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NEWS STORY
RNS-Jefferson-Quran: Thomas Jefferson’s Qu’ran to visit Dubai Expo
(RNS) —A copy of the Qu’ran once owned by former U.S president Thomas Jefferson will be displayed at the Dubai 2020 Expo. This is the first time the historic English language Qu’ran has traveled outside the United States since it arrived in what was then colonial America. The two-volume set was printed in London in 1764. By Joseph Hammond. 350 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Jesus-Listens: In new book, Sarah Young of ‘Jesus Calling’ hopes Jesus is listening
(RNS) — Christian author Sarah Young might be one of the most influential religious writers in America. And the most invisible. The famously private Young, whose Jesus Calling brand of books have sold more 30 million copies, has a new book, Jesus Listens, out this week, with a million copies in the first printing. By Bob Smietana. 1,700 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Christian-ASMR: The relaxing and tingly world of Christian ASMR
(RNS) — In the expansive world of ASMR, one small group of Christian creators have dedicated themselves to bringing their viewers closer to God through relaxation and brain tingles. By Jessica Mundie. 1,200 words. (category: a)
NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Fadwa-Hammoud: Michigan attorney is first Muslim Arab American woman to stand before Supreme Court
(RNS) —Fadwa Hammoud is the first Muslim Arab-American woman to appear before the Supreme Court is ready. A graduate of the same Michigan high school that produced the NFL’s first Muslim head coach her appearance comes during a year in which Muslim representation in the American legal system is on the rise. By Joseph Hammond. 350 words. (category: a)
NEWS BRIEF
RNS-California-Holocaust: Newsom launches council to focus on teaching California students about the Holocaust
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched the Governor’s Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education as a way to help students and teachers “recognize and respond to on-campus instances of anti-Semitism and bigotry.” By Alejandra Molina. 420 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Refugee-Church: How one church is stepping up to help Afghan evacuees arriving in the Chicago area
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (RNS) — Across the country, churches like Immanuel Presbyterian Church are finding practical ways to partner with refugee resettlement agencies as they assist Afghan evacuees now settling into their new homes. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 1,000 words. Photos (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Jones-Oped: Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? Getting to the heart of the American identity crisis
(RNS) — This belief in America as a divinely ordained white Christian nation — which has blessed so much brutality in our history — remains linked to denials of our past and support for political violence and anti-democratic sentiment in the present. As we reflect on “our” heritage on Monday, may we do so with a clear-eyed honesty that finally sets us free from the exhausting efforts of maintaining a mythical vision of the past that prevents us from embracing a liberating and egalitarian future. By Robert P. Jones. 1,280 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Wirzba-Oped: Want to regain young people’s trust? Start treating the earth, and life, as sacred
(RNS) — For many of the young people I talk to, the climate crisis is not a far-off possibility but a present and existential threat that is closing the windows on their future prospects. They feel ignored, abandoned and betrayed by the adults charged with their care. Our government and business leaders are failing young people by not acting out of the conviction that this world and all its life are sacred and, thus, worthy of our protection and care. By Norman Wirzba. 720 words. (category: k)
