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Joshua Harris, one of the most influential voices on sex and relationships for a generation of evangelical Christians, has announced that he and his wife are separating after 20 years of marriage.

Evangelical Writer Who Influenced Purity Culture Announces Separation From Wife

11:24am July 22, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Pastor Joshua Harris, who jump-started the "purity culture" movement, has announced that he and his wife are separating after 20 years of marriage. How might the news affect the evangelical community?

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CBD, A Christian Book Company, Changes Name To Avoid Calls About CBD Gummies

5:14am July 22, 2019

Ray Hendrickson has run a business called Christian Book Distributors, or CBD for short, for decades. But he changed the business' name to avoid confusion with CBD, the extract of the cannabis plant.

A pro-Trump sign next to B'nai Israel Reform Temple on Long Island, where Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., is a member.

Trump's Attack On 'The Squad' Finds Nuanced Support Among Some Jewish Americans

10:57am July 21, 2019

by Charles Lane

After the president disparaged four congresswomen, some Jewish Americans defend Trump's comments, criticizing the lawmakers as anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. Others are appalled by Trump's remarks.

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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined from left by House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters prior to a vote called by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to

Opinion: Should Republicans Still Call Themselves The Party Of Lincoln?

11:48am July 20, 2019

by Scott Simon

In defending the president's racist tweets, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy declared, "We are the party of Lincoln." NPR's Scott Simon contends President Lincoln would object.

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Church And Clergy Have Fallen Out Of Favor, New Polls Show

6:59am July 19, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Two polls provide more evidence that Americans are becoming less religious. Confidence in organized religion is down, and Americans are less and less inclined to seek guidance from clergy.

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'Escalante's Dream' Retraces The Steps Of The 'Spanish Lewis And Clark'

10:45am July 17, 2019

by Carson Vaughan

After a cancer diagnosis, author and noted mountaineer David Roberts sets out on the trail of Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, remaining dutiful to the route some 240 years later.

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State Department Conference Aims To Identify Victims Of Religious Persecution

5:59am July 16, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

The State Department is hosting a meeting this week on religious freedom and persecution. The meeting comes as the Trump administration clamps down on refugee admissions and asylum-seekers.

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Democrats are hopeful they can mobilize a religious left to counter the religious right. But it's unclear whether that outreach will resonate with voters who make up the religious middle.

Democrats Have The Religious Left. Can They Win The Religious Middle?

11:54am July 15, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Faith voters who have a mix of liberal and conservative values are up for grabs in the 2020 election. Democrats hope to win them over.

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Andrea and Leslie Isham got married last year during a drag show at a night club in Tennessee by a friend who was ordained online. A new law in the state seeks to ban online ordinations.

Tennessee Lawmakers Aim To Ban Weddings By Internet-Ordained Ministers

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Tennessee lawmakers passed a law to ban officiants ordained online from performing legal marriages in the state. But this month a judge said they can continue temporarily.

Visiting A Historic Mosque In North Dakota

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Leila Fadel

A mosque in the United States was built on a North Dakota prairie in the 1920s. Today the descendants of those families share that history with new American Muslims.