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title : Historic Church Closes, Reflects US Pattern of Less Rituals, Observance
summary : A Tempe, Ariz., church that opened in 1892, The First Congregational United Church of Christ, held its last service on Sunday due to low church attendance and an inability to financially support itself.
date : Mar 31, 2017 05:18 PM EDT
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title : Methodists, Singer Tim McGraw Both Inspire with 'Be Humble and Kind' Message
summary : Country music star Tim Graw's latest single "Humble and Kind" is prompting Christians to revisit the same, simple heartfelt instructions shared in a 19th century Methodist magazine.
date : Feb 17, 2017 12:44 PM EST
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title : Religious Freedom May Drive Jeff Sessions' AG Civil Rights Priorities
summary : The new, 84th Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to champion religious freedom in the US Justice Department.
date : Feb 15, 2017 03:58 PM EST
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title : Hillary Clinton Shares Her ‘Social Justice, Roll-Up-Your Sleeves Faith’ at Baptist Convention
summary : Although Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton admitted spotlighting one's faith doesn't come naturally to a "Midwestern Methodist," she shared details of her beliefs Thursday evening at the National Baptist Convention USA's 136th annual session in Kansas City, Mo. She quoted Scripture, hymns and even St. Francis of Assisi as she described her "activist, social justice faith - a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-your-hands-dirty faith."
date : Sep 09, 2016 04:45 PM EDT
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title : Food Network 'Chopped Junior': Pastor’s Daughter Wins, Shares $10K Cooking Prize With Non-Profit
summary : Lucy Chelton, a nine-year-old United Methodist Church cook from Sellersville, Pa., won Food Network's "Chopped Junior" children's television cooking show with an appetizer called rattlesnake nuggets with sweet-lime Hollandaise sauce, along with preparing a few other dishes. Chelton's parents are on the ministry staff of Christ UMC in Lansdale, Pa. She shared part of her $10,000 prize with FISH (Fellowship in Serving Humanity), a Pennridge area program that provides food, clothing, school supplies and other needs to low-income families with children.
date : Aug 13, 2016 11:07 AM EDT
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title : Matthew McConaughey Looks Up to God, Blames 'Mankind' for Bastardizing Faith
summary : A-list actor Matthew McConaughey has strong opinions on the state of religion and politics, which he generally keeps to himself. However, he recently shared in an interview what he referenced as the "bastardization of religion," calling it how it differentiates from its true origins.
date : Jul 05, 2016 10:16 AM EDT
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