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Jonny Clark, program manager for public theology at Corrmeela, an organisation that has worked for decades toward reconciliation in Northern Ireland, visits the peace walls in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Twenty-five years ago, the Good Friday Agreement halted much of the violence of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Today, grassroots faith leaders are trying to build on that opportunity. They're working toward reconciliation in a land where religion was often part of the problem. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux
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Tue,04/04/23-1:23AM , 373 Reads
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Teenagers from Catholic and Protestant youth groups lit candles on a Belfast street in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, then listened solemnly to a warning about the dangers of Northern Ireland’s own infamous religious bigotries.
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Jonny Clark, program manager for public theology at Corrmeela, an organisation that has worked for decades toward reconciliation in Northern Ireland, visits the peace walls in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Twenty-five years ago, the Good Friday Agreement halted much of the violence of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Today, grassroots faith leaders are trying to build on that opportunity. They're working toward reconciliation in a land where religion was often part of the problem. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Tue,04/04/23-1:22AM , 659 Reads
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Teenagers from Catholic and Protestant youth groups lit candles on a Belfast street in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, then listened solemnly to a warning about the dangers of Northern Ireland's own infamous religious bigotries.
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An image of the U.S. flag is projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City in honor of President Joe Biden's visit to Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Several U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed by its new government, the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu who took office in December 2022, fearing it will erode the independence of its judiciary and legal protections for minority groups. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

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Israel's rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Thu,02/23/23-10:07AM , 454 Reads
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Congregants arrive at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren — for having a woman pastor. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

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Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Tue,02/21/23-1:58PM , 567 Reads
The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author
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