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Putin's claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is especially absurd given its history
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Why translating 'God's law' to government law isn't easy
Biblical laws can be understood only in their ancient context.Stefano Madrigali/Collection Moment via Getty ImagesThe relationship between certain interpretations of the Bible and public life in the...
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Holy wars: How a cathedral of guns and glory symbolizes Putin’s Russia
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends a ceremony consecrating the Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces outside Moscow. Andrey Rusov, Defense Ministry Press Service via APA curious new...
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Skateboarding's spiritual side -- skaters find meaning in falls and breaking...
A skateboarder attempts a jump. MoMo Productions/Collections Stone via Getty ImagesOver the last decade the numbers of those identifying as “Spiritual But Not Religious,” or SBNR, have continued to...
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Indiana, Iowa and Texas advance anti-transgender agendas – part of a longtime...
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How Zelenskyy emerged as the antithesis of Putin and proved you don't need to...
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How do Russia's reasons for war stack up? An expert on 'just war' explains
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A brief history of Babi Yar, where Nazis massacred Jews, Soviets kept silence...
A woman pays homage at the memorial to victims of the 1941 Nazi massacre of Jews in Babi Yar in Kyiv, Ukraine.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky“At Babi Yar no memorials preside.”Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko...
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As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long...
The flag of Ukraine has been tied around a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ outside a church in Pennsylvania amid the Russian invasion.Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...
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Russian church leader puts the blame of invasion on those who flout ‘God’s...
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What's a natural burial? A Christian theologian explains
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Purim spiels: Skits and satire have brought merriment to an ancient Jewish...
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St. Brigid, the compassionate, sensible female patron saint of Ireland, gets...
St. Brigid of Kildare's shrine in Faughart, County Louth, Ireland.(Photo by RDImages/Epics/ Hulton Archive via Getty ImagesOn March 17, the world celebrates the feast day of St. Patrick, a zealous...
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What classic literature knows about refugees fleeing persecution and war
A Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces member hugs a resident leaving his hometown following Russian artillery shelling in Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.AP Photo/Oleksandr...
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The promise and folly of war – why do leaders enter conflict assuming victory...
V is for victory? Or vanquished? Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesAmid a staunch and passionate defense that has slowed the Russian advance to Kiev and global condemnation, Vladimir Putin’s motivation for...
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Why celebrities have a moral responsibility to help promote lifesaving vaccines
Many celebrities have expressed concerns about bodily autonomy while refusing COVID-19 vaccination.Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn the heated debate about vaccine...
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The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago, and has been opening doors for...
Tsvi Reiter, Yvonne Reiter and Hei Le participate in Yvonne's bat mitzvah ceremony, which was performed over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images News via Getty ImagesMarch 18,...
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Why Crimean Tatars are fearful as Russia invades Ukraine
Crimean Tatars gathered for a rally commemorating the 70th anniversary of Stalin's mass deportation, in Simferopol, Crimea, on May 18, 2014. AP Photo/Alexander PolegenkoAs Vladimir Putin’s forces wage...
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Who are the Jesuits?
Venezuelan priest Arturo Sosa Abascal, second from right, receives congratulations after being chosen as new superior general of the Jesuits in 2016. Franco Origlia/Getty Images News via Getty...
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Why is Russia's church backing Putin's war? Church-state history gives a clue
Vladimir Putin speaks to Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill (center) in Samolva, Russia, on Sept. 11, 2021. Alexei Druzhinin/Pool Photo via APSince Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the leader of the...
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