RELIGION

Criticize the late Chabad Rebbe at your peril

(RNS) — Last summer, to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, photographer Marc Asnin…

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Estonian lawmakers look to make country’s Orthodox church cut ties with Moscow

(RNS) — Lawmakers in Estonia’s Parliament are debating a draft bill that would effectively require the Estonian Orthodox Church of…

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Why a bishop and a rabbi are taking Homeland Security to court

(RNS) — As a rabbi and an Episcopal bishop, we share the ancient belief that every person is made in…

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Jewish Reform seminary relocating to Upper West Side, adds virtual options

(RNS) — Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Reform movement’s rabbinical training school, is moving its New York campus…

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Katherine Stewart Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy

 This week, author and journalist Katherine Stewart joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the rise of Christian…

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Is it OK for Mormons to bet on the Super Bowl?

(RNS) — This coming Sunday (Feb. 9), as the Kansas City Chiefs battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl,…

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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…

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Idaho goes after same-sex marriage

(RNS) — This week, the Idaho House of Representatives passed a “joint memorial” (i.e. resolution) of the Legislature calling on…

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Bishop Budde was speaking Hebrew

(RNS) — Remember the 10th commandment? “Thou shalt not covet”? This past week, many preachers violated that commandment. They were…

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At March for Life, crowd roars as GOP leaders renew anti-abortion vows

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After a presidential campaign in which anti-abortion activists lamented that their issue had faded from the GOP’s…

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