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Is it ethical to defy evacuation orders?
(RNS) As Sandy cleanup continues, so does an ethical debate: Is evacuation a moral duty? By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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Death penalty grows rarer in U.S.
WASHINGTON (RNS) Though the number of death-row inmates executed in 2012 remained unchanged from 2011 at 43, death penalty opponents said the year still showed capital punishment is on the wane.
Connecticut this year upped the number of states to repeal the death penalty to 17. So...
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COMMENTARY: Suffer the children
(RNS) As news about shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., began to spread last week, I could hear the gun lobby's spin-masters kicking into high gear.
Don't “politicize” a tragedy in order to deprive people of their constitutional rights, went the line. Our hands we...
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In Newtown churches, many questions - and tears - but few answers
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) At houses of worship here, people gathered in pews, crying, kneeling and hugging each other through services that focused on remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, uniting the community, celebrating Christmas and preventing similar disasters.
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President Obama draws on spirituality to comfort Connecticut families
(RNS) President Obama drew on Scripture and spirtuality to comfort grieving families - and a heartbroken nation - at an interfaith vigil Sunday night in Newtown, Conn.
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Parents accept daughter’s rare illness as ‘God’s will’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) It's one thing to talk about God's will when life is good. It's another when a doctor is saying your baby won't live. Eric and Ruth Brown were forced to consider religious, medical and ethical issues most parents never will. By Bob Smietana.
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: NC Prayers, Moon’s heirs, pot in the churchyard
Here's the prayer lineup for the DNC. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon's heirs have a history of squabbling over his money. And how did the marijuana get into the churchyard?
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Sikh temple shooting victims remembered for kindness, generosity
(RNS) The six Sikhs killed Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin died as they lived, shot down amid acts of prayer and kindness.
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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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