RELIGION

A groundbreaking synagogue lures burned-out techies with digital strategies (and ecstatic dance)

BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) — Like many fast-growing organizations, Chochmat HaLev tracks new relationships using customer relations management software. Brittany Berman,…

2 days ago

Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity

 This week, you’ll hear a powerful panel discussion hosted by Rev. Paul Raushenbush and featuring four leading LGBTQ+ and…

5 days ago

Sudanese Christians pray in secret, plead for end to war and religious attacks

KHARTOUM, Sudan (RNS) — In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, Peter and dozens of his neighbors hold secret…

1 week ago

Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt to step down, Shawn Williams named successor

South Barrington, Ill. (RNS) — David Dummitt, who became pastor of Willow Creek Church at the height of the COVID-19…

2 weeks ago

Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention

(RNS) — The faculty at Georgetown University’s center for Muslim-Christian understanding is protesting the detention of Badar Khan Suri, a…

2 weeks ago

Catholic convert and collector’s mission to capture the face of Christ in art finds a home

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — More than 20 years ago, Steen Heidemann stumbled into Westminster Cathedral in London, where he was…

2 weeks ago

For one Iranian family and their church, Trump’s refugee freeze leaves son in exile

(RNS) — On a recent night, a mother in California found herself lying awake at 3:00 a.m., her mind racing.…

3 weeks ago

Is taking Ozempic during Ramadan cheating?

(RNS) — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — all part of a class of drugs called GLP-1 medications — have…

3 weeks ago

The Slow Civil War Is Speeding Up

In difficult times, the work of truth-telling can seem like obsessing on the negative. But the most important truths are…

4 weeks ago

Zomi Christians are the face of a refugee crisis we can’t ignore

(RNS) — “You have come to us at a very low point,” said Pastor Piang, a refugee from Myanmar I…

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