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Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized
(RNS) — Faith groups are teaming up with liberal secular organizations to combat the ideology, which they say is a threat to democracy — and, for many, their religion.
Amy Spitalnick, who took on neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, is moving to Bend the Arc
(RNS) — In November, Spitalnick will become CEO of the left-leaning organization that blends community organizing, political advocacy and leadership training.
Be the flame of democracy on Jan. 6
(RNS) — Efforts to undermine democracy fly in the face of the belief that we are all created equal.
The Unite the Right rally changed her life. She now wants to defeat white nationalism.
(RNS) — Since that searing summer day four years ago, Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin has devoted herself to better understanding what happened and working to make sure it never happens again.
Voting is a covenant. We’ll use our pulpits to demand it be supported.
(RNS) — President Biden needs to use his pulpit, too, to stop voting suppression shenanigans from continuing.
Calling all women: It’s time to take our stand together against tyranny and injustice
(RNS) — Every holy text we follow, from the Quran, Torah and Bible to the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, demands a moral obligation to the most marginalized people in society.
Faith leaders on Kavanaugh: Defender or destroyer of religious liberty?
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As debates over faith and culture continue, secularists worry Kavanaugh could be a ‘disaster’ for the principle of church-state separation, while some conservatives think he will be a staunch defender of religious liberties.
Margari Aziza Hill: A time of interfaith mass movement
(RNS) We asked Margari Aziza Hill, MuslimARC co-founder, to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
After Las Vegas mass shooting, calls for prayer, action on gun control
(RNS) — In the tragedy’s wake, when so many grasp for words, religious leaders speak.
Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemn Trump ending DACA
(RNS) — But there were exceptions.
Religious leaders respond to Trump’s transgender military ban
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Cheers and condemnations greeted the president’s tweet.
Trump wins praise from Holocaust survivors at remembrance
(RNS) Before the event, many Jews had spoken of their discomfort with Trump as the keynote, referencing his history of disparaging rhetoric against religious and ethnic minorities.
Faith leaders respond to reversal of transgender guidelines
(RNS) Religious leaders have voiced mixed reactions to President Trump’s reversal of protections that allowed transgender students to use the bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
Trump condemned anti-Semitism. What about Islamophobia?
(RNS) ‘We actually have to convince the administration that bigotry against Muslims is wrong,’ said Dalia Mogahed, a Muslim researcher and activist.
Jewish groups dismayed by Trump’s response to anti-Semitism question
(RNS) The reporter asked about rising anti-Semitism in the U.S. The president’s answer — or seeming lack of one — angered many prominent Jewish Americans.