As a storm loomed over Springfield, Ohio, Sunday afternoon (Sept. 22), some 60 Ohio faith leaders gathered outside the city’s Greater Grace Temple to welcome the Rev. William Barber II, who was invited to the city by clergy to push back against…
Springfield, Ohio, rabbi will meet with local Haitian leaders after disparaging community
The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, has expressed regret and said he will meet with local Haitian leaders following widespread criticism of his remarks disparaging the city’s migrant community.
GOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: ‘You Support Hamas, Don’t You?’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday baselessly accused an Arab American witness of supporting terrorists during a Senate hearing, and as she called out his blatant Islamophobia, the GOP senator told her to “hide her head in a bag.”
Self-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains
As the Jewish High Holidays approach, which begin with Rosh Hashanah and continue with Yom Kippur, the theme of forgiveness keeps coming to my mind.
National study finds Latter-day Saints are ‘most resilient to political division and polarization’
A new national study has found that Latter-day Saints “stand out as the faith community most resilient to political division and polarization both at the local and national levels.”
Tech Takes On Religious Traditions: The Quest For Immortality
Religion and biohacking, at first glance, may seem worlds apart — one rooted in ancient traditions and spiritual beliefs, the other in cutting-edge science and technology.
The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter
The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy said Monday he was killed by police while in custody in southern Pakistan after he voluntarily surrendered following assurances that he would be given a chance to prove his innocence, denying a…
Houston Ballet Debuts New Work Based on … C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis wrote at the end of his book The Four Loves that he didn’t feel like he could fully express the nature of love on the page. “I dare not proceed,” he concluded.
Vatican Allows Devotion To Medjugorje, Fails To Call Apparitions ‘Authentic’
The Vatican gave Catholics the go-ahead on Thursday to continue visiting the Bosnian village of Medjugorje, a place millions deem holy after children had reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary there decades ago.
Seminary Professor Accused of Secret Second Marriage
The St. Louis ministers weren’t prepared to debate polygamy.
The Fight To Save A Swing-State School Board From Far-Right Extremists
Last September, the New Hanover County Board of Education in North Carolina voted 4-3 to remove “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, from its high school curriculum.
In contentious Senate hearing, divisions over how to fight antisemitism come to the fore
Should the U.S. government address antisemitism on its own, or as part of the broader fight against prejudice?