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Work of Faith: Building an Altar for the Pope

Work of Faith: Building an Altar for the Pope

by Empriss Campbell, Lucy Ren, & Phoebe Tollefson | Aug 18, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

WASHINGTON – Furnishings for Pope Francis’ Mass in Washington in September – an altar, a special chair, a stand to hold the Holy Scripture — are taking shape at a dusty cabinetry shop in Frederick, Maryland. “We had to design something that...
A ‘queer’ evangelical Christian shares his journey

A ‘queer’ evangelical Christian shares his journey

by Mary Lee | Jun 2, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

Brandan Robertson is a recent graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and majored in Pastoral Ministries. In January 2015, he publicly came out as a queer man. Today he is sharing to the Evangelical Christian community that it is not anti-Christian to support the...
A journey from drugs to yoga

A journey from drugs to yoga

by Mary Lee & Anderson Xia | May 21, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Health

WASHINGTON — Today Katie Scott is seven months clean from all substance abuse. Since her freshman year of college, she has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Here is a story about how yoga has helped Scott combat her history with drugs and live a happier...

Respect for ‘people, homelands and culture’ motivates Native American service members

by Mallory Black | Jun 13, 2014 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, National Security

WASHINGTON – Even with a family military background dating back to World War I, Shenandoah Ellis-Ulmer never considered while growing up that serving in the military might be the right choice for her, too. But that changed in her sophomore year in college after...
10 years at Smithsonian Indian museum celebrated by sharing ‘aloha spirit’ in honor of late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii

10 years at Smithsonian Indian museum celebrated by sharing ‘aloha spirit’ in honor of late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii

by Mallory Black | May 21, 2014 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

WASHINGTON — Thousands of people on the East Coast were living aloha this weekend to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month and the late Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s 10-year anniversary. In honor of...

Photos: Cowboy Indian Alliance offers Obama gift in hope that he bars Keystone XL pipeline

by Mallory Black | Apr 28, 2014 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics

WASHINGTON — Nearing the end of a weeklong demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline, actress Daryl Hannah and musician Neil Young joined the Cowboy Indian Alliance Saturday to deliver a painted tipi to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American...
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