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PSS Canadian public employees may be banned from wearing religious clothing under a “secularism law” being proposed in Québec. Plans to prohibit public employees from wearing religious symbols, including a Jewish kippah or a hijab, were announced by the center-right Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) after the party was swept to victory in provincial elections in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The Gesu School community celebrates its 25th Anniversary as an independent Catholic school and a national model of inner-city education. With Gesu School students are (left to right center): Founding President Fr. George W. Bur, S.J., Vice Principal & Chaplain Fr. Neil Ver’Schneider, S.J., Principal Sr. Ellen Convey, IHM, President and CEO Bryan…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Dr. John Robert “Bobby” Adolph   By Thera Martin At a time when our beloved city of Philadelphia is experiencing so much violence on our streets, and in our homes, many religious leaders are proclaiming, without question— “Its time for prayer. It’s time for revival”! The Baptist Pastors and Ministers Conference, under…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II   (Photo credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)   (PSS) — The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, architect of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina and leader of the revived Poor People’s Campaign, has won a MacArthur “Genius” grant. Barber, 55, pastor of…

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Grace Baptist Church of Germantown 126th Anniversary Commemoration   “Grace Baptist Church of Germantown is a place to come and see that there is still the sacred respect for our music and our worship…We have been serving the local Germantown section of Philadelphia for many years…it is certainly a privilege to be able to serve…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Dr. Denis Mukwege   2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.  Mukwege, a gynecologist and surgeon, has treated many women and girls effected by rape and sexual violence in…

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At a time when church attendance is declining among college students and young professionals, in just 10 years, Epic Church has grown from a handful of people meeting in a small movie theater to more than 2000 meeting at four different locations around the city.  The name Epic stands for Every Person In the City…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The models who proudly graced the program runway demonstrating the theme “Black Magic @ Finesse.   The way African- Americans experience religion is largely shaped by their theology. But the living religious experience is also shaped by esthetic elements such as music and visual arts. These were the sentiments expressed by the Rev….

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She’s My Sister, the anti-human trafficking ministry of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, will host its Fourth Annual Human Trafficking Awareness 5KWalk/Run on Saturday October 6, 2018 Fairmount  Park, Memorial Hall, beginning at 8:00am. The ministry seeks to bring awareness to and assist in combating the horrific crime of human trafficking.  Victims of human trafficking are…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Senior pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, left, is joined by Councilwoman Cherelle Parker during her 11th Annual ‘College, Vocational and Labor Fair’ held inside Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church’s Family Life Center on Saturday, September 15, 2018.   (–SUBMITTED PHOTO)   Councilwoman Cherelle Parker (D-9th Dist.) hosted a labor, vocational…

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