clergy
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Clergy preached independence from their pulpits, framing liberty and equality as moral obligations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Clergy from a conservative grouping of the Anglican Church are meeting this week in Nigeria's capital Abuja to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Clergy representing Catholic, Jewish, Episcopal and interfaith coalitions gathered Friday morning to demand an end to workplace raids and mass detentions.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
Clergy sex abuse scandals have rocked Catholic churches across the world, but few places have seen the financial toll of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024
A few months later, Sarah published An Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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