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WFU ‘Hit the Bricks’ campus cancer fundraiser
The rain didn’t stop Wake Forest University students from supporting the fight against cancer. “Hit the Bricks” raised a record-breaking $303,000 for cancer research during the all-day relay event. Also record-breaking this year is the number of people who participated. More than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends ran or walked more than 14,000 laps around Hearn Plaza during the event. The money raised will support innovative cancer research and programs at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. WGHP and WFMY also covered the story.
September 26, 2024
Religion News Service
“Supporters of both major U.S. political parties tend to claim their presidential candidate is the “real” Christian or the “better” Christian or just the “true” Christian. While debates over the Christian virtues of the candidates may be important for Christian communities, religious freedom is important for American democracy. The response to Christianity and politics is not more Christianity but more democracy. And religious freedom is key,” writes divinity school dean and humanities professor Corey D.B. Walker. This story originated in The Conversation and was shared nationwide.
September 27, 2024
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