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Theological Center Calls for Greater Black Church Involvement on Darfur
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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service The Interdenominational Theological Center, a consortium of African-American theological schools in Atlanta, has urged black churches to take proactive steps to address the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. “In light of our Christian prophetic heritage, we call upon you to join us in denouncing genocide and…
Young Jews March at Auschwitz Site in Memory of Holocaust Victims
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Associated Press Oswiecim, Poland – Around 10,000 young Jews, Poles and World War II survivors took part in the March of the Living on Thursday, an annual event at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau that honors the memory of some 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This year’s march, the 17th,…
Methodists Vote to Retain Policies on Homosexuality
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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service Fort Worth, Texas — The United Methodist Church held to its traditional rules on homosexuality Wednesday (April 30), refusing to support or celebrate same-sex unions and maintaining language that calls homosexual activity “incompatible with Christian teaching.” While many Methodists gathered here acknowledged sharp disagreement within their church on sexuality…
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