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At inauguration, Trump says he was ‘saved by God to make America great again’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The second inauguration of President Donald Trump was a faith-filled affair on Monday (Jan. 20), as the former president marked his return to the White House with religious services...
View ArticleImam who backed Trump absent from inauguration, removed from program
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A Michigan imam was unexpectedly absent from President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, raising questions as to why the Islamic leader did not offer a benediction as scheduled....
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At historic Riverside Church, a multifaith coalition seeks to reclaim King’s...
NEW YORK (RNS) — When Inauguration Day lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the celebrations are going to produce some crosscurrents, no matter who is being sworn in as president. But at Riverside...
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All the president’s clergy
(RNS) — Donald Trump, the president who doesn’t go to church, was expected to have six clergymen offer prayers at his inauguration Monday (Jan. 20), which would have equaled the record he set in 2017...
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10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free...
(The Conversation) — In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Ten years later,...
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Faith groups say they’ll help refugees despite Trump order. But they’ll need...
(RNS) — Jalil Dawood, pastor of the Arabic Church of Dallas, thanks God every day for the U.S. government’s refugee resettlement program, which helped him settle in the United States after he fled...
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In congregations, fear, misinformation and preparation after ICE policy change
WASHINGTON (RNS) — By now, some 1 million TikTok users have viewed a video posted on the social media platform last Wednesday (Jan. 22) warning people away from the Manna Food Center distribution at...
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Hind Rajab: The Anne Frank of Gaza’s genocide
(RNS) — A year ago, a 6-year-old girl named Hind Rajab sat in a car surrounded by the bodies of her family members, trapped in the wreckage of an Israeli strike in Gaza. For hours, she pleaded for help...
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With federal funds stopped, local faith groups plan to redouble private...
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — The Jewish community here is haunted by the specter of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting, when a gunman killed 11 worshippers in deranged retribution against HIAS, a Jewish...
View ArticleIn new book ‘Believe,’ Ross Douthat makes a case for old-time religion
(RNS) — Being religious is a bit like learning to play soccer, says New York Times columnist and best-selling author Ross Douthat. You can practice all you want on your own, but, at some point, to...
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What could be worse than the Muslim ban? Plenty.
(RNS) — In 2017, President Donald Trump’s chaotic attempt to exclude Muslims from immigrating to the United States by restricting arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries was met with no...
View ArticleThe Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies...
PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in...
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Amid criticism from religious detractors, Vance speaks at religious freedom...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President JD Vance addressed a group of religious leaders on Wednesday (Feb. 5) at the International Religious Freedom Summit, arguing President Donald Trump will prioritize the...
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Establishment US Jewish organizations mum on Trump’s Gaza plan
(RNS) — American Jewish institutions offered a mostly muted response to President Donald Trump’s startling proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and drive its Palestinian residents to neighboring...
View ArticleTrump is trying to divide us. Here’s why I’m optimistic about the next four...
(RNS) — Last year, many of us took to the streets, called our neighbors, built coalitions and marched to the polls. We did this concerned that we would have to protect the communities most likely to be...
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In Israel, reaction to ‘Trump plan’ for Gaza met with disbelief across...
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Israelis and Palestinians were caught completely off guard by President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to “take over” Gaza and permanently relocate the entire...
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Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate
(RNS) — A program at Harvard Divinity School is the latest casualty of the ongoing tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war, with the departure of two administrators and the cancellation of a class on...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims
(RNS) — On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, passed away in Lisbon, at age 88. For most Americans, this name has little meaning. People with a particular historical awareness may...
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Just in time, Baptist leader Roy Medley gets his church’s award for...
(RNS) — When the news got out that the Rev. A. Roy Medley, a former leader of the American Baptist Churches of the United States, would win the denomination’s Edwin T. Dahlberg Award this year, it...
View ArticleAga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in Lisbon. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King Emeritus...
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