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Michigan Nonprofit Association Opens Its Metro Detroit Office PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The Michigan Nonprofit Association's Metro Detroit Office will host an open house on December 6 from 3:30-6:00 p.m. to showcase its new office, housed in the Detroit Youth Foundation's Youthville Building in Detroit's New Center area.
NE Ohio Lutheran synod elects first woman bishop The Canton Repository
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) - The first woman selected as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America wants to focus on social justice issues and bring minority l
Elizabeth Eaton Elected Bishop of ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod Worldwide Faith News
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Voting members attending a special synod assembly Dec. 2 elected the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Messiah Lutheran Church, Ashtabula, Ohio, to a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Eaton was elected on the fifth ballot for bishop, 281-230 over the Rev. David P. Anderson, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Medina,
NE Ohio Lutheran synod elects first woman bishop Middletown Journal
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — The first woman selected as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America wants to focus on social justice issues and bring minority leaders into churches.
Eaton elected Lutheran bishop Akron Beacon Journal
The newly elected bishop of nearly 85,000 members of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America wants to get even more people coming to her churches.
Bible can help heal abuse, activist says Boston Globe
You probably wouldn't think to look 2,000 years back in history to find an enlightened view of women. Yet Nicole Sotelo says Bible passages helped her heal from years of emotional abuse she suffered as a young woman and can help others.
Rap gets religion Calendarlive.com
* As growing numbers of preachers and MCs see it, hip-hop needs Christianity and Christianity needs hip-hop. But sometimes it's hard to see what a rhyme-spitting Jesus would do.
Islam’s gender boundaries being pushed Naples Daily News
Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, was a day of many firsts for Laury Silvers, a practicing Muslim and professor of Islam at Skidmore College. It was the first time she had ever prayed beside a man. It was the first time she had ever led a sermon, or khutbah. And it was the first time she had ever been led in prayer by a woman, Nakia Jackson.
Religion Expert Named African Studies Chief The Harvard Crimson
A leading scholar in African religions has been tapped to chair the University’s Committee on African Studies.
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