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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President R. Albert Mohler, Jr. speaks at the school's convocation ceremony in 2013. Mohler, who has led the seminary for 25 years, commissioned a report on the role racism and support for slavery played in its origin

Southern Baptist Seminary Confronts History Of Slaveholding And 'Deep Racism'

12:23pm December 13, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

In a 71-page report, Southern Baptist leaders are documenting their dark history, as if by telling the story in wrenching detail, they may finally be freed of its taint.

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Southern Baptist Seminary Reviews Its Legacy Of Racism

6:33am December 13, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary released a report detailing its history of slavery and racism. The president says the self-examination represents an "honest lament" for its past sins.

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Anthony Schmidt, associate curator of Bible and Religion in America at the museum, says the first instance of the abridged version of the Bible titled, Parts of the Holy Bible, selected for the use of the Negro Slaves, in the British West-India Islands, w

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Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion

12:47pm December 10, 2018

by Michel Martin

What's notable about this Bible is not just its rarity, but its contents, or rather the lack of certain contents — It excludes any portion of text that might inspire liberation or revolt.

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Eleanor Roosevelt holds up a copy of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in December 1948.

Boundlessly Idealistic, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Is Still Resisted

11:44am December 10, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Seventy years ago, the global community nearly unanimously approved a list of fundamental human rights. But many of those rights remain unachieved today.

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Andrea Mantegna's "Madonna della Vittoria," housed in the Louvre in Paris, includes a depiction of Adam, Eve and those tempting apples.

Opinion: Satanic Display Shows Power Of The Bible

12:24pm December 08, 2018

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on The Satanic Temple display in the Illinois State Capitol.

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Adam Roseman, 52, and Rick Rosenthal, 66, pose after their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta.

He Is Jewish, But Being Santa Is His Calling

12:37pm December 07, 2018

Rick Rosenthal has been playing the role of Santa for almost seven years. At StoryCorps, he recalls how it all began.

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American priest Kenneth Hendricks is accused of abusing at least 10 young boys in the Philippines; U.S. officials who sought his arrest are now trying to learn if there are any victims in Ohio, where he was previously based.

U.S. Catholic Priest Charged With Sexually Abusing Boys In Philippines

3:03pm December 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The Rev. Kenneth Hendricks faces charges in Ohio — where he was previously based — of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, a federal crime.

A crowd of faith-based progressive activists rally in Indianapolis. The religious left in Indiana are working to make inroads in the state legislature, long-dominated by conservative Republicans.

Indiana's Religious Left Flexes Its Political Muscle

9:58am December 06, 2018

by Lauren Chapman

In a state long known for its deep red conservative credentials, religious progressives in Indiana are now trying to win some political battles by wooing minority communities.

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Alongside Christmas and Hanukkah decorations, the Illinois Capitol now displays a sculpture from the Satanic Temple. The rotunda is seen here in 2014.

Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays

7:02pm December 04, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

There's a Nativity scene for Christmas, a menorah for Hanukkah, and something a little different: an arm holding an apple, with a snake coiled around it.

A relief under Rome's Arch of Titus, built in the first century, shows a menorah being taken away from the Temple in Jerusalem.

Catholic News Service's Hanukkah Tweet Shows Ancient Jewish Temple's Destruction

4:58pm December 04, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A relief showed Roman soldiers carrying the spoils of the war, including a menorah from the destroyed ancient Temple of Jerusalem. Observers noted the problematic image.