Religion
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How the sanctuary movement became the faithful’s answer to ICE raids
This is the second in a series of articles about faith and protest. (RNS) — In January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order lifting a 14-year ban on enforcing immigration laws at sensitive locations like churches and schools. It was part of a larger crackdown on mass arrests and deportations that instilled fear in immigrants across the country —…
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Armageddon is not a strategy for peace in Iran
(RNS) — The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said in recent days that soldiers have been reporting that the Book of Revelation — the New Testament’s apocalyptic last book foretelling the Second Coming of Christ — had been making odd appearances at some combat briefings for attacks on Iran. More than 200 service members, the group claimed, complained the bombing campaign…
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The goal of National Women’s History Month should be to make misogyny history
(RNS) — Almost 40 years ago, the U.S. Congress declared March National Women’s History Month in the hope of “recognizing, honoring, and celebrating the achievements of American women.” But while Women’s History Month has done its work of raising awareness of American women’s remarkable contributions to the country, it has not succeeded in addressing, let alone dismantling, one of the…
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Photo gallery: The attack on Iran shocks, heartens and divides the world
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From Diwali parties to daily puja: Hindu campus houses push for deeper faith practice
(RNS) — With more than 20 South Asian cultural and religious organizations on the campus of University of Illinois, where 25% of the student population is Asian, Connecticut native Rishabh Bhandari felt spoilt for choice as an eager freshman. Yet despite the widespread popularity of large-scale Diwali and Holi events, Bhandari said he felt there was a lack of focus…
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a year of pro-democracy prayer vigils in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — On a recent Monday evening as commuters hurried past, a group of faith leaders set out a microphone and battery-run candles at the Columbus Circle entrance of Central Park in Manhattan for their weekly prayer vigil and held up a worn-out banner reading “Multifaith Monday: Witness for Democracy.” Within minutes, nearly 30 people had assembled, greeting…
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Multnomah gave up its campus in a failed takeover. Alums want it back.
(RNS) — Multnomah University was facing the end of its days. “We have cried, prayed, and walked a difficult path together as a community,” the Christian school’s president, Jessica Taylor, said in a 2023 video. “Without God’s provision, there was no path forward.” Then, in the fall of 2023, Taylor announced a new “transformative partnership” with Jessup University, a similarly…
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Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians’ protected status, but fear of ICE remains
(RNS) — In a last-minute ruling on Monday (Feb. 2), a U.S. district judge in Washington halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants. TPS, which allows designated Haitian nationals to live and work in the United States, was set to expire on Tuesday (Feb. 3) for some 350,000 people. In her ruling…
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A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divides
(RNS) — Growing up in Fez, Morocco, Yona Elfassi was always aware of the history of the city, which has been a center of culture, learning and spirituality since the ninth century. Home to great minds such as the 12th-century philosopher and jurist Ibn Rushd and his contemporary, the physician and codifier of Jewish law Maimonides, the city was shaped…
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