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30Aug/17

Joel Osteen refutes Harvey criticism, says “doors have always been open”

August 30, 2017ReligionAmerican writers, Christianity, Christians, City: Houston, Disaster/Accident, Greg Locke, Harvey, Houston, Joel, Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, Megachurch, Nondenominational Christianity, Osteen, Protestantism, Televangelism, United States, Victoria Osteensmbale

Houston megachurch pastor Joel Osteen says his church has “always been open,” refuting claims on social media that the church closed its doors to Harvey victims. Continue reading →

06Aug/17

Pence denounces suggestion he is eyeing 2020 U.S. presidential bid

August 6, 2017US ElectionsChristianity, Christians, CLEVELAND, Climate change skepticism and denial, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Great America Committee, John Kasich, Mike Pence, Politics, Politics of the United States, Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, Right-wing populism in the United States, United States, Vice President of the United Statessmbale

CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES (RESTRICTED POOL) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday (August 6)denied a New York Times report suggesting he is eyeing a 2020 run for president, calling it “disgraceful and offensive.” Continue reading →

01Nov/16

Pope says he believes ban on female priests is forever

November 1, 2016ReligionCardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christian humanists, Christianity, Country: Sweden, Danube Seven, Francis, Holy orders in the Catholic Church, Jesus, John Paul, Luis Antonio Tagle, Ordination of women, Ordination of women and the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Popes, Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Refugee, Religion, Religion/Belief, Roman Curia, Rome, Social Issues, Sweden, Theistic evolutionists, Women in the Catholic Churchsmbale

Pope Francis says does not believe there will ever be women priests in the Roman Catholic Church and that it is not humane to close borders to refugees.

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08Dec/15

Pope opens Vatican’s ‘Holy Door’ to start Jubilee year

December 8, 2015ReligionCardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church, Catholic liturgy, Christian prayer, Christianity, Christianity in Rome, Doors, Election of the Pope, Holiness, Holy door, Italy, Jesuits, Jubilee, Jubilee in the Catholic Church, MATTEO RENZI SEATED, Paris, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, San Bernadinosmbale

With recent attacks in Paris and San Bernadino as a backdrop and amid tight security, Pope Francis was joined by his predecessor, the former Pope Benedict on Tuesday, in opening Roman Catholicism’s Holy Year, with a call to set aside the “fear and dread” of the world. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

24Oct/15

Vatican synod ends with opening to divorcees, no change on gays

October 24, 2015ReligionCardinals created by Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christoph Schoenborn, Francis, Hector Manuel, Jesuits, Paddy Agnew, Pope Francis, Raymond Leo Burke, Reinhard Marx, Synod, Thomas Rosica, Vatican City, Viennasmbale

Roman Catholic bishops agree to a qualified opening toward divorcees but reject calls to become more open towards homosexuals as the synod draws to an end.

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22Mar/15

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to announce presidential run

March 22, 2015PoliticsCanadian people, Christianity, Cruz, Jeb Bush, Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Liberty University in Virginia, Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican Party United States), Rick Perry, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign, Texas, u.s. senate, United States, Virginiasmbale

U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz is expected to announce that he will run for president in 2016, aide

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11Mar/15

President Johnson’s condolence letter to Coretta Scott King goes up for auction

March 11, 2015PoliticsActivism, Activists, Autograph, Bernice King, Christianity, Civil rights movement, Coretta Scott King, Falls Church, Harry Belafonte, Human Interest, Jr, King, Lyndon B. Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Quinn, Nationality, president, Selma, Selma to Montgomery marches, Shirley Cooks, Sotheby's, Stoney, United States, Vietnam, We Shall Overcomesmbale

The condolence letter written by President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after his assassination heads to auction.

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