In my small town, not all of us believe the same thing. But that doesn’t stop us from believing in each other. Growing up in the South, we always congregated around churches. Believing in God felt a lot like believing in each other. For many years, I equated the belief […]
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There is More Than One Religious View on Abortion – Here’s What Jewish Texts Say
Alabama’s governor signed a bill this week that criminalizes nearly all abortions, threatening providers with a felony conviction and up to 99 years in prison. It is one of numerous efforts across the United States to restrict access to abortion and challenge the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. […]
Read MoreVIDEO: A W.Va. Community Responds to Religious Violence of Past and Present
One Appalachian community is responding to violence of the past and present targeted at religious groups. At their annual reading of the names ceremony, the B’nai Sholom Synagogue in Huntington, West Virginia, brought together community members in a ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust. Just a few blocks away, […]
Read MoreHow Safe is Your Place of Worship?
Many Americans may be wondering what security measures are in place at their place of worship after a gunman’s attack on a San Diego synagogue service this past weekend left one person dead and three others wounded. The same question was raised after 11 people were killed in the Oct. […]
Read MoreWest Virginians React to State Lawsuit Against Catholic Leaders
West Virginia’s attorney general is suing the state’s Catholic Church. The lawsuit filed last week claims the church knowingly employed pedophiles in schools and camps without informing parents. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the state is stepping in because the church violated the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act when […]
Read MoreW.Va. AG Sues Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, Alleging Knowing Employment of Abusers
When the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston hired Victor Frobas in 1965, it knew he had been credibly accused of sexually abusing a child three years prior. The bishop of the diocese at the time, Joseph Hodges, decided to give Frobas, a priest, a second chance. Frobas became director of Camp Tygart, […]
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