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British actor Adam Pearson is telling the stories about disability that he wants to see in Hollywood. The 39-year-old, who lives with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), stars in A Different Man, a dark ...

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“Why did you stick with your faith after the discrimination?” Deacon Tim Bolton asked me. I had enrolled in Fairfield University’s spiritual direction program during college to deepen my lifelong ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email FALLS CHURCH, Va.- One never knows what they can do until they are thrust into a situation beyond their control.