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Prayerful, playful, mystical: Some of AP’s most compelling religion photos of 2024

Fittingly, in photographs depicting aspects of faith, it’s often the light that is most riveting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A riverboat carrying the Eucharist cruises down the Ohio River between Wellsburg, West Virginia, and Brilliant, Ohio, Sunday, June 23, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Presbyterian faces North Carolina Central on 8-game slide

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Presbyterian Blue Hose at North Carolina Central Eagles Durham, North Carolina; Wednesday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Presbyterian enters the matchup with North Carolina Central as losers of eight straight games. North Carolina Central is 0-9 in games decided by 10 points or more. North …

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3 weeks ago

Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Presbyterian Blue Hose at Florida A&M Rattlers Tallahassee, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Presbyterian visits Florida A&M for a Division 1 Division matchup Tuesday. Florida A&M averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 7.9 per game Presbyterian allows. …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

Associated Press

ANAHEIM, California — For over two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son, Giovanni, now 11 and passionate about playing the violin. “It has definitely helped my son connect more to the music and the craft.” Giovanni Vazquez puts on his tie during a rehearsal for a secular orchestra hosted by the New Hope …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lipscombe's Kicks and Hollinger's Picks Propel Presbyterian to Victory

Associated Press

Presbyterian defeated Dayton 28-7 in a thrilling game. Peter Lipscombe kicked four field goals and Tariq Hollinger recovered two fumbles to help Presbyterian score two touchdowns. Quante Jennings and Worth Warner added touchdown runs for the Blue Hose, while Mason Hackett was the quarterback for Presbyterian. The Blue Hose won their second consecutive game after three close losses.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Presbyterian Soars to 42-14 Victory Over Stetson

Associated Press

Presbyterian dominated Stetson in a convincing 42-14 victory. CJ Johnson had two rushing touchdowns, and Collin Hurst passed for 297 yards and a touchdown. Presbyterian led 35-7 at halftime after rolling up 397 yards in the first half. Johnson finished with four carries for 46 yards, and the Blue Hose finished with 663 total yards with 329 on the ground.

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3 months ago

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When the Rev. “I want transformation, and transformation is risky business.” Exploiting cracks in Trump’s evangelical base Trump has heavily courted white conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political scene almost a decade ago. Dwight McKissic, a Baptist pastor from Texas who spoke on the Evangelicals for Harris call, said he saw no “moral superiority of one …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, August 28: Madhurima Sawant beats fourth seed in ITF tournament

The Hindu

TENNIS Madhurima Sawant beats fourth seed in $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament Madhurima Sawant knocked out the fourth seed Danielle Daley of Britain 7-6, 7-5 in the first round of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Valladolid, Spain, on Wednesday. $25,000 ITF women, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Singles : Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Paris Corley 6-2, 6-4; Momoko Kobori bt …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

Associated Press

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for LGBTQ+ inclusion in civic life. 1980s May 1984 United Methodist General Conference approves rule declaring that “self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be accepted as candidates, ordained as …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. It took decades of activism for a change that was “so very healing,” said McAvoy, pastor of Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church in Hope, Rhode Island. The reversals can be seen …

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9 months ago

Vanderbilt women get past Columbia 72-68 in NCAA First Four

Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Iyanna Moore scored 22 points, Sacha Washington had a double-double and Vanderbilt celebrated its return to the NCAA Tournament with a 72-68 win over Columbia in a battle of 12-seeds in the First Four on Wednesday night. Moore delivered the big shot, hitting a 3-pointer that made it 69-62 with 24.4 seconds to play but the win …

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9 months ago

Presbyterian women win 49-42 over Sacred Heart in NCAA Tournament debut

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mara Neira made sure Presbyterian’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game was memorable, scoring 14 points, including two free throws with 26.1 seconds left, as the Blue Hose beat Sacred Heart 49-42 in the First Four on Wednesday night. Last year, Sacred Heart won the first NCAA Tournament game for a Northeast Athletic Conference team with a 57-47 win …

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1 year ago

No. 1 South Carolina women improve to 10-0 with 99-29 win over Presbyterian

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had no worries about seeing freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley start at point guard while giving junior regular Raven Johnson a rest. Fulwiley, making just her second start, put any concerns to rest with her steady performance as she scored a team-high 18 points in the top-ranked Gamecocks 99-29 victory over Presbyterian on Saturday. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

A Sukkot story of drama, loss, redemption and an ancient citrus fruit

LA Times

The citron is an unusual fruit. Each represents a different part of the body — and “the etrog is the heart,” said Rabbi Asher Brander of LINK Kollel, an Orthodox congregation based in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson area. The four species, he said, represent “the totality of a human being who is coming and expressing gratitude to God.” Joel Rembaum, rabbi …

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1 year, 5 months ago

West-Park Presbyterian isn’t the only church facing a teardown. America’s places of worship are facing a real-estate crisis.

Slate

On June 25, Summerfield Church in Milwaukee held its last Sunday service. “What empty department stores were 30 years ago, empty churches are today, but much more difficult to resolve.” Last month, the issue made headlines in New York City, where the dozen-person congregation of West-Park Presbyterian Church is trying to sell its 19th-century building to a developer who will …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Everything we know about the Nashville elementary school shooting

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Her parents felt that she should not own …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A year later, Taiwanese church remembers mass shooting in Laguna Woods

LA Times

The church choir performs during the memorial service marking the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods. Shooting survivor Feng Feng Lee speaks at the one-year anniversary of the attack at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods. “She blamed herself and said, ‘How am I going to face my daughter-in-law?’ ” Chen …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Suspected gunman in Taiwanese church shooting faces new federal hate crime charges

LA Times

Orange County booking photo of David Chou, 68, the suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting. In a sweeping new federal indictment, a Las Vegas man accused of killing one person and injuring five others last year at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church in Orange County has been charged with hate crimes, murder and attempted murder, prosecutors announced Thursday. David Chou, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux

Associated Press

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Teenagers from Catholic and Protestant youth groups lit candles on a Belfast street in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, then listened solemnly to a warning about the dangers of Northern Ireland’s own infamous religious bigotries. “Let’s show people that love works, but it has to be genuine love, not preaching at them.” The …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

Associated Press

FRANKLIN, Tennessee — It’s Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting. Why this beloved educator and wife and mother and grandmother?” On the first Sunday after the attack — and the start of Christianity’s most sobering and sacred …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Funeral guests are invited to wear pink or other joyful …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Head of Nashville school in shooting would ‘run to’ danger

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as smart, loving and a rare female leader within a male-led religious culture. “If there was any trouble in that school, she would run to it, not from it,” Jackie Bailey said of her friend …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting

CNN

CNN — Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville. “Our community is heartbroken,” The Covenant School, a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church, said in a statement, expressing thanks to first responders for their quick response and those showing support for the school. “She just had …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting

CNN

CNN — Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville. “Our community is heartbroken,” The Covenant School, a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church, said in a statement, expressing thanks to first responders for their quick response and those showing support for the school. “She just had …

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Prayerful, playful, mystical: Some of AP’s most compelling religion photos of 2024

Presbyterian faces North Carolina Central on 8-game slide

Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

Lipscombe's Kicks and Hollinger's Picks Propel Presbyterian to Victory

Presbyterian Soars to 42-14 Victory Over Stetson

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris

Indian sports wrap, August 28: Madhurima Sawant beats fourth seed in ITF tournament

A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants

Vanderbilt women get past Columbia 72-68 in NCAA First Four

Presbyterian women win 49-42 over Sacred Heart in NCAA Tournament debut

No. 1 South Carolina women improve to 10-0 with 99-29 win over Presbyterian

A Sukkot story of drama, loss, redemption and an ancient citrus fruit

West-Park Presbyterian isn’t the only church facing a teardown. America’s places of worship are facing a real-estate crisis.

Everything we know about the Nashville elementary school shooting

A year later, Taiwanese church remembers mass shooting in Laguna Woods

Suspected gunman in Taiwanese church shooting faces new federal hate crime charges

Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims

Head of Nashville school in shooting would ‘run to’ danger

Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting