Jamie Dean | Years of suffering and violence led to the creation of South Sudan in 2011. Now more fighting threatens to kill it. The story of how a young republic escaped Christian persecution, then quickly devolved into civil war, is an ongoing drama marked by danger
Jill Nelson | Somali refugee resettlement stirs passions in a small town, with many watching Europe’s cautionary tale
Emily Belz | What to expect from the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch
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How desires can become dogma
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The true story of a widely opposed marriage in colonial Botswana makes for an epic film
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President Trump says U.S. will honor its agreement with China
