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Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

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Seeking nbsp the holy in a labyrinth

By walking the path set out for me, I cede control of my destination.

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Easter is not good news without the cross

It’s vogue in the mainline Christian tribe to insist that the gospel is really all about the resurrection, not the cross. I had umpteen emails say just that after my Easter sermon this year.

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Bob Ricks FBI s main spokesman in Waco standoff looks back to 25 years ago

“Probably the best description of him is a master manipulator,” Ricks said of David Koresh, who died in a fire in 1993 along with dozens of his Branch Davidian followers.

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NCC draws faith groups to antiracism event

The ecumenical National Council of Churches has also launched a Truth and Racial Justice Initiative, “a nationwide accounting of how churches and their leaders have been complicit in, and have perpetuated, racism in America.”

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Settlement will prevent illegal NYPD surveillance of Muslims

Police spied on ordinary people at mosques, restaurants, and schools starting in 2002.

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Indian state recognizes 800 year old tradition as a separate religion

Lingayat Dharma “started as a revolt and protest against Hindu orthodoxy,” said a leader in the movement advocating status as a minority faith.

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Cleophus Smith a Memphis sanitation worker and minister keeps up fight for rights

Smith is one of the surviving workers whose strike brought Martin Luther King Jr. to Tennessee in 1968.

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Survey Protestant pastors see increased church diversity

Pastors are more likely to say their churches are made up of multiple racial and ethnic groups than they were four years ago.

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Turkey displays a new level of religious nationalism in Syria campaign

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has likened Turkey's army to Ottoman troops in WWI, calling them martyrs fighting for their religion.

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Megachurch founder Bill Hybels denies reports of sexual misconduct

Church elders and an outside firm investigated and cleared Hybels. But recently several former employees went public with their accounts—and doubts about the investigations. 

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