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By RLC EditorOn Monday, July 5, 1852, abolitionist, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass gave a speech to the 600 members of the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society entitled “What to the Slave…
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A Christian nation? At 250, America is still fighting over what that means
By Bob SmietanaScholars say American history is more Christian than secular advocates claim — and less religious than Christian nationalists would assert. A look at the complicated, contested history of America as…
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“How Western Christianity Got It Wrong: Replacing the God of Fear with a Spirituality of Healing”, an excerpt
Introduction Western Christianity has wreaked havoc on people across the globe. I have tried for so many years to speak truth to power—through my many books and other writings, through…
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These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.
(RNS) — Only about 1% of houses of worship in the U.S. today existed in 1776. Here are four that predate the revolution — and still hold services. Editor’s Note:…