Ethics
COMMENTARY: Let’s hold the wealthy and powerful accountable
(RNS) Instead of turning on each other, as the wealthy and powerful want us to do, let's name the bad and incompetent behavior of the wealthy and powerful - and hold them accountable. By Tom Ehrich.
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Muslim group, CAIR, regains tax-exempt status
(RNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national Muslim civil rights group that has frequently drawn fire from conservatives, has regained its tax-exempt status. By Bob Smietana.
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New poll examines minorities’ views on social issues
(RNS) Compared to Hispanic Americans, black Americans are far more likely to believe abortion should be legal in most circumstances, even when they personally reject the procedure as immoral. By Lauren Markoe.
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COMMENTARY: The temptations - and trappings - of Silicon Valley’s super-rich
(RNS) The privileged see only the prizes they think they earned. Soon, to protect their delusions, they buy politicians and demand that they chase wealth for the greedy by turning the frightened against the vulnerable. By Tom Ehrich.
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: William Lynn’s sentencing; countering Westboro; Chick-fil-A
Monsignor Willam Lynn's sentencing day. Ramadan in Finland. Mike Hucakbee feasts on Chik-fil-A.
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Counter-protesters targeting Westboro Baptist Church
(RNS) Thousands of people wearing red shirts gathered in downtown Columbia, Mo., in response to word of a planned protest by the Kansas-based group Westboro Baptist Church. By Kellie Kotraba.
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Aurora worshippers seek solace, guidance after movie theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (RNS) Worshippers in this city rocked by Friday's mass shooting flocked to church Sunday, seeking solace within their faith communities.
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Religious leaders call for prayer and tighter gun control after Colorado shooting
(RNS) President Obama and his likely GOP challenger Mitt Romney called for prayers and reflection after a deadly shooting at a Colorado movie theater, while liberal religious leaders called for stricter gun control laws. By Daniel Burke.
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People of faith respond to Colorado shooting
(RNS) People of faith - including President Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney - are responding to Friday's shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
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COMMENTARY: The coming culture war over fertility technology
(RNS) Assisted reproductive technology, or ART, is the fancy name for the nation's next hot-button culture war issue. Better get used to it. By A. James Rudin.
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