Jason DeRose
Stories
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Parliament of the World's Religions hopes to show people the good that faith can do
The Parliament of the World's Religions is about to begin in Chicago. The first Parliament took place in 1893 and is considered the beginning of the modern interfaith movement.
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Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate
When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them.
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Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans
The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years.
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Southern Baptist leaders voted to further restrict the role of women in ministry
Southern Baptist leaders meeting in New Orleans voted to amend their constitution to disallow women from serving as a pastor of any kind. They also extended the work of their sex abuse task force.
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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch
The Southern Baptist Convention upheld the removal of two churches for having women as pastors. The nearly 13,000 voters, called "messengers," voted overwhelmingly to uphold the churches' removals.
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Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
Some people of faith are organizing a pushback against the wave of anti-LGBTQ rights legislation making its way through state houses this year. They're calling it Faith for Pride.
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Intel named most faith-friendly company
The ranking is according to this year's Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of large companies by the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation.
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The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.
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Books We Love: Fiction recommendations from 2022
From NPR's Books We Love list, we hear about three novels and a collection of short stories: "Less Is Lost,""The Confessions of Matthew Strong,""If I Survive You," and "Thank You For Listening."
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NPR staff recommend the fiction books we love
NPR staff recommend four novels from our Books We Love list: "A Merry Little Meet Cute," "The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl Paulsen," "The Devil Takes You Home," and "Lapvona."