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Last week a fire at Laughingbrook Spellcrafting & Ancestral Arts (LBSCAA) that was the result of faulty wiring and poor maintenance allegedly on the part the building’s owner and management has brought to light some religious intolerance within the...

(RNS) — 'For many churchgoers, tithing is just another term for generosity,' said LifeWay Research's Scott McConnell. Source: Churchgoers say gifts to charity, needy count as tithing - Religion News ServiceReligion News Service

Source: Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth | HuffPost

A Muslim family in California pushes back against bullying and intimidation, at school and the local political arena. Source: Turning Rampant Anti-Muslim Bullying Into Teachable Moments : NPR

PAICINES, Calif. (RNS) — When 40 faith-based farmers gathered for a first-of-its-kind weekend at a working ranch near San Jose, they sought nothing less than a complete disruption of how food is grown, distributed and even served. Source: Cultivating the...

People from all ethnic and religious backgrounds are learning to lean on one another in this secular congregation. Without religion and with the motto "live better, help often, wonder more," Sunday Assembly is celebrating life, service community. Source...

Following the U.S. Senate's failure to find a legislative solution for Dreamers, the U.S. Catholic bishops have announced a National Call-In Day. Source: National Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers organized by U.S. Bishops

The increased dependence on immigrants to fill U.S. church pews means that Christian leaders have a big stake in the current debate over immigration policy. Source: Some Christian Leaders Say Deportations Would Jeopardize Their Churches : NPR

Alex Garcia hopes policies change to allow him to live again with his family. Source: Faced with deportation, man from Central America takes refuge in a Maplewood church | Metro | stltoday.com

The Rev. Jennifer Mattson has a photo from the news seared in her mind of two children in car seats in the back of a vehicle, with their parents —both Source: St. Thomas Episcopal to examine how churches can fight opioid crisis | Faith + Values |...