Georgia
Savannah plans a supersized 200th anniversary celebration of its beloved St. Patrick’s Day parade
By Russ Bynum — March 14, 2024
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Over the past two centuries, St. Patrick's Day in Savannah has morphed into perhaps the South's biggest street party between Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Florida's raucous spring break.
Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination
By Jeff Amy — March 1, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Opponents warn that people and private groups will use the law to do things like deny birth control coverage to their employees, and that the legislation could blow holes in local laws that ban discrimination.
Georgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education
By Jeff Amy — February 22, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — The measure passed by the Education Committee would ban distribution of any sexual materials to students in sixth grade and below and restrict them for seventh grade and above.
Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds
By R.j. Rico — February 22, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Senate Bill 63, which passed the GOP-dominated Legislature earlier this month, would expand the number of charges that require cash bail, while restricting who can post that bail.
‘Soldiers of Christ’ killing unsettles Korean Americans in Georgia and stokes fear of cults
By Sudhin Thanawala — January 8, 2024
(AP) — Community leaders say the case is a wake-up call for Korean Americans to be more vigilant about religious cults and potential threats to new arrivals from South Korea.
The Eastern Orthodox bishop who loves animated movies
By Clément Girardot — September 13, 2023
(RNS) — Bishop Isaiah is the unlikely founder of a successful animation film festival that takes place every September in a rural community.
Pastor indicted alongside Trump in Georgia election meddling case
By Jack Jenkins — August 15, 2023
(RNS) — The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor is charged with attempting to influence witnesses and conspiring to solicit false statements and writings, all as part of an effort to influence an election worker.
Man sought in alleged misuse of over $30M intended for Christian ministry in China
By Associated Press — August 9, 2023
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors said Shenk got more than $30 million from faith-based charities and individual donors, primarily from religious communities in Ohio and North Carolina, promising to use the money to produce and distribute Bibles and other Christian literature in China.
For Boebert and Greene, faith — and Christian nationalism — sells
By Jack Jenkins — August 1, 2023
(RNS) — For the two biggest right-wing firebrands in Congress, faith and fundraising have gone hand in hand.
Leo Frank’s ghost still haunts us
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 31, 2023
It's not just a Broadway musical. It is a pervasive memory. Jew hatred persists.
Latte, no foam, with some faith on the side.
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 7, 2023
I take my religion caffeinated. How about you?
With Warnock’s win, Democrats eye faith as a pathway to victory in the South
By Jack Jenkins — December 9, 2022
(RNS) — Once a faith-based activist arrested for protesting in the US Capitol, Warnock stands to elevate the various causes of the religious left — especially voting rights.
Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks
By Sudhin Thanawala — November 25, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) — The justices put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while they consider an appeal. Doctors who had resumed providing abortions after six weeks had to immediately stop.
Leo Frank’s ghost still haunts American Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 7, 2022
(RNS) — This is not only about antisemitism. This is about political violence. This is a story for today.
Black church tradition survives Georgia’s voting changes
By Sudhin Thanawala and Gary Fields — October 31, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) — Black church leaders and activists in Georgia rallied Sunday in a longstanding tradition known as “Souls to the Polls” that has greater meaning in this year's midterms as legislation presents new obstacles to casting a ballot.
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