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Is ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ a Jewish story?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2023
Aaron Sorkin added some Jewish stuff to a classic story. It works.
Bid to toughen Louisiana anti-bestiality law draws pushback
By Anthony Izaguirre — April 26, 2018
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, a proposal to strengthen the law against bestiality is facing unexpected opposition from conservative lawmakers who see it as an underhanded move to strike the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.
At Auschwitz, remembering the Holocaust after the passage of a contentious Polish law
By Lauren Markoe — April 11, 2018
KRAKOW, Poland (RNS) — Swirling around Thursday's annual march are questions about Poles' willingness to grapple with some of their forebears' participation in the Holocaust.
Conservative faith leaders worry Kenya will repeal ban on gay sex
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 6, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — While few are actually imprisoned under the law, it has been used as a justification for harassment, violence and discrimination against gay people — at the hands of police, but also relatives who believe a gay person shames a family.
Legal scholar Khaled Beydoun says it’s time to finally define Islamophobia
By Aysha Khan — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — Khaled Beydoun develops a framework for understanding Islamophobia through his examinations of its ties to American policy.
Parliament’s action imperils Polish-Jewish relations
By Agnieszka Markiewicz — February 5, 2018
WARSAW, Poland (RNS) — The ultimate cause of the current crisis is that Poland has not sufficiently confronted its past.
Asma Uddin: A new politicization in religious liberty
By Aysha Khan — December 20, 2017
(RNS) — RNS asked Asma Uddin, a lawyer and scholar specializing in religious liberty, to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
Final exam: When should we limit religious freedom?
By Mark Silk — December 12, 2017
Take the test and I'll grade it.
I don’t like niqabs and burqas — but they should be legal
By guest — October 16, 2017
(RNS) — It's hard to think of a way to more quickly alienate new neighbors we want to fully buy in to our way of life than to mock and restrict their clothing, writes John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Minority groups brace for battle in case Trump makes good on his promises
By Lauren Markoe — November 21, 2016
(RNS) 'We're looking for any good signs but the signs he is sending are not good,' Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said of Trump.
The death penalty killed Jesus. Is it killing us, too?
By Jonathan Merritt — September 2, 2016
Christianity purports to follow a first-century rabbi who was convicted, jailed, and sentenced to die at the hands of the state beside two other convicted felons. Here's why it matters.
Judge refuses to block Mississippi anti-LGBT law
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) The far-reaching Mississippi law also clears the way for employers to cite religion in determining workplace policies on dress code, grooming and bathroom and locker access.
Indiana bans abortions based on prenatal diagnosis of disabilities
By Reuters — March 25, 2016
North Dakota is the only U.S. state that prohibits abortions based on fetal anomalies.
Georgia’s religious freedom bill a mixed bag, missed opportunity
By Jonathan Merritt — February 25, 2016
Opponents of the bill argues that these sorts of measures use protection language as a cover for legalizing discrimination of LGBT persons.
Religious groups mixed over Guantanamo closure plan
By Aysha Khan — February 23, 2016
(RNS) Groups in favor of the prison’s closure worry that detainees will continue to be held indefinitely, while those opposed say it will harm the nation's security.
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