Barry Black is a fixture in the chamber, where he provides ‘counseling and spiritual care’ to lawmakers, their families and their aides.
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Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest
A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
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For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story now the reason to live
Bronia Brandman, 88, says that educating others is the driving force in her life 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
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Bible vs. indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia
The debate is happening as the South American country navigates a future without ousted President Evo Morales.
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At Vatican, Pence discusses abortion, Venezuela with Pope Francis
During an hourlong audience, the pontiff and vice president also talk about displaced religious minorities in the Middle East.
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Supreme Court case to test state laws that exclude religious groups from public funds
In a Montana case, the court will decide whether a scholarship fund supported by tax-deductible donations can help children attending private schools, some of them religious.
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Trump’s black voter outreach looks in part to the pews
The president’s re-election campaign is reaching out to one of the African-American community’s most important institutions – churches.
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Muslim millennial’s social media site dispels stereotypes for millions
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh created a blog in the years after 9/11, and last year MuslimGirl.com had more than 2 million visitors.
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Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle in Germany
A Jewish man is seeking to force the removal of an offensive sculpture from a church where Martin Luther once preached.
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Major evangelical nonprofits use new tax strategy that lets them hide financial details
The IRS status change allows groups like Focus on the Family and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to avoid filing a form that makes details of their institution’s finances public.