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Who is the domestic terrorist?

In the wake of the violence of January 6, 2021, some observers wondered why the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol weren’t charged with domestic terrorism. The reason is simple: There is no standalone federal crime on the books for domestic...

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BC event features winter adventure, faith decisions

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Three hundred thirty-three youth from 12 churches across Virginia stormed the Bluefield College campus Jan. 14-16 for the school’s three-day extreme winter worship adventure known as Winter Blast. With skiing, sledding, tubing and other snow activities on…

Documentary on bishop premieres at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah (RNS) — It’s been years since the incident, but Bishop Gene Robinson’s heart still races when he sees it on film. Robinson, the Episcopal Church’s first openly bishop, was preaching in London when a man in the…

Shhh! Pope praises value of short tweets, silence

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI praised new communications technologies like Twitter on Jan. 24, saying that even “concise phrases, often no longer than a verse from the Bible,” can convey “profound thoughts.” Benedict did not explicitly refer to…

COMMENTARY: Competing in the free market

NEW YORK (RNS) — If local newspapers are dying, where will we get the trustworthy news we need to be responsible citizens, neighbors and economic contributors? It’s a good question. Here’s another. If slow-moving, complacent old-economy enterprises like Kodak continue…

America is drunk

By Jim Denison Ablow cites new data from the Centers for Disease Control revealing that one in six Americans downs eight mixed drinks within a few hours, four times a month. Twenty-eight percent of young people between the ages of…