2 transgender Democrats nominated in Western GOP strongholds
Source: Associated Press By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KRISTEN WYATT In this photo taken Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Democratic candidate for Senate Misty Snow speaks with. SALT LAKE CITY […]
Muslim Recruit’s Death Sparks a Broad Marine Investigation
Source: The Wall Street Journal PAUL SONNE in Taylor, Mich., and GORDON LUBOLD in Washington, D.C. The death of a young Muslim-American recruit at boot camp is at the heart of […]
Mosque where Orlando shooter Omar Mateen attended receiving threats, targeted by group of motorcyclists, Islamic group says
Source: SunSentinel By Kate Jacobson Contact Reporter Sun Sentinel The Fort Pierce-area mosque once attended by Orlando shooter Omar Mateen is receiving threats and members are being intimidated, according to an Islamic group representing the mosque. Since Mateen killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub June 12, the mosque has received threatening […]
Conservative Christians Grapple With Whether ‘Religious Freedom’ Includes Muslims
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMON Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been popping up repeatedly throughout this presidential campaign. But in the current political […]
Welcome to the Orthodox Jewish prayer group where women lead – and men sit behind mechitza
Source: Forward BY Sam Kestenbaum The doors are open to everyone at Shabbat services held on the ground floor of this Nostrand Avenue building in Brooklyn. But, unlike most Orthodox spaces, here it’s the women who lead prayers. Men? They can sit in the back. “Men are welcome,” said Nechama […]
A multifaith crowd packs soap and toothpaste for Syrian refugees
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) The call went out for 600 volunteers to make care packages for Syrian refugees. Nearly 1,000 Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Buddhists, Christians and Hindus answered it. […]
Donald Trump Had a Very Different Message About Trade Before He Ran For President
Source: Time By Sam Frizell Trump once supported “leaving borders behind” With the aid of a teleprompter,Donald Trump on Tuesdayrepeated the defiant anthem of his campaign: selfish businesses are sending American […]
Watch Samantha Bee Dismantle Islamophobia In A Matter Of Minutes
Source: Huffington Post Hint: It involves actually getting to know Muslim Americans. By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Leave it to Samantha Bee to tear down Islamophobia […]
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
Source: Pew Research Center About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of race relations1 – a series […]
Trump’s shifting position Muslim ban causes confusion
Source: Associated Press BY Jill Colvin NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: “Donald J. […]
New Jersey passes anti-BDS legislation
Source: JTA (JTA) — The New Jersey Legislature passed legislation that prohibits the state from investing pension and annuity funds in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses. The bipartisan bill in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement against Israel passed the state’s General Assembly on Monday by […]
Catholic bishop apologizes for ‘betrayal’ of sexual abuse
Source: RNS By Sally Morrow KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) A single chime rang out after each abuse victim’s statement was read over the speakers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception […]
Southern Baptists are going to need a bigger tent
Source: RNS By Heidi Hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention was so famously insular for so long that it earned its own joke about members believing they’re the […]
A Noah’s Ark in Kentucky, dinosaurs included
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — In the beginning, Ken Ham made the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky. And he saw that it was good […]
Fake monks? Buddhist leaders warn NYC tourists to be wary
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL BALSAMO In this Friday, June 24, 2016 photo, a man wearing an orange robe talks with a woman in New York’s… Read more NEW YORK […]
Presbyterians vote to continue pressure on Israel
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Presbyterians at their General Assembly passed several resolutions aimed to pressure Israel to leave territories it has occupied since its 1967 war with neighboring states. The votes Friday (June 24) by Presbyterian Church USA delegates angered mainstream Jewish groups, who said the measures unfairly “demonize” […]
A born-again Donald Trump? Believe it, evangelical leader says
Source: The New York Times By TRIP GABRIEL and MICHAEL LUO Has Donald J. Trump become a born-again Christian? That is the suggestion of James C. Dobson, one of America’s […]
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic restrictions
Source: Washington Post By Robert Barnes The Supreme Court struck down key provisions in a strict Texas abortion law on June 27 that could have a ripple effect nationwide. The […]
Does religion matter in politics by James Zogby?
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby Shortly after Tim Kaine had been elected governor of Virginia in 2006, a discussion ensued among Democratic Party leaders about the lessons that could […]
Harrisburg mosque welcomes outspoken critic to Ramadan open house
Source: Penn Live By Charles Thompson Matthew Jansen, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter, studied and broke bread with some of the new faces of America in Harrisburg Friday and, […]