stage talking […]

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Lay group urges Pittsburgh Diocese to do more to restore broken trust

Members of Catholics for Change in Our Church take part in a small-group discussion during […]

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Religion in schools: ‘My son was upset

THE LACK OF choice in Ireland’s public primary education system is having a profound impact […]

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Everything you wanted to know about the culture wars – but were afraid to ask | Social history

Last week produced an eventful but not untypical weather-front of news stories about culturally contentious […]

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Carlson’s ‘Nazi’ attack on Chicago mayor roils debate over newsroom diversity- POLITICO

Good Thursday morning, Illinois. And congratulations to Lori Lightfoot who celebrates her two-year anniversary as […]

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Places of worship in Western Pa. offering livestreamed services

LIST: Places of worship in Western Pa. offering livestreamed services Updated: 1:39 PM EDT Apr […]

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Braying To The Choir | Cover Story | Salt Lake City

‘The Sound of Silence.’ It could be the theme song of the Utah Democratic Party. […]

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Silent Sanctuaries | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As they gathered over a banquet of roast chicken and rissole potatoes on May 30, […]

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The Pittsburgh area has stark racial inequities. Black Pittsburghers face a key question: Should they leave?

“If you dislike Pittsburgh, you dislike yourself. If you criticize Pittsburgh, you’re criticizing me.”  I […]

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Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model […]

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Ann Rostow : Double problème pour le chat gay de Second City – San Francisco Bay Times

Par Ann Rostow– Double problème pour le chat gay de Second City Le lundi 7 […]

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Choirs can avoid COVID-19 spread by using a $8 Walmart part

MARQUETTE, Mich. —  Baritone-for-hire David Newman was looking forward to a year of singing gigs. Then, […]

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Jemar Tisby: Three Words Should Guide Our Pursuit of Racial J…

In his 2019 book The Color of Compromise, author and speaker Jemar Tisby offered a […]

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Church notes – May 22 – The Daily Reporter

Faith religion church stock image Services take place Sunday unless otherwise noted. APOSTOLIC Apostolic Pentecostal […]

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A Vatican office rallies the strength of the laity

The Holy See’s Dicasteries recounted from the inside: history, goals and mission – a look […]

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How John Locke Influenced the Founding, and What He Might Tell Us Now

Arguably no philosopher had a greater influence on America’s founding than John Locke, says Joseph […]

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Hear a Harlem Choir Rejoice Again

Your browser does not support the audio tag. Your browser does not support the audio […]

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Cette finesse des beaux-arts • Southwestern University

Confrontés à des moments de peur, d’incertitude et, très franchement, d’ennui tout au long de […]

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How I became a Democrat who opposes abortion – Baptist News Global

The Supreme Court is now set to hear an abortion case originating from Mississippi — […]

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Polish Autumn: Body Politics and a New Subject – Journal #119 June 2021

Bodies Defiled, Bodies Allied I really want to believe that the year 2020 was a […]

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For these Pittsburgh-area performing artists, the pandemic has meant lost work, reflection

With concerts, ballets, shows and rehearsals canceled, and often in dire financial straits, Pittsburgh’s performing […]

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Local schools try to solve students’ internet access issues on their own

This story was produced as part of a collaborative reporting project by the Pittsburgh Media […]

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Church, NAACP, UNCF announce scholarship fund for Black students

Black students will go to college with $3 million in scholarships funded by The Church […]

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Which Pittsburgh buildings emit the most greenhouse gases? See how they compare.

Pittsburgh’s biggest challenge to meeting its climate change goals is to reduce the greenhouse gas […]

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School employees of all ages able to receive COVID-19 vaccine at Orlando FEMA vaccination site – WFTV

ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials confirmed Thursday that teachers and school employees of all ages are […]

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6 Pittsburgh healthcare workers share their stories

We’re about one year into the COVID pandemic, and healthcare workers have reason to be […]

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“Zoom singing is not the one”

Many of us have been working totally online for more than a year. If you’ve […]

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House Gospel Choir Brings Faith To The Dance Floor

Vive-Ann Bakos, a.k.a. BLOND:ISH, is a vibrant being who creates joyful soundscapes and spaces for […]

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Choose righteousness and let God decide | News, Sports, Jobs

Hebrews 11:24-29 deals primarily with the faith of Moses, but I want to […]

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These Online Learning Platforms Offer a Surprising Lack of Church-State Separation

Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images When the school board of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, voted to reopen […]

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NORBERT ODERO – George Floyd and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Download PDFPrint Article I have lived in Mathare since I was four years old and […]

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Priests share hope for new Pittsburgh parish in Black Catholic tradition – Catholic Telegraph

by Kate Veik Denver Newsroom, Mar 13, 2021 / 02:00 am MT (CNA).- Last summer, […]

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Online church is more than a stopgap. It’s revitalizing congregations.

After spending five years in Vietnam for her husband’s work assignment, Beth Schultz looked forward […]

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Graduation 2021: See list of Fayetteville-Manlius High School graduates; meet 2 top students

It’s graduation time. High school students in the Class of 2021 have been through a […]

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Oldest Black church in Pittsburgh calls out racism, seeks reparations

As conversations heat up over development plans for the Lower Hill District, one voice is […]

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TIME IN with Composer and Choral Director Rollo Dilworth: Bringing People Together Through Song

Rollo Dilworth pours his heart into teaching, conducting, and writing music for choral singers—and the […]

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‘This Week’ Transcript 2-14-21: Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Sen. Chris Coons, Dr. Anthony Fauci

A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, February 14, 2021 […]

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Is Pakistani music losing its identity? – Music

Once known for its rich cultural notes, our music is now veering dangerously towards western […]

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Trey Lance on his unique path to the NFL draft

The most extraordinary prospect in the most peculiar draft in NFL history starred in college, […]

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NYC High School Reopening Set; Cuomo IDs Next 10 Vaccine Hubs, CDC Advice Raises Questions – NBC New York

What to Know New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said public high schools would […]

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Award-winning Preble choir and musical director passes away at 40

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Preble High School’s choir and musical director Sara Holub has […]

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Best Horror Movies About Police, Lawyers, and Legal Systems

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It isn’t just a fun horror movie with […]

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Rochester-born rabbi helps synagogues heal

Religious institutions across the country—excepting Evangelical churches and Orthodox synagogues—in recent decades have seen a […]

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Newsline for Jan. 30, 2021 – News

Isaiah 43:19 is the theme scripture for the 2021 celebration of Service Sunday in the […]

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Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv and the battle over Israel’s biblical archaeology

In 1993, archeologists working at the Tel Dan site in northern Israel unearthed an Aramaic […]

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Having Faith in Science: Why Loving Thy Neighbor Means Refraining from In-Person Worship

As much as the Constitution guarantees religious freedom in the United States, it is hard […]

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The Sunday Read: Public schools’ response to pandemic is proof parents need more options | National

(The Center Square) – Responses to COVID-19 across the country have exposed weaknesses in all […]

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Leading the Way – Mahboob Shah

    Pak Umpires XI in Kandy, Sri Lanka.   First ICC Panel of Umpires […]

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Israel Prize winner Prof. Yair Zakovitch: Bible values remain relevant

 The new winner of the Israel Prize in the field of biblical studies, Prof. Yair […]

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2021 will soon start to feel more normal, like before the COVID-19 pandemic. Can we handle it?

There’s no flick-of-the-switch moment for when the pandemic will be over, they say. And there’s […]

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Women Read the Bible More Than Men. Why?

When Anne Graham Lotz was a girl, she went on a 14-mile hike in the […]

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30 Social Good Apps That Make It Simple To Impact The World Everyday

Mobile devices have changed the way everyone lives. Here is a list of some amazing […]

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Rights To Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Songbook Worth Staggering Sum, More Than Bob Dylan’s Or Paul Simon’s

The catalog that includes Broadway classics like Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music still earns […]

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How the pandemic is affecting already declining church attendance

Dwindling daylight shimmers through the stained glass and onto the pews of St. Andrew’s Episcopal […]

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UI School of Music keeps live music-making possible with strict COVID-19 protocols

One year ago, students within the University of Iowa School of Music performed concerts for […]

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Charity or manipulation? Memphis nonprofits discuss, defend accepting donations from Byhalia Pipeline

Van Turner, president of the NAACP Memphis Branch, said the organization opposes the Byhalia Connection […]

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NC coronavirus update May 21: COVID 19 vaccine party happening this weekend at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. — Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the […]

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Anti-biotechnology critics say the Genetic Literacy Project is a Monsanto-funded ‘corporate front’. It’s not true. Here is the documentation — and a review of the critics behind the disinformation

Activist groups opposed to agricultural biotechnology (GMOs and gene edited crops and animals) repeatedly claim […]

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Left-Wing Groups Responsible for Silence From Many Pro-Israeli Pastors, Say Christian Leaders and Academics

As Israel and Hamas exchanged fire in May, most American pastors largely ignored the conflict […]

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Beloved Everybody, an ability-inclusive church that embodies the beloved community

“God loves you so much. No matter what you have done or not done. God […]

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Federal program that helps farmers during the pandemic is changing the local food landscape | News

Every Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., the parking lot of St. Andrew’s United […]

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Newsline for May 28, 2021 – News

NEWS1) Emergency Disaster Fund grants go to the DRC, Venezuela, Mexico2) Bethany to welcome students […]

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Bonner County Calendar – June 15, 2021

Editor’s note: If you would like to have your meeting or event shared with the […]

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Collier County’s Graduates of Distinction ready for college

The Naples Daily News is recognizing 17 top Collier County high school graduates nominated by their schools for […]

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Rick Warren Mastered the Formula for Suburban Chu…

After more than 40 years leading Saddleback Church, Rick Warren has announced his retirement. “This […]

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Brethren bits for May 28, 2021 – News

— The Church of the Brethren seeks an Information Technology (IT) specialist to fill a […]

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Bonner County Calendar – June 16, 2021

Editor’s note: If you would like to have your meeting or event shared with the […]

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All southwest counties except for Beaver to move into yellow phase – WPXI

PITTSBURGH — Channel 11 News is committed to keeping you informed about the coronavirus, the […]

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The digital divide has left millions of school kids behind

This story is part of Crossing the Broadband Divide, CNET’s coverage of how the country […]

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Pastor charged with stealing thousands from disabled veteran while family searched for him • Long Beach Post News

Phillip Campbell had disappeared almost 20 years earlier in a fog of mental illness that […]

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Au milieu de la flambée de COVID, les étudiants de San Antonio retournent dans certains campus, abandonnent d’autres

Au moment où les deux garçons d’Hannah Sturgis ont été invités à retourner dans les […]

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Pittsburgh And Pennsylvania Coronavirus Updates

90.5 WESA is following the latest updates and COVID-19 case numbers in Allegheny County and […]

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Samantha Bee on What That C-Word Controversy Taught Her About Trump-Era Comedy – Mother Jones

Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign […]

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Life and Death in the Rage of Trump

LATE IN BOB WOODWARD’S controversial new book Rage, Jared Kushner, priding himself as the insider’s […]

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Covid-19: Virus Surge Strikes Pennsylvania as Variants Spread Across U.S.

Here’s what you need to know: People social distancing at the Horticultural Center in Fairmount […]

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Giving Grew in a Tumultuous Year but Not for All. What’s Ahead in 2021?

The story of philanthropic giving in 2020 is as complex as the year itself, which […]

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Harry and Meghan speak out about royal family split in interview | News | DW

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have spoken about the struggles of living in […]

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Despite challenges, rural parishes are flourishing in unexpected ways

About a mile off I-74 in southeast Indiana between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, nestled among rolling […]

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Building Back Severed Communities – The American Prospect

One hundred years ago, the Tulsa Massacre claimed at least 300 Black lives and burned […]

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White Evangelicals Made a Deal With Trump. Now What?

The savior. Photo: AFP via Getty Images In the end, white Christian America stood by […]

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Timing, BLM et peine de mort | Credo de Jésus

Par Matthew Lynch, Regent College Vancouver Le ministère américain de la Justice annoncé [last] Lundi […]

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Triple Braid, or, What Gives Us Reason to Hope? – Journal #119 June 2021

As far as I can remember, last year was the longest one of all. Although […]

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students caught in the crossfire

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Boomer sleeps in the crook of Callum […]

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A New Day – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Interactive

Dégoulinant de richesse, Andrew Carnegie a offert la bibliothèque à Braddock le 30 mars 1889. […]

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COVID-19 and the Uncertain NYC School Year

Coronavirus infection rates have remained low in the school system even as cases across the […]

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White Supremacist Christianity Drives Trump’s Loyal Mob. We Must Scream It Down.

Two months have now passed since mobs of mostly white people descended on the Capitol […]

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Abandoning Your Religion

MEGAN PHELPS-ROPER BEGAN protesting against homosexuality in 1991, at Gage Park in Topeka, Kansas. She […]

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Things ‘might get worse before they get better,’ Uchtdorf warns, but God will help us

The all-virtual 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints […]

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Revue adventiste en ligne | Imaginer une église Sola Scriptura

2 janvier 2020 La puissance de la Parole renouvelée OLIVER GLANZ je j’enseigne les langues […]

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Preservation Chicago Renews Call To Turn Chicago Lakefront Into National Park, Calls For Protection For Catholic Churches And West Loop Industrial Buildings

by Adam Harrington, CBS 2 Web Producer CHICAGO (CBS) — In announcing its Seven Most […]

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Les femmes sont-elles plus religieuses que les hommes ?

Rachel Harkins Ullmann travaillait dans une organisation confessionnelle à Baltimore, dans le Maryland, lorsqu’elle est […]

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What causes people to lose their faith?

IN 1996, John Marriott, an aspiring young triple-jumper, was in Florida at a track-meet when […]

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Where To Donate Clothing, Household Items in Champaign-Urbana 

Not Sure What to Do With All Your Extra Stuff? Where To Donate in Champaign-Urbana […]

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Access Denied: Victims of Prescribed Harm Are Abandoned by Psychiatry

The United States spends more money on healthcare than any other developed nation in the […]

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Outlaw pastor Rob Bell shakes up the Bible Belt

Atlanta CNN —   Ben and Ashley Baldwin were standing in line outside an Atlanta […]

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A Look at Church Taxes in Western Europe

Though some Europeans are opting out, many view religious institutions as key contributors to the […]

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Altered: These 19 historic churches found new lives as concert halls, breweries and homes

Churches popped up all over Pennsylvania in the 19th and early 20th centuries, giving congregants […]

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How passing the plate becomes a ‘Sunday morning stickup’

Story highlights Pastors and churches routinely manipulate people to give, some say One church leader […]

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Why are so many Black women talking about leaving Pittsburgh? | News | Pittsburgh

click to enlarge Black people leaving the city of Pittsburgh has […]

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Johnson & Johnson Shots to Stay Scarce in U.S. Until Plant Is Approved, White House Official Says

Here’s what you need to know: Johnson & Johnson vaccines were given at a community […]

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Explainer: Can a priest or a member of a religious order publicly endorse a political candidate?

In the aftermath of a number of public endorsements of presidential candidates Joseph R. Biden […]

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What ‘airborne coronavirus’ means, and how to protect yourself

Read this sentence aloud: With every passing word, an expanding blast of spittle spews from […]

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‘All Creatures Great And Small’ Episode 7 Recap — It’s Christmas For Herriot And Darrowby

Every season, the Drama After Dark team gathers ‘round the (currently virtual) conference room table […]

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The life and death of the Phillipsburg Mall, in photos

EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story was originally posted in January 2020, when there […]

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Breaking with national recommendations, Lamont says Connecticut’s vaccine rollout will now be prioritized by age

Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Gov. Ned Lamont looks at a syringe that Patrice Marriott, registered […]

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September Develop PGH Bulletins: City planners weigh their role in pushing minority business inclusion – PublicSource

Develop PGH Bulletins will update you on the Pittsburgh region’s economy, including close coverage of […]

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2020 Alice P. Taylor Service isn’t giving in to COVID-19

Several times over the past nine decades came events that could have scuttled the Alice […]

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Abandoned & overgrown in Pa.: 16 strange spots from theme parks to trolley graveyards

J.C. Lee | [email protected] 16 strange abandoned places in Pennsylvania, from theme parks to trolley […]

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Died: Ole Anthony, Terror to Televangelists…… | News & Reporting

When it came down to it, Ole Anthony would admit to a lot of the […]

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COVID-19 is worsening the opioid epidemic in Pittsburgh

Stephanie Hamilton-El has been working from the same parking lot near Shuman’s Homewood restaurant almost […]

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Roy Exum: Christians … And Trump

The August primaries in Tennessee are now over, so we shift our gaze to the […]

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Pols SPLIT over TSARNAEV — SHOT at ‘VaxMillions’ — ALLEN’s guv launch

ELECTEDS SPLIT OVER TSARNAEV — Rep. Ayanna Pressley broke ranks with the Biden Justice Department […]

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How a God-fearing Ireland shamed, abandoned and punished its ‘fallen’ women and girls

IRELAND WAS A God-fearing nation for much of the 20th Century, some people argue it […]

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Is Synodal Path in Germany a road to schism?

This is part two of a two part series looking into Germany’s Synodal Path, a […]

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President Biden unveils massive infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh

WATCH: President Biden unveils massive infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh President Joe Biden spoke at Carpenters […]

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Where the Dead Go – Pittsburgh Quarterly

Stroll through Pittsburgh’s historic Homewood Cemetery on a clement day, and it’s hard not to […]

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Donald J. Trump State Park’s Abandoned Gilded Age Estate

Located about an hour north of New York City, Donald J. Trump State Park is […]

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