A Jewish movement against ICE takes off by deploying its most famous mantra
By Yonat Shimron — August 21, 2019
(RNS) — In less than two months since it was formed, Never Again Action has mounted 37 demonstrations around the country — a breathtaking feat for a small and decentralized organization of young Jewish liberal activists.
Babylon Bee, Snopes feud over fact-checking satire
By Jack Jenkins — July 31, 2019
(RNS) — The popular fact-checking site Snopes and the Babylon Bee, a religious humor site, have feuded online over the difference between 'fake news' and satire.
Franklin Graham ‘burdened’ to pray for a president he says is under attack
By Yonat Shimron — May 31, 2019
(RNS) — Graham's call for 'special day of prayer for the president' on Sunday (June 2) has been joined by a who's who of evangelical leaders.
Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ cited for hate speech
By Barbara Ortutay — May 3, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists.
Latasha Morrison hopes to build a bridge between black and white Christians
By Nicola A. Menzie — March 15, 2019
(RNS) — Latasha Morrison launched Be the Bridge's Facebook group with about 69 members in 2015. Today, the online community fostering racial reconciliation is more than 21,000-strong, with more than 1,000 groups in 48 states.
How social media changes our grieving
By Amanda Greene — March 15, 2019
(RNS) — Grieving is no longer a private process. Today, we reach out to our community of friends and family worldwide for solace on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter.
Pundits repent of Twitter sins, apply faith to social media
By Elizabeth E. Evans — March 13, 2019
(RNS) — Political insiders and other pundits who are public about their beliefs are taking steps to tweet, post and blog according to the tenets of their faith.
Fighting anti-Semitism and remembering the Holocaust on social media
By Paul O'Donnell — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — Not waiting for social media platforms to take action, institutions from Washington to Auschwitz combat hate by creating a 'virtual community of remembrance.'
No longer the default, Church of England goes to battle in religious marketplace
By Catherine Pepinster — September 20, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — For the past two years the Church of England has committed itself to developing a strong presence online, with a particular target of attracting people who do not regularly go to church.
Why Mark Zuckerberg is wrong about the Holocaust
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 23, 2018
(RNS) — The Facebook co-founder's refusal to kick Holocaust deniers off his platform masks a larger, ugly trend in American society.
Facebook vows to fight hate speech, but it may be too late for Rohingya Muslims
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 22, 2018
(RNS) — Facebook knows it needs to do more to combat hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook ‘likes’
By Associated Press — April 17, 2018
(AP) — The religious decree says that buying Facebook 'likes' is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception.
As Facebook reels, Silicon Valley dabbles in ethics
By Jack Jenkins — April 11, 2018
(RNS) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress put a spotlight on a major shift within the American tech sector: a rapid, albeit uneven, embrace of ethics.
How a businessman is reshaping the Anti-Defamation League in an age of white nationalism
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — If Jonathan Greenblatt took the job as head of the ADL thinking he would bring the organization into the 21st century, history had a bigger plan. The rise of white nationalism has given him a challenge his predecessor never had.
DC councilman apologizes for claiming the weather is controlled by Jews
By Jack Jenkins — March 19, 2018
(RNS) — 'I work hard everyday to combat racism and prejudices of all kinds. I want to apologize to the Jewish Community and anyone I have offended,' the councilman said.
