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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It was in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by cornfields, where Iowa artist Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic 1930 portrayal of a stern-looking woman…
Read more Migrants to Iowa strike different portraits where ‘American Gothic’ was createdAuthorities say an arson investigation is under way after fire damaged a nearly 100-year-old Los Angeles church for the second time in less than two years LOS ANGELES…
Read more Arson investigation underway after fire burns Los Angeles church for second time in 2 yearsNEW ORLEANS, La. — The United Methodist Church, a mainstay of the American religious landscape, has cut ties with 58 churches in its Louisiana conference amid a nationwide…
Read more Louisiana churches leave Methodist denomination amid schismThe United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Conservatives…
Read more LGBTQ-friendly votes signal progressive shift for MethodistsUnited Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically widespread of the major Protestant denominations, their steeples visible…
Read more United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism