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March 3, 2023 | 9:31 AM

Pittsburgh Lenten fish-fry map unites innovation, tradition

By Ted Anthony/ The Associated Press
February 14, 2023 | 2:39 PM

More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey

By Ashley Lopez/NPR
February 14, 2023 | 9:45 AM

How Pennsylvania’s religious ‘garb ban’ has impacted teachers

By Aubri Juhasz /WHYY

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January 19, 2023 | 5:16 AM

Pennsylvania state Senate advances bill to drop school religious garb ban

Under the current language in the public school code in state law, an educator wearing religious garb must be suspended for one year and will be fired after multiple offenses.

By The Associated Press
December 19, 2022 | 1:41 PM

Who are Quakers and what do they believe? Quaker Activist, George Lakey, gives answers and discusses his new book

On The Spark Monday we dove beneath the surface and learned more about Quakerism and George Lakey, a Quaker activist who fights for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor, justice, and the environment.

By Aniya Faulcon
November 17, 2022 | 5:15 AM

New cemetery chapel honors victims of Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue attack

New Light was one of three congregations targeted at the Tree of Life synagogue building on the Sabbath morning of Oct. 27, 2018, by a gunman who authorities say spewed antisemitic hate online and at the scene.

By Peter Smith/The Associated Press
November 7, 2022 | 10:02 AM

As midterms near, clergy in Pennsylvania and other states preach politics and civics lessons

“God is greater than parties. If we catch some of that spirit, perhaps we can begin to heal the deep divisions that beset our nation and our world.”

By David Crary and Holly Meyer/The Associated Press
October 28, 2022 | 4:43 PM

What is a Jehovah’s Witness and what do they believe?

Robert Hendricks, National Spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said understanding his religion is important for the general public because many feel that Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t have much in common with many mainstream religions, but they do, especially with Christianity. 

By Aniya Faulcon
October 28, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Antisemitism decried four years after Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue attack

For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing incidents of antisemitism in the United States and beyond.
By Peter Smith/The Associated Press
October 27, 2022 | 9:54 AM

Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor deploy religion in contrasting ways

The two candidates are appealing to the contrasting religious and ethnic demographics that have supported each side in recent campaigns such as the 2020 presidential election.

By Peter Smith/The Associated Press
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