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  1. About 30 people gathered for a prayer walk on Sunday to pray for victims of a mass shooting at three -area spas last week, including two in the Buckhead neighborhood.

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  2. More than 600 Christians signed onto a statement before its release this evening by the that condemns the shootings of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, last week at spas in the Atlanta area.

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  3. Bishop George Dallas McKinney, who has been regarded as a stalwart in San Diego’s Black religious community, has died. He was 88.

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  4. Detroit Bishop J. Drew Sheard, husband of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard, has been named 's new presiding bishop.

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  5. Writing on the purity culture of Robert Aaron Long’s church, says, "It's not just about sex."

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  6. A new study by the "has a strong focus on individuals’ relationship with their bishops, and also on how they want to receive spiritual messages from institutional sources," writes .

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  7. “We want to help get the vaccinations done in the African American community because COVID has impacted our community significantly,” said , whose MD megachurch is a new COVID-19 clinic.

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  8. The return to pre- levels of in-person religious attendance is much slower among Black Protestants. Only 31% plan to attend in-person services at (April 4); typically it's 68%.

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  9. The story of Rev. Francisco Valdovinos, a beloved rural California pastor who died from COVID-19, has helped spread a discussion about the coronavirus vaccine and combatting distribution inequities and conspiracy theories.

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  10. When professor Mary Novak takes over Catholic social justice lobby later this month, she hopes to lean on her background as a lawyer and activist as well as her Ignation spirituality.

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  11. “Sound puts us on a track so that we start to see things differently,” said the Rev. Lakshmi Scalise, one of 's ordained ministers.

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  12. . aims to make the school district she serves a more inclusive place, by advocating for a more diverse teaching staff and changing Christopher Columbus Day.

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  13. Prominent Catholic social justice lobby taps professor Mary Novak to helm the organization after the current leader steps down later this month.

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  14. "In the company of these Mennonites, I’m no longer struggling to understand the Psalms through the prism of my own life," writes .

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  15. While sound is used in many traditions, it is deeply embedded in the culture and theology of Eastern religion.

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  16. . 's new presiding bishop already has another title: husband of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard of .

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  17. "Should we blame Evangelical purity culture for the murderous assault that 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long is charged with launching on three Atlanta-area spas?" asks . "It certainly seems that way."

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  18. 19 hours ago

    The Church of God in Christ’s new presiding bishop already has another title: husband of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard of The Clark Sisters. My story:

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  19. “I got it!” shouted a COVID-19 recipient last week as Black churches in D.C.-area churches ramp up vaccination sites.

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  20. A landmark survey of church members shows that there is a concern about judgmentalism within the Church, writes .

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