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Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, abortion was among the issues very much on the minds of faith leaders across the country – whether they opposed abortion or supported abortion rights. Several shared their views with AP’s Religion Team as part of a wide-ranging story looking at how clergy were evoking the elections in their services last weekend. The AP team also took a look at the status of abortion legality in Mexico, which – like the U.S. – is now divided state-by-state. As María Teresa Hernández reported from Oaxaca, 10 of Mexico’s 32 states have decriminalized abortion – most of them in the past three years. But even in some of those 10 states, abortion-rights activists say they face persisting challenges in trying to make abortion safe, accessible and government-funded.
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Despite Mastriano’s loss, don’t count out Christian nationalism
‘Winning a race like Mastriano’s in Pennsylvania, leaning on Christian nationalism, is harder than, perhaps, a congressional seat in the South,’ said sociologist Andrew Whitehead. By Jack Jenkins/Religion News Service
Elon Musk loves The Babylon Bee. Will he let the site back on Twitter?
The Christian satire site’s connection to Musk is the latest example of the Bee’s rise from a would-be pastor’s side project to a conservative powerhouse. By Bob Smietana/Religion News Service
School choice — allowing taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition instead of only financing public schools — has become another front in the partisan battles over education this election season. But low-income parents in urban neighborhoods say such programs are the only way their children can afford to attend faith-based institutions. By Giovanna Dell’Orto/The Associated Press
Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop
Pope Francis call female genital mutilation a “crime” and says the fight for women’s rights, equality and opportunity must continue for the good of society. By Nicole Winfield/The Associated Press
Anchorage Zen Community seeks awareness sitting in silence
For more than three decades, members of the Anchorage Zen Community have gathered in unusual venues with the same intention: simply to sit and meditate in silence. These days, they finally gather permanently at a small meditation hall in Alaska’s most populous city. By Luis Andres Henao/The Associated Press
Commentary and Analysis
In the midterm election, it was what held back the red wave. By Mark Silk/Religion News Service
Catholics disagree over how to adapt the church's doctrine and practices, especially marriage, to different cultures. By Joanne M. Pierce for The Conversation
Latina women hold few top leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but their contributions help keep congregations going. By Brittany Romanello for The Conversation
The genre of contemporary Christian music has been around for decades, but the line between CCM and secular pop music has always been blurry. By David W. Stowe for The Conversation
Followers of the ancient Sabean Mandaean religious sect pray alongside the Tigris river during the Prosperity Day celebration in the Tigris River in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Mandaeism follows the teachings of John the Baptist, a saint in both the Christian and Islamic traditions, and its rites revolve around water and prosperity. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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