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In 'Youth Group' comic, evangelical kids sing silly songs about Jesus, fight demons
June 10, 2025 - 7:20 PM

(RNS) — When he was a teenager in the 1990s, Jordan Morris was always up for a bit of mischief — as long as it didn’t involve sex or drugs, two things he was sure would kill him.
Cloudy skies can’t dim joy as thousands fill nation's capital for World Pride parade
June 07, 2025 - 7:44 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation’s capital held the World Pride parade Saturday.
It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
May 29, 2025 - 3:25 PM

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds.
Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today
May 29, 2025 - 5:17 AM

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook's more than 180-year-old legacy.
Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update
May 29, 2025 - 5:11 AM

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.
Trad-moms and natalism: how the way we talk about motherhood is changing
May 09, 2025 - 1:00 AM

The way we're talking about motherhood is changing, says Miranda Brady, a professor of communication at Carleton University.
In final season, 'The Righteous Gemstones' embraces depravity even as it appeals to Christians
May 01, 2025 - 7:28 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a show about a Christian megachurch pastor and his nepo baby children — between the sex, violence and full-frontal nudity courtesy of Walton Goggins — the final season of “The Righteous Gemstones” is rife with its trademark depravity.
Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit
April 21, 2025 - 1:47 PM

On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta.
King Charles III plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April
March 17, 2025 - 6:02 PM

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then, barring any setbacks in his recovery from double pneumonia.
Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival
March 03, 2025 - 11:16 PM

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practiced annually by their rural descendants.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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In 'Youth Group' comic, evangelical kids sing silly songs about Jesus, fight demons

Cloudy skies can’t dim joy as thousands fill nation's capital for World Pride parade

It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

Trad-moms and natalism: how the way we talk about motherhood is changing

In final season, 'The Righteous Gemstones' embraces depravity even as it appeals to Christians

Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

King Charles III plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival

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