Tallahassee is much like other mid-size cities in the American South — it takes its religion seriously. Just under 50% of Tallahasseeans consider themselves religious and practice their faiths.

And in our city, there are many faiths to choose from. From established Christian traditions, including Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical practices to Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Bah’i and Judaism, there is a worship service available.

A Phoenix church has planned a candlelight vigil to be held Sunday night following a pair of mass shootings that happened over the weekend.

Source: Phoenix church holds vigil following weekend mass shootings | Arizona News | azfamily.com

When Bethel AME made a cry for help, all it received was a $100 gift card. Now the pastor and church members have agreed to sell the historic building.

Source: Indy's oldest African-American church sold for hotel space

A sign in front of Highlands United Methodist Church in Denver with a Bible verse expressing love for the stranger was vandalized on Sunday.

Source: A Denver church sign supporting immigrants was vandalized Sunday

Source: Interfaith group tackling climate crisis - Times Union

PEORIA, Ill. — Still under construction, Serenity Memorial Park is dedicated to Peorians who have lost a loved one to violence. But last week, the centerpiece of the South Peoria park — an imported statue of Jesus Christ — was the victim of violence: the hands were busted off and the face was bashed in. The $15,000 statue — which includes a plaque bearing the scripture, “Love one another as I have loved you” — might be irreparable. “It’s so

Source: At Illinois park...

For the Latter-day Saints faithful, a shift away from a longtime name has meant lighthearted screw-ups, logistical complications and reflections on identity.

Source: ‘Mormon’ No More: Faithful Reflect on Church’s Move to Scrap a Moniker - The New York Times

Police officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department who posted racist and bigot Facebook posts are a “ threat to the public,” Reverend Spencer Lamar Booker, senior pastor at

Source: Faith leaders demand to be part of sensitivity training for police | Local Religion | stlamerican.com

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington which was founded by free African Americans in the 19th century.

Source: Mother church of Washington's black Catholics called 'holy ground'

New research shows that U.S. Mormon families are still larger than the nation’s, but the difference is smaller than it used to be.

Source: The incredible shrinking Mormon American family - Religion News Service

Source: 1st black priest in US, ex-slave, positioned for sainthood...

THE VOICE ON THE OPENING recording is so cheerful it could be a representative from the tourism board of some perpetually sunny Caribbean island.“Welcome to the Amish and Mennonite Conference Line! Use it for God’s glory!”The Line is a conference room-via-phone for speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch, a dialect of German brought to the United States by European immigrants beginning in the late 17th century and preserved today almost entirely by the Amish and Mennonites in the United States and Ontario, Canad

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