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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
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At least 30 killed in crush at India’s Mahakumbh Mela religious festival
Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...
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The evolution of Kumbh Mela: From religious gathering to a global tourist attraction
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a once-in-144-years event, attracts millions through its spiritual, religious, and cultural vitality. This year's gathering in Prayagraj emphasizes spiritual rebirth through ...
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Even Religious People Don’t Trust Religious Institutions
In 2019, The Houston Chronicle published a blockbuster investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention ... when secular institutions do this. But religious institutions are supposed to provide ...
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Joe Biden’s religious freedom legacy — and what it means for the future
Nathan Finn, senior fellow on religious liberty with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, didn’t go that far in an interview with the Deseret News, but he did speak ...
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Texas Has a Perverse Idea of Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court of Texas just heard oral argument in a case challenging a remarkably punitive and malicious attack on religious liberty by the state of Texas. That attack isn’t just dangerous ...