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The US Catholic bishops’ spring meeting, or Clericalism 101
By Phyllis Zagano — June 16, 2023
(RNS) — Meeting in Florida, the bishops ignore a synod meant to listen to the people.
What should the US Catholic bishops talk about at their meeting in Florida?
By Thomas Reese — June 6, 2023
(RNS) — Topics foremost in the public’s mind are not on the agenda: the war in Ukraine, the treatment of transgender people, global warming, the culture wars over public education, economic inequality, political divisions and the rise of hate groups.
Divine dilemma: Who gets God’s nod in March Madness?
By Mark I. Pinsky and Rusty Wright — March 16, 2023
(RNS) — If two Christian schools’ fans pray for victory, which one gets God’s favor?
Orlando’s Holy Land theme park sold by TBN to health care company
By Renée Roden — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — Trinity Broadcasting Network sold the Christian-based theme park for a reported $32 million to a Seventh-day Adventist health care company.
Faith at the barricades: A weekend of religious protest and prayer in photos
By Religion News Service — June 1, 2020
(RNS) — A look at moments of faith during demonstrations to honor George Floyd and oppose racial injustice this weekend.
What I learned after the Pulse nightclub shooting
By Joel C. Hunter — June 9, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) Nearly a year after Pulse, I am still learning the cost of ignorance, the benefits of a second chance and the depths of grace.
Florida man sentenced to 30 years in prison for mosque fire
By Reuters — February 7, 2017
MIAMI (Reuters) A Florida man pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday (Feb. 6) to 30 years in prison for setting fire last year to the mosque where Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen once worshipped, court officials said.
Responding with love in the face of evil
By Brian D. McLaren — August 11, 2016
(RNS) — The line that matters most is the line between those who respond to hate with more hate, and those who respond to hate with love.
From idealism to disillusion, the shifting profile of Islamist attackers
By RNS staff — July 19, 2016
PARIS — Several of the men involved in apparently Islamic State-inspired attacks in Paris in November 2015 and in Brussels in March 2016 had a history of crime.
Our response to terror must be reconciliation
By guest — July 12, 2016
(RNS) In the wake of terrorist incidents, we must avoid the impulse to give in to hatred.
Muslims are preparing for two big celebrations … with some trepidation
By Lauren Markoe — July 1, 2016
(RNS) At communal gatherings, Muslim Americans may feel more vulnerable this year.
What Christians can learn from queer courage
By guest — June 21, 2016
(RNS) Knowing that our gathering places might become targets for violence, we crank up the sound, clap our hands, look each other in the eye and put our bodies and souls on fabulous display.
Trump suggests ‘profiling’ Muslims
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
Donald Trump, who has proposed a moratorium on Muslim immigration into the United States and possible surveillance of mosques, is now talking about "profiling" Muslims as a response to terrorism.
Advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after shooting
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
ORLANDO, Florida -- In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showing of support many said they had never experienced.
FBI questions member of Orlando gunman’s mosque
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 18, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla./FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- FBI agents on Friday questioned a member of the Florida mosque attended by Omar Mateen, the man who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub, as new information surfaced revealing the killer had exhibited chronic behavioral problems during his youth.
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