Record-Setting Betting Weighs on College Athletes

As players face new pressures from bettors upset with their performance, chaplains in the NCAA are trying to help students remember their imago Dei.
The odds are bringing little favor to college athletes, who are facing more pressure over their per…

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Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday

Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.
Americans get cold feet when it comes to footwashing, experts say.
Maundy Thursday is a Holy Week service marking the Last S…

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American Bible Society Will Close Its $60 Million Museum

The Bible museum on Independence Mall in Philadelphia was open less than three years and had attracted fewer visitors than projected.
American Bible Society announced it will shutter its Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC), a Bible museum it…

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Liberty University Fined $14M Over Campus Safety

Focused on the evangelical school’s handling of sexual violence, the federal penalty is by far the largest in the Department of Education’s history.
The US Department of Education (DOE) announced on Tuesday that it has fined Liberty University $1…

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Confusion, Strategy Shifts, Layoffs: What’s Happening at the American Bible Society?

The historic and well-funded organization has seen two years of turmoil: five CEOs, money fumbles, and a pullback from global work. It is searching for a fresh start.
The 208-year-old American Bible Society (ABS) used to have a simple mission: prin…

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