David Finnigan
David Finnigan is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by David Finnigan
Man behind anti-Islam film `Innocence of Muslims’ arrested in Los Angeles
By David Finnigan — September 28, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) The Egyptian-American man reportedly behind the anti-Muslim video which has sparked weeks of riots was arrested and detained in Los Angeles. By David Finnigan.
Muslim woman files suit against Disney over headscarf dispute
By David Finnigan — August 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) The ACLU is suing The Walt Disney Co. on behalf of a Muslim woman who claims the company discriminated against her by not allowing her to wear a headscarf while working in a Disney restaurant in Anaheim. By David Finnigan.
LAPD modifies surveillance program of Muslims
By David Finnigan — May 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Muslim leaders have worked with the Los Angeles Police Department to modify its new surveillance program on suspicious activities, following recent disclosure that the New York Police Department had been spying on local Muslims. By David Finnigan.
McCain seeks to harness newfound zeal among evangelicals
By David Finnigan — September 10, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Months of tepid _ even reluctant _ support among some evangelicals for Sen. John McCain’s White House bid have exploded into a newfound sense of enthusiasm, generated in part by McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. “They will rally to the […]
McCain to make full-throttle push for Catholic vote
By David Finnigan — September 3, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. _ At 67 million strong and packed into must-win states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida, U.S. Catholics are the ultimate electoral prize for any candidate seeking the White House. Since 1976, winning the Catholic vote has meant winning the Oval Office _ except for Al Gore, who narrowly carried Catholics by two […]
Muslims find welcome at Democrats’ party
By David Finnigan — August 29, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service DENVER _ Muslim leaders here say the Democratic National Committee is welcoming their rising profile in the party, even as Democrats’ presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, battles false rumors that he is Muslim. As the Democratic National Convention draws to a close tonight with Obama’s official acceptance of the nomination, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By David Finnigan — August 28, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service DENVER _ Democratic Party leaders are making an aggressive push for Catholic and evangelical voters, splashing attention on faith-focused ideas and gurus here at the Democratic National Convention. “They recognize that the Catholic piece is critical to electoral success,” said Dr. Patrick Whelan, a pediatrician at Harvard Medical School and […]
Megachurch reflects on presidential event
By David Finnigan — August 19, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service LAKE FOREST, Calif. _ A day after hosting presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, megachurch pastor Rick Warren said Sunday (Aug. 17) that a politician’s soul is as important as his solutions. “Don’t just look at issues, look at character,” Warren sermonized here at his Saddleback Church. “Issues are […]
10 Minutes With … Laura Ingraham
By David Finnigan — February 21, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Listeners throughout the country hear conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham hold up faith and flag in her daily national radio show. And her latest book, a collection of essays called “Power to the People,” has sold more than 100,000 copies since its debut last September. Ingraham, 45, converted […]
Hillary Clinton pays a call on Rick Warren’s megachurch
By David Finnigan — December 1, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service LAKE FOREST, Calif. _ Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reached out to conservative Christians on Thursday (Nov. 29) at a church-run AIDS conference where the presidential candidate fused her faith with the event’s push to combat HIV and AIDS. “It’s not a sin to be sick,” Clinton told some 1,700 […]
NEWS STORY: Republican Jews Walk Fine Line With Evangelical Christian Allies
By David Finnigan — September 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ When Sen. Norm Coleman took to the podium at the Plaza Hotel this week near Manhattan’s Central Park, the Minnesota Republican made it plain to the audience of 1,500: “I wouldn’t be in the United States Senate without the strong support of the Republican Jewish Coalition,” he […]
NEWS FEATURE: Gibson DVD Hits Stores Without the Spring Passion
By David Finnigan — August 27, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ Looking back to those highly charged weeks in February and March, Rabbi Marvin Hier would have changed nothing because nothing has changed about his analysis of filmmaker Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” which makes its DVD debut Tuesday (Aug. 31). “If you’re asking me if […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jewish Superhero Film Hits Big Screens for Hanukkah
By David Finnigan — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES (RNS) Jews in Hong Kong love America’s latest superhero, the man dubbed “the baddest Heeb this side of Tel Aviv,” in the new comedy film “The Hebrew Hammer,” which debuts in theaters the day before the Dec. 19 start of Hanukkah. “They have 4,000 Jews in Hong Kong; […]
NEWS FEATURE: Pre-Passover Photo Exhibit Shows Rich Variety of Jewish Foods, Cultures
By David Finnigan — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ As Gunther Katz surveyed the Skirball Cultural Center’s photo exhibit about Jewish merchants, contrasting portraits of Greek happiness and black market meat in Uzbekistan caught the squinting eyes of the 73-year-old child Holocaust survivor. “The meat is not refrigerated, and yet with hunger, you gotta get something […]
NEWS FEATURE: `The Pianist’ Revives Hollywood’s Forgive-and-Forget Policy
By David Finnigan — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service HOLLYWOOD _ Troubled filmmaker Roman Polanski, the “Chinatown” director and fugitive who fled the United States 25 years ago after having sex with a 13-year-old girl, is being noticed again in Hollywood with “The Pianist,” a Holocaust drama with Oscar potential. But talk of the 69-year-old Polanski remains uncomfortable, his […]
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