Religion
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Once a beacon of the Yiddish speaking world, Lithuania’s Jews work to keep it alive
VILNIUS, Lithuania (RNS) — If one city could be said to be the home of Yiddish, the traditional language of…
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AME Church delegates name six new bishops while retaining same-sex marriage ban
(RNS) — The African Methodist Episcopal Church, gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for its quadrennial meeting, consecrated six new bishops on…
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Harris-Walz campaign hires the Rev. Jen Butler, longtime activist, to lead faith outreach
(RNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris has hired the Rev. Jen Butler, a Presbyterian minister and well-known liberal religious advocate,…
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Israeli Cabinet minister draws rebuke for saying he would build a synagogue at holy site
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Israel’s minister of national security dreams of building a synagogue on the Temple Mount, where the ancient…
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Why are Mormon lifestyle influencers so popular?
(RNS) — An alluring young woman sporting a 1950s-style polka-dot halter dress leans toward the camera across the kitchen counter,…
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The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a…
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Platforming religion: The Dems’ and GOP’s official positions compared
(RNS) — What the parties have to say — and not say — on the subject as the 2024 campaign…
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Each Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding and so does their life together
(The Conversation) — Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with…
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I documented shrines to people in North Philly − here’s what they tell us about grief and trauma
(The Conversation) — I was walking through the Kensington neighborhood in North Philadelphia when I noticed a shrine made from…
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Want a better life? Spend more time thinking about sin, says Elizabeth Oldfield.
(RNS) — Elizabeth Oldfield spends a lot of time thinking about sin. Not the finger-pointing, fire and brimstone, shape-up-or-go-to-hell approach…
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