The misuse of religion damages communities in serious ways. Trust erodes, and people start viewing those with different beliefs as threats.

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Moved by those three ugly but instructive lessons or episodes, young Jim Omatseye decided to go to college instead of ...

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I needed three medications immediately after church service last week. One was for my immediate younger sister, who has an eye problem. Another one, was for our elderly neighbour, who complained of a ...

Texas, began her public service career in Bowie County as a public defender. Now she's in D.C., ready for a promotion, but ...

Are You There Spirit? It’s Me, Travis’By Travis Holpc.2025, Spiegel and Grau$28/240 pages Your dad sent you a penny the other day, minted in his birth year. They say pennies from heaven are a sign of ...