Religion
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Iowa lawsuit pits gay rights against religious freedom
Jan 15, 2018 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The University of Iowa is caught up in a legal fight with a conservative Christian student group that denied a leadership position to a student w...
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Fox Valley prayer initiative grows thanks to South Elgin pastorJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Pastors typically share many of the same goals - spreading their faith, helping the needy - but often don't know each other, even when their churches are next door. Bob ...
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Joy, angst over pope visit to Chile's restive Mapuche region
Jan 14, 2018 6:00 am - TEMUCO, Chile (AP) - When Pope Francis visits the de facto capital of Chile's Mapuche people, he will be inserting himself into one of Latin America's longest-running co...
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Pope: It's a sin if fear makes us hostile to migrants
Jan 14, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has defined hostility and rejection of refugees and migrants as sin, encouraging people to overcome their "fully comprehensible" fears t...
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Bears' Sam Acho speaks at Willow Creek on racial issuesJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago Bears linebacker Sam Acho and his boss are tackling the racial issues confronting Chicago and the surrounding area. Acho appeared Sunday at Willow Creek Communit...
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Christ statue in Peru damaged by fire days before pope visit
Jan 13, 2018 6:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - A giant Christ statue in Peru's capital that was donated by a construction company at the center of Latin America's largest corruption scandal was dama...
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3 Chile churches firebombed, president calls for 'respect'
Jan 12, 2018 6:00 am - SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - President Michelle Bachelet asked Chileans on Friday to receive Pope Francis in a "climate of respect," hours after three Roman Catholic churches ...
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Mormon president remembered for devotion to poor, needy
Jan 12, 2018 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Deceased Mormon President Thomas S. Monson will be remembered for helping church membership grow exponentially over a half-century and for his devo...
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Sex abuse, political turmoil overshadow pope in Chile, Peru
Jan 12, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis' trip to Chile and Peru, originally aimed at highlighting the plight of indigenous peoples and the delicate Amazon ecosystem, is being o...
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Arlington Heights minister: Trump's words encourage tolerance of racismJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's words about Haiti, Africa and immigrants from them demonstrate how far America is drifting from goals set by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., accordi...