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The 47 percent and dependency: Telling a different story

| Dec 25, 2012

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Between now and Dec. 31, Toledo Faith & Values will re-publish the 10 most-read articles since the website was launched Aug. 24. Today's article is No. 7.] It’s a fact: Nearly 47 percent of Americans did not pay federal income tax last year. But that same fact can tell different stories, including those of low-income workers who don't earn enough to pay federal income taxes.
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Ohio rights panel holds forum on sex-trafficking in Toledo

| Jun 7, 2013

Toledo’s notoriety as a center for sex trafficking has drawn the attention of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which held a two-day forum this week to assess the situation and to seek solutions.
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Sweet Sistine update: The Final Two (Holy) Fathers

| Mar 11, 2013

(RNS) Our Sweet Sistine Pope Madness tournament is down to its final two bishops. Who will be the People’s Pope, the Bishop of the Bracket, the Victorious Vicar?!?
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‘One Dress, One Month’

| Apr 18, 2013

For the past two weeks twenty-three girls and one teacher at Emmanuel Christian School have been wearing the same dress daily to raise awareness about the plight of human trafficking. The girls are wearing one dress for one month.  Not only do they want to raise awareness, but they also want to raise funds for The Daughter Project (TDP).
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Palestinian Christian seeks peaceful end to land dispute

| Jun 8, 2013

Palestinian Christian Daoud Nassar, coming to Toledo next week, has been struggling since 1991 to keep Israel from confiscating his family farm. All the while, he said, he refuses to resort to violence but instead seeks to follow Jesus' example of peace and love.
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Catholic teens from 5 states make ‘heart connections’ in Toledo

| Jun 12, 2013

Painting, polishing, sweeping, scrubbing, scraping, and digging, 245 Catholic teenagers from five states are starting their summer vacations by working on service projects in the Toledo area.
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Newly retired minister to continue working for social justice

| Jun 14, 2013

LAKESIDE, Ohio -- The Rev. Karen Shepler has just stepped down from active ministry, but the retired pastor of Monroe Street United Methodist Church is not about to slow down or take it easy. "My whole life has been working for justice and I will continue to do so in retirement,” she said.
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United Methodists hold 2013 conference at Lakeside resort

| Jun 14, 2013

Members of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church held their 2013 annual conference at Lakeside, Ohio, from Sunday through Wednesday (June 9-12).
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TAM’s 19th annual Houses of Worship Tours open June 25

| Jun 16, 2013

The 19th Annual Houses of Worship Summer Tours is offering a special bonus this year – a visit to the back acreage of a church on the tour with an array of large and thriving gardens and animal pens that help feed the needy.
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Thursday’s Religion News Roundup: Obama in Israel * The pope’s crush * AA’s God

| Mar 21, 2013

Pope Francis says celibacy is matter of discipline, not faith. A new poll shows religious groups support pathways to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Ten Plagues nail decals the latest “must have” for Monday’s Passover Seder.
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