Daily Archives: February 7, 2022
A divinity school steps up to fight the HIV epidemic in the South
By Monique Parsons — February 7, 2022
(Interfaith America) — Wake Forest University School of Divinity in North Carolina is host to the Gilead COMPASS Faith Coordinating Center, part of a $100 million, multi-pronged effort to bring down HIV infection rates and destigmatize the disease.
The world united to pray to save the boy in the well. Why not children who die in war?
By Omar Suleiman — February 7, 2022
(RNS) — It’s hard for us to face that we throw the children in war zones into the well.
Let schoolkids read ‘Maus,’ lest they don’t read at all
By Karen Swallow Prior — February 7, 2022
(RNS) — The power books have is not in what they tell, but how they tell.
HIAS pushes for bill to make Afghans eligible for permanent residency
By Yonat Shimron — February 7, 2022
(RNS) — The resettlement agency is calling on Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act to allow some 36,000 Afghans living in the U.S. under humanitarian parole to apply for permanent residency.
After moving out of their comfort zone, atheists in Kenya gain visibility
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 7, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A small atheist organization in Kenya is gaining ground in this largely Christian nation as it tackles political ideologies and human rights matters, wading into debates outside its usual critiques of religion.
Pope decries genital mutilation, sex trafficking of women
By Frances D'emilio — February 7, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square, the pope noted that the day was dedicated worldwide to ending the ritual mutilation.
Woke war: How social justice and CRT became heresy for evangelicals
By Bob Smietana — February 7, 2022
(RNS) —The political ‘woke war’ has spilled over into churches — a trend that will likely continue.
How 18th-century Quakers led a boycott of sugar to protest against slavery
By Julie L. Holcomb — February 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — Eighteenth-century Quakers attempted to align their religious beliefs with what they purchased. These Quakers led some of the early campaigns against sugar being produced by enslaved people.
Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse
By Joseph Wilson — February 7, 2022
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The move comes after Spanish lawmakers took a first step toward opening a parliamentary inquiry into sexual abuse in the church.
Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide
By Mark Satta — February 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — Shurtleff v. Boston, a case argued before the Supreme Court on Jan. 18, raises important questions about free speech and religion in public spaces.
Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion?
By Joseph P. Laycock — February 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — With mantras, a mysterious founder and promises of societal salvation, there are echoes of religious traditions in the cryptocurrency.
The Center for Public Justice awards 2022 Hatfield Prize to three student-faculty pairs
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — February 7, 2022
Pope Francis notches new first: TV evening talk show guest
By Associated Press — February 7, 2022
ROME (AP) — Francis spoke about personal friendship as well as about issues like migration while interviewed by the host of a popular Italian talk show.
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