Jason DeRose
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National
Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans
The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years.
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Southern Baptist leaders voted to further restrict the role of women in ministry
Southern Baptist leaders meeting in New Orleans voted to amend their constitution to disallow women from serving as a pastor of any kind. They also extended the work of their sex abuse task force.
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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch
The Southern Baptist Convention upheld the removal of two churches for having women as pastors. The nearly 13,000 voters, called "messengers," voted overwhelmingly to uphold the churches' removals.
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National
Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
Some people of faith are organizing a pushback against the wave of anti-LGBTQ rights legislation making its way through state houses this year. They're calling it Faith for Pride.
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Intel named most faith-friendly company
The ranking is according to this year's Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of large companies by the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation.
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The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.
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Books
Books We Love: Fiction recommendations from 2022
From NPR's Books We Love list, we hear about three novels and a collection of short stories: "Less Is Lost,""The Confessions of Matthew Strong,""If I Survive You," and "Thank You For Listening."
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Books
NPR staff recommend the fiction books we love
NPR staff recommend four novels from our Books We Love list: "A Merry Little Meet Cute," "The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl Paulsen," "The Devil Takes You Home," and "Lapvona."
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National
A jury tags Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages for 2 Sandy Hook parents
Jones, the creator and face of the conspiracy-peddling website InfoWars, is on the hook for a total of $49.3 million for spreading falsehoods about the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school.