Religion

Child education viral star ‘Ms. Rachel’ sparks conservative backlash with Pride video

(RNS) — Rachel Accurso, a preschool teacher who rose to popularity for her online child educational videos, has become a…

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Premiere readings set at theatre row in NYC for winning scripts of inaugural Clive Awards playwriting competition

$40k in prize money awarded to two original plays from a Christian worldview NEW YORK — Premiere staged readings of…

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Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law

(RNS) — A new survey finds that majorities of all major U.S. religious groups believe actions by former President Donald…

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Louisiana’s new bill is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools

(The Conversation) — Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools. In 2023, it joined almost 20…

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Bible societies mount effort to revive view of Scripture as source of ancient wisdom

An open Bible is reflected in a table. (Photo by Aaron Burden/Unsplash/Creative Commons) (RNS) — One of the biggest research…

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A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices

(AP) — When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with…

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Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric

(The Conversation) — India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week…

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Faith-based agencies denounce Biden’s executive order at the southern border

(RNS) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday (June 4) dramatically limiting the number of immigrants who may apply…

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Protests and antisemitic incidents prompt Jewish students to reconsider college choices

(RNS) — James Henry Brook, a rising high school senior from Birmingham, Alabama, had long planned on applying to the…

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US bishops’ report on the Synod on Synodality enumerates tensions but finds hope

(RNS) — A report from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on diocesan discussions about the Synod on Synodality released May…

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