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Area religion news for Friday, Dec. 26, 2025

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 26 Dec 2025
A weekly wrap-up of news from local religious organizations ... .
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Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages

New York Times 26 Dec 2025
Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion ... .
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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 26 Dec 2025
By DANICA KIRKA ... Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super) ... 25, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super) ... .
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ON RELIGION: The history of 'Old Christmas' in the Southern highlands

Tahlequah Daily Press 25 Dec 2025
Candles in farmhouse windows can shine a long way on dark nights in the Blue Ridge Mountains ... .
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LETTER: 'In every religion there is love'

Finger Lakes Times 25 Dec 2025
‘In every religion there is love’ ... .
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Thailand's 'no disrespect, religion' clarification over Lord Vishnu statue's demolition as India voices concern

Live Mint 25 Dec 2025
Thailand claimed that the statue of Lord Vishnu was a later addition and not an officially registered religious site ....
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Demolition Of Hindu Deity Statue Linked To Security, Not Religion: Thailand On Damage To Lord ...

Zeenews 25 Dec 2025
The demolished statue was built in 2014 and was located in the An Ses area. The incident took place amid growing tensions between Cambodia and Thailand ... .
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America must see China’s war on religion for what it is

The Hill 25 Dec 2025
In defending the right to believe, we defend the very idea of freedom itself ....
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Freedom of religion not subject to politicisation

Vietnam News 25 Dec 2025
Việt Nam is a multi-religion country, where spiritual beliefs coexist peacefully, enjoy equality before the law and are closely connected with the nation’s history ... Việt Nam is a multi-religion ...
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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Scheerpost 25 Dec 2025
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment. In Islam, God is thought of as sending a succession of human Messengers, each with his own dispensation ... A minority opinion held that Mary the mother of Jesus was a prophet in her own right ... 1391) ... John 11.43-44 has ... .
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The Lantern in the Window

Blue Ridge Christian News 25 Dec 2025
Outside my cabin window, the late-November woods had settled into ....
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To turn away others is to turn away God, pope says on Christmas Eve

Catholic Standard 25 Dec 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – If people refuse to make room for others – like the poor, children and the stranger – then they also refuse to make room for God, Pope Leo XIV said as he celebrated the birth of Jesus ... Peter’s Basilica ... As the bells of St ... ....
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Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief

Scheerpost 25 Dec 2025
By Dalia Abu Ramadan for Truthout. For the third consecutive year, Christmas will pass in Gaza without lights and without fanfare ... There was a shared sense of hope that 2024 would bring the war to an end ... I asked him how he saw Christmas this year ... ... ....
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