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  'City of Faith' exhibit celebrates South Asian religion in NYC

  Religion News Service - Kathryn Post

  A new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York suggests the city can’t be understood without religion. NEW YORK (RNS) — In 2012, Erika Menendez …

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  Huge Fire Destroys New Jersey Church

  HuffPost - AP

  More than 150 firefighters fought to control the blaze that engulfed the Fountain of Life Center in Florence Township. FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Fire destroyed a large New Jersey church, collapsing its roof as more than 150 firefighters fought to control the blaze. Video showed the Fountain of …

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  Mar 13

  Anju Bhargava: Getting Hinduism a seat at the table

  Religion News Service - Benjamin Spratt

  Bhargava is among a rising cohort of American Hindu leaders becoming more public about their spirituality. They're inspired by the Hindu concept of …

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  Bitter infighting threatens Kenya’s Methodist Church

  Religion News Service - Fredrick Nzwili

  At the center of a controversy that has been unfolding since 2015 is Presiding Bishop Joseph Ntombura. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Disagreements within the …

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  16 hours ago

  Punjab hit by internet blackout as authorities hunt for Sikh preacher

  The Guardian - Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

  Economic life in the north Indian state of Punjab has been paralysed by an internet shutdown, affecting 30 million people, imposed as part of a huge manhunt for a Sikh preacher fighting for a separate Sikh state. Police have been searching for Amritpal Singh Sandhu, who is wanted for allegedly …

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  9 hours ago

  Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet

  theconversation.com - Noorzehra Zaidi

  For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be missing: plastics. The communal experience of iftars – the …