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Crossroads Community Church Hosts Free Fall Festival

Hundreds gathered Saturday at Crossroads Community Church in Athens to enjoy free face painting, ...

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Athens Area Pagans Advocate for Freedom of Religion

A woman invites a group of her closest friends to spend a Wednesday evening ...

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The Rev. Craig “Chester” Topple interacts with Mackie, his family’s dog. For Topple, spending time in creation and interacting with creatures offers a “God experience.” “I love that dog spelled backwards is God,” Topple said. (Photo/Caroline Odom)

Athens Chaplain Cultivates Conversations Beyond Place, Faiths and Generations

The Rev. Chester “Craig” Topple gathered under a blue umbrella with three residents of ...

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Diversity in the Evangelical Christian Church: A Closer Look at Nations Church in Athens

Diversity is one of the words used by Nations Church, a local Assemblies of ...

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A Faith-Based Electorate: Link Between Religion, U.S. Politics Over Time

From the rise of evangelical influence to the influence of the Black church during ...

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UGA Students React to Election Results, Discuss Faith and Politics

  In the wake of Election Day, three students at the University of Georgia ...

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How Pope Francis’ Recent Messages Will Affect Catholic Voters in Georgia

    Pope Francis released his newest encyclical, Fratelli tutti, at the start of ...

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Imam Brings Past Religious Leader Into Present Day Anti-Racism

As a Sunni imam, Omar Suleiman, who completed doctoral studies in Islamic Thought and ...

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Haley Lerner, the campus minister for the Presbyterian Student Center at the University of Georgia, stands outside of the center on South Lumpkin Street in Athens in March 2020. Lerner guides UGA students on topics of faith and social justice here each day. (Photo Courtesy/ Presbyterian Student Center at UGA)

Haley Lerner’s Presbyterian Faith Calls Her to Seek Justice

Haley Lerner discovered that social justice is rooted in her Presbyterian faith when she ...

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‘We Have a Responsibility:’ Local Jewish Groups Respond to Injustice, Racial Oppression

  As a people group with a horrific history of discrimination, Jewish groups in ...

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Trinity Baptist Church in Danielsville, Georgia, is one example of a Madison County church that is giving drive-in services a go this Easter. (Photo Courtesy/Robby Brown)

Easter During a Pandemic: How Some Madison County Churches Are Handling COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 across the state of Georgia has drastically altered many facets ...

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Interfaith Hospitality Network Unites Area Congregations to Combat Homelessness

This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that ...

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