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Once fearful of crowds, she now speaks to multitudes

With her easy smile and neighborly style, it’s hard to imagine that Patsy Clairmont was once too fearful to leave her house and walk to the mailbox, let alone stand in the spotlight and speak to vast crowds. She will be one of the featured speakers at the Women of Faith conference in Columbus May 2-3.

COMMENTARY: CIA torture report ought to disturb all our consciences

(RNS) We can hope and pray that God forgives us for what our government has done in our name. We can also act to ensure that torture never happens again.

Army approves ‘humanist’ as religious preference

WASHINGTON (RNS) The change comes against a backdrop of persistent claims from atheists and other nonbelievers that the military is dominated by a Christian culture that is often hostile to unbelief.

Kuldeep Singh points to a detail of his presentation of the Sikh religion at a ToledoFAVS Coffee Talk. Photo by David Yonke/Toledo Faith & Values

Basics of Sikhism explained at ToledoFAVS Coffee Talk

Sikhism, perhaps the most misunderstood of the world’s five largest religions, was explained by a local leader of the faith at a ToledoFAVS’ Coffee Talk.

Nigerian Christians fast and pray for more than 100 kidnapped schoolgirls

MultiFaith Banquet’s early bird price extended

‘Church fathers’ distorted Jesus’ Aramaic words

New Jersey lawsuit seeks to ban Pledge of Allegiance

In his Easter message, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine, Syria

A meditation: Noble solar eclipse

4 churches bring story of Last Supper, Holy Week to life

Sanctus Real pursues ‘The Dream’ in its own backyard

COMMENTARY: Anti-Semitism card overplayed in Ukraine

‘Heaven Is for Real’ — and for everyone in new film

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Nick Batt – Faith in the Public Square

‘Render unto Caesar’ doesn’t cover crony capitalism

Pope Francis has caused a lot of huffing and puffing from guys like radio host Rush Limbaugh for his comments about capitalism. I think folks on both the left and the right don’t appreciate the extent of the pope’s experience with crony capitalism in Argentina.

Nick Batt – Faith in the Public Square

Is the love of money the root of all evil?

The love of money does create all sorts of evil, but not all evil. Money itself is just so many pieces of paper.

Nick Batt – Faith in the Public Square

If attacks on Christian culture are on the rise, I say bring it on

If, in fact, the attacks on Christian culture have risen to the point where the mere name is something to be avoided, then we are on the verge of a new persecution. And I say, bring it on. I have read the Book and I know who wins.

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Viewpoints

VIEWPOINT: Can pastor who had an affair be forgiven?

When Bob Coy resigned abruptly as pastor of a Florida megachurch last week, the church gave a terse explanation about his “moral failing.” Do you think the 20,000-member congregation deserves more details? And do you think it was necessary for the longtime pastor to resign?

What do you think of Pope Francis?

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‘Holi Toledo’

The University of Toledo hosted a ‘Holi Toledo’ celebration on the campus, with up to 500 people participating in the Hindu celebration of spring’s arrival. Part of the festivities include throwing colored powder at each other, symbolic of the colors of spring.

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'A few years after the Big Bang' illustration by Thomas Mues/Creative Commons

POLL: Do you believe in the Big Bang theory?

A new poll found that 51 percent of Americans have doubts about the Big Bang theory on the origin of the universe. What do you think — is it a settled scientific fact or a questionable theory? Vote in our poll.