Religion /tags/religion Religion en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:26:00 GMT Meet the Ohio pastor turning guns into garden tools /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-11-15/meet-the-ohio-pastor-turning-guns-into-garden-tools Joel Shenk is a part of a national movement to forge donated firearms into tools for cultivation. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:26:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-11-15/meet-the-ohio-pastor-turning-guns-into-garden-tools Kendall Crawford This ‘Quaker Pirate’ uses an illegal artform to promote peace /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-18/this-quaker-pirate-uses-an-illegal-artform-to-promote-peace A new exhibit at Wilmington College is hoping to teach students how to use art as activism. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:15:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-18/this-quaker-pirate-uses-an-illegal-artform-to-promote-peace Kendall Crawford Your new neighbors may drive a buggy — Ohio’s Amish population is growing /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-05-28/your-new-neighbors-may-drive-a-buggy-ohios-amish-population-is-growing With more than 84,000 people, Ohio has the second largest Amish population in the country. The number is rising rapidly. Tue, 28 May 2024 09:15:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-05-28/your-new-neighbors-may-drive-a-buggy-ohios-amish-population-is-growing Erin Gottsacker Ohio faith leaders go beyond the pulpit to fight gun violence /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-27/ohio-faith-leaders-go-beyond-the-pulpit-to-fight-gun-violence Faith leaders across Ohio are making gun violence prevention a vital part of their ministry. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:26:19 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-27/ohio-faith-leaders-go-beyond-the-pulpit-to-fight-gun-violence Kendall Crawford How one Ohio Catholic university is bucking trends /news/2023-10-17/how-one-ohio-catholic-university-is-bucking-trends For the past seven years, enrollment at the Franciscan University of Steubenville has been growing, even though college enrollment at many Ohio universities is dropping and Catholic parishes in the state are consolidating. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:01:07 GMT /news/2023-10-17/how-one-ohio-catholic-university-is-bucking-trends Erin Gottsacker Another church closes: How Ohio is losing faith in Christianity /news/2023-04-24/another-church-closes-how-ohio-is-losing-faith-in-christianity St. Mary Church in Conneaut permanently closed last week – joining the ranks of dozens of Christian churches across Ohio to shutter because of declining attendance. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:15:00 GMT /news/2023-04-24/another-church-closes-how-ohio-is-losing-faith-in-christianity Erin Gottsacker