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How does India's Sadhan village continue to resist religious polarization?

Priyadarshini Sen

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Eid-al-Fitr begins with the images of Gaza’s children dressed in death

Omar Suleiman

Judge rules against former SBC President Johnny Hunt in Guidepost defamation suit

Bob Smietana

Evangelical, Catholic groups: 1 in 12 Christians could be impacted by Trump deportations

Catholic bishops lead a march in solidarity with migrants, Monday, March 24, 2025, in downtown El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Jack Jenkins

(RNS) — The report serves as both a theological and data-driven refutation of the president’s campaign pledge to enact 'the largest deportation in US history.'

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The ADL quietly eliminated its anti-bias educational program

Yonat Shimron

‘Ushers, close the doors’: Pastor Marvin Sapp’s offering call ignites Black church giving debate

Adelle M. Banks and Fiona André

Gospel musician Andraé Crouch’s ‘colorblind evangelism’ focus of new book

Adelle M. Banks

Opinion

Jeffrey Goldberg: A profile in Jewish courage

Jeffrey Salkin

Opinion

Yeshiva University accepts an LGBTQ club, sort of

Mark Silk

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	Saved by the City A Ross Douthat Guide to Fairies, UFOs ... and Church Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone Katelyn and Roxy are joined by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the allure of the supernatural, the dangers of syncretism and why religion is the rational choice.
	The State of Belief Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush moderates a panel discussion on faith-driven activism in the face of overt attacks on LGBTQ+ persons. The panel comprises Chase Strangio (ACLU), Tahil Sharma (LGBTQ Task Force), Jon Cohen (Keshet), and Ross Keys (Interfaith Alliance of North Dakota).
	Complexified Loose Reins, Tight Factions: The Southern Baptist Convention Rev. Amanda Henderson As the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee meets, deep fractures over sexual abuse reform, political alignment and financial oversight reveal a denomination at war with itself.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy are joined by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the allure of the supernatural, the dangers of syncretism and why religion is the rational choice.
	Martini Judaism (RNS) — The chosen people is also a choosing people, and Jewish choices happen every day.
	The State of Belief Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush moderates a panel discussion on faith-driven activism in the face of overt attacks on LGBTQ+ persons. The panel comprises Chase Strangio (ACLU), Tahil Sharma (LGBTQ Task Force), Jon Cohen (Keshet), and Ross Keys (Interfaith Alliance of North Dakota).

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Charlie Kirk doesn’t feel safe in Bethlehem. It’s his worldview that’s to blame, not my city.

(RNS) — To Charlie Kirk, Mike Huckabee and every Christian taught to fear my people and my city — come and see.

Jim Wallis

Christians believe human fallibility too great to allow unchecked power for our leaders

(RNS) — If the political realm will not stand up to the autocratic pretensions of the current president, it falls to people of faith to take nonviolent action.

Mathew Schmalz

As ‘right to die’ gains more acceptance, a scholar of Catholicism explains the position of the Catholic Church

(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in the face of unavoidable death.

Declining Eid travel and spending in Indonesia and discrimination in India dampen holiday spirit

Niniek Karmini

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Consumer spending ahead of the biggest religious holiday for Muslims, which was celebrated on Sunday in Indonesia, has declined compared to the previous year, with a predicted slowdown in cash circulation due to fewer travelers.

America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics

David Campbell

(The Conversation) — A common assumption holds that nonreligious Americans vote for liberal candidates. The reality isn’t so simple.

Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

David Rising

BANGKOK (AP) — Some 700 Muslim worshipers attending Friday prayers were killed when mosques collapsed, said a member of the steering committee of the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network.

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