PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shortly after sunset on Saturday, Rabbi Chaim Zippel clasped an overflowing cup of wine and a tin of smelling spices as he marked the end of the Sabbath with a small Jewish congregation at his home...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning conservative political...
Hopelessness, Genocide, and a Community’s Political Reckoning Colorado state Rep. Iman Jodeh reflects on the political conundrums faced by Muslim voters amid the Gaza genocide // ?? Jay, we’d probably avoid this terminology in a news story....
(RNS) — Yogis fortunate enough to practice under the late R. Sharath Jois, who died this past Monday (Nov. 11) often characterize his demeanor as equal parts firm and gentle. Some were intimidated by his penetrating gaze and unyielding approach...
(RNS) — A rabbinic human rights organization has signed on to a statement calling for an end to offensive military aid to Israel in light of the country’s continued blocking of humanitarian aid to the ravaged Gaza Strip. The group,...
(RNS) — All too often, religion is sidelined when it could be an instrumental force for positive change in the realm of conflict resolution. When municipalities draft laws, when governments enact policies, when nations sign agreements like the Abraham Accords...
(RNS) — Picture bacchanalian revels, wine, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll! That’s what people who leave religion are up to, right? Without the moral strictures of religion, and with all that additional time they would have spent on being religious,...
AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — A group of Israeli Jews said Sabbath prayers on a late October Friday as the sun set in Al-Makhrour, a valley outside of Beit Jala in the West Bank. Nearby, Palestinian Muslims faced Mecca and said...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, wading into the debate about rising rental prices that has only grown more acute with Holy...
