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French Mormons find a less hospitable ‘Mormon moment’
CHESNAY, France (RNS) With 36,000 members and a history stretching back to the1850s, France's Mormon community is among the biggest and oldest in Europe. But while Mormons in the U.S. bask in the so-called "Mormon moment," French Mormons are facing stiff opposition in their bid to build the country's first Mormon temple. By Elizabeth Bryant.
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Lauren Winner tackles doubt, divorce and the priesthood
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Lauren Winner is a jumble of contradictions: A Jew who found Jesus and recently the priesthood, an accomplished historian who rides an oversized tricycle to work -- and a memoir writer who wants to keep some details of her private life private. By Yonat Shimron.
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No pews, no suits, no problem
SANFORD, Fla. (RNS) Comfortable is a theme that's becoming common as churches are springing up in unexpected locations: movie theaters, skating rinks, strip malls and old warehouses, among others. By Elizabeth Crisp.
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Anglican breakaway group confronts new power struggle
NASHVILLE (RNS) After splitting from the Episcopal Church over the ordination of gay bishops and biblical authority, dissident Anglicans find themselves in the midst of yet another power struggle with their conservative patrons in Africa and Asia. By Bob Smietana.
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Tuesday’s Religion Roundup: Transformers
Rick Santorum may be up...again. Thanks to evangelicals. Rabbi Boteach may run for Congress. Rick Warren is slimming. Prop 8 is hanging fire. More women priests in the C of E than men. But as bishops? Usury is still a sin, and The Onion is still satire.
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Priest fired for refusing to use new Catholic prayers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) An Illinois priest who refused to recite the prayers at Mass as written has been fired, a sign that bishops may have little tolerance for priests who refuse to conform to a new Mass that took effect last year. By Tim Townsend.
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Chaplains hear call to serve God while serving country
(RNS) More than 3,000 chaplains serve across the armed forces. And more than a few of them find their religious calling not in seminary but while on active military duty. By Debra Rubin.
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COMMENTARY: The ultimate badge of honor
(RNS) Since 1862 all American clergy representing "some religious denomination" have been able to serve their country and their faith communities as military chaplains. For that, we can thank Abraham Lincoln. By A. James Rudin. 700.
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Conservative Presbyterians launch new denomination
(RNS) Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Thursday (Jan. 19), saying that the Presbyterian Church (USA) was too consumed with internal strife and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations. By Daniel Burke. 300.
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Survey: Half of churchgoers’ lives not affected by time in pews
(RNS) Almost half of churchgoing Americans say their life has not changed a bit due to their time in the pews, a new survey shows.
Barna Group, an evangelical company based in California, found that 46 percent reported no change. About a quarter of Americans said their life was greatl...
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