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PHOTOS: Preaching the ‘whole word of God’

The Rev. Maurice Phillips and his wife, Lady Carrie Phillips, started Kingdom Ministries in their living room in 2008. The small nondenominational church preaches the “whole word of God” to its members, according to Phillips.

Tennessee pastor’s wife ministers to strippers

Erin Stevens isn’t that kind of evangelist who stands outside the strip club with her bullhorn, yelling at the customers to repent or face the flames.

Food pantry nourishes hopes

How much clearer can this sign — “Do Not Form a Line Before 8 a.m.” — be? Yet it might as well be written in ancient Mesopotamian.

Naming Las Vegas: Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church has been a staple of Summerlin area for years. Catholics are familiar with the name, but perhaps not many outside the religion realize that Elizabeth Ann Seton’s deeds affected all of society.

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Heal thyself is Unity’s everyday message

Not everyone associates churchgoing with the ups and downs of cocktail waitressing at a Strip hot spot. But Charli Douglass saw an opportunity.

St. Rose chaplains stress spiritual aspects of care

So you walk into a hospital room and try to convert everyone to Catholicism, right? An emphatic “no,” says chaplain Hilda Pecoraro.

Woman seeks to keep Holocaust memory alive

For more than 50 years, Raymonde Fiol had locked away her childhood memories. She never talked about her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, not even to her two children. The memories of being separated from her Jewish parents and hidden by a Christian family of Resistance fighters were just too painful.

Satanic inmate sues Reno jail for religious meals, including ice cream

A Nevada inmate who says he practices Satanism is accusing county jailers of violating his constitutional rights by denying him meals consistent with the strict diet of his pagan religion, including ice cream.

1st openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband of 6 years

Bishop Gene Robinson announced the end of his marriage to Mark Andrew in an email sent to the Diocese of New Hampshire, where he served for nine years before retiring in 2012.

Relaxed religious views help fuel popularity of cremation

A new era in how we handle The End has begun. Figures from the Cremation Association of North America show a 9 percent leap in people choosing that option from 2007 to 2012. The group estimates that by 2016 a majority of Americans — 55 percent — will select cremation over traditional burial.

Church fundraiser offers glimpse at homeless lifestyle

The parking lot of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church is a testament to the amazing things that can happen when discarded cardboard boxes meet the minds of dedicated people armed with duct tape, staple guns and scads of enthusiastic creativity.

Las Vegas remembers the Holocaust

“Never Again,” agreed the audience, nodding assertively to the words of Rabbi Felipe Goodman.

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