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  • Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

    Adam MacInnis

    February 13, 2023 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    Embrace Grace is a 12-week program that supports single parents and women facing unplanned pregnancies and works to coach churches to be more accepting and open their doors and their hearts to those in need, specifically in the wake of the Dobbs. V. Jackson and Roe v. Wade overturn. There are currently about 20 churches across the state involved in the program.

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  • Nuns' social work schools form church workers for 'justice-based society' in India

    Thomas Scaria

    February 13, 2023 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: India

    The Daughters of the Heart of Mary work to train people within the church, specifically nuns and priests, to become social workers. The group came to India in 1951, and currently teaches about 600 students in both bachelor's and master's courses in social work, as well as counseling and psychology.

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  • Allied Forces

    Maggie Phillips

    February 08, 2023 |

    Tablet Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Philos Action League dispatches Christian volunteers to offer support and solidarity to Jewish communities when antisemitic attacks occur. The organization has more than 2,000 volunteers who have responded to 128 incidents since 2021.

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  • “It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

    Edikan Umoh

    January 29, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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  • Animal Chaplaincy Has Become A Growing Profession

    Andrea Cooper

    January 04, 2023 |

    Religion Unplugged |

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    Response Location: United States, Mendham, New Jersey

    Animal chaplains provide spiritual support, specifically focusing on relationships with animals. Animal chaplains help clients prepare for a pet’s passing and run animal loss support groups, regardless of a person’s religious beliefs or affiliation.

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  • Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,' queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

    Jackie Hajdenberg

    January 03, 2023 |

    The Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Tzitzit Project makes Jewish ritual garments typically produced for and worn by Orthodox men in shapes and colors for a variety of bodies and genders to appeal to a more diverse set of people.

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  • Women earn unique master's in ministry behind Tennessee prison bars

    Ted Parks

    December 21, 2022 |

    The Christian Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Lipscomb University's LIFE Program provides educational opportunities to women incarcerated at the Debra Johnson Rehabilitation Center, including a master's degree in Christian ministry. The courses are also offered to non-incarcerated people who learn alongside their incarcerated peers, and 13 students graduated from the program in 2022.

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  • The vegan leather made from India's waste flowers

    Sushmita Pathak

    December 19, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Kanpur

    Phool, a startup in India, makes a plant-based leather alternative using flower petals discarded from Hindu temples after rituals to feed microbes that grow the material. The product, named Fleather, keeps flower waste from contaminating rivers and is a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to animal leather.

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  • Campus religious groups step into a new realm: mental health counseling

    Olivia Sanchez

    November 27, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Organizations like the Muslim Mental Health Initiative and the Hillel mental health and wellness pilot program are helping connect students in need of mental health support with specialists who understand their religion to make the process more comfortable and less difficult.

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  • Churches combating hunger

    Ben McKettrick

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    In partnership with churches across north Georgia, There's Hope for the Hungry holds monthly events to distribute groceries to families in need. The organization helped roughly 10,000 families in 2022.

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