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A new Anne Frank Center aims to reshape racism through Holocaust education

By Yonat Shimron

COLUMBIA, S.C. (RNS) — The German-Dutch diarist is being memorialized in the heart of the South as part of an educational effort to stem not only hatred of Jews, but bigotry, discrimination and racism more broadly.

Survey: Who Americans blame for insurrection depends on their faith

By Jack Jenkins

Meet Anne Wilson, a 19-year-old singer behind ‘My Jesus,’ a surprise Christian hit

By Bob Smietana

Balbir Singh Sodhi, early victim of 9/11 hate, honored on 20th anniversary of his death

By Alejandra Molina

‘Burning karma’: The Jains’ late summer holy season focuses on purifying the soul

By Kalpana Jain

(RNS) — Who are the Jains and what do they believe?

LuLaRoe and the shadow side of Mormon gender roles

By Jana Riess

(RNS) — A new docuseries shows how a Mormon couple recycled anti-feminist ideas to stay-at-home moms for profit.

‘Imagine’ at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates

By Phil Zuckerman

(The Conversation) — The former Beatle’s classic 1971 song is taken by many as an atheistic anthem.

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Former US presidents, religious leaders launch organization to aid Afghan evacuees

Harvard’s ‘atheist chaplain’ is no contradiction. It’s a chance to grow as a nation.

Indigenous communities in Louisiana’s Delta overwhelmed by damage from Ida

‘I kept putting God in too small of a box’: Five clergy on their unexpected callings

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Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, right, hits Yordenis Ugas, of Cuba, in a welterweight championship boxing match Aug. 21, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Manny Pacquiao sues popular Filipino pastor in libel case

The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building, Sept. 11, 2001, in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

It’s time at last for an ethical conversation about Afghanistan

Pope Francis speaks with journalists on board an Alitalia aircraft en route from Bratislava back to Rome on Sept. 15, 2021, after a four-day pilgrimage to Hungary and Slovakia. (Tiziana Fabi, pool photo)

Pope Francis addresses the Communion ban: ‘I have never denied the Eucharist to anyone!’

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The Rev. Rose Okeno, center, was enthroned as bishop of the Butere Diocese in western Kenya on Sept. 12, 2021. Photo via Twitter/Anglican Church of Kenya

Kenyan Anglican province defies moratorium to ordain woman bishop

Pope Francis meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. Photo by Vatican Media

Pope calls on world to welcome refugees and immigrants

Pope Francis meets with young people at  Lokomotiva stadium in  Košice, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021. Francis’ first trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in July marks the restart of his globe-trotting papacy after a nearly two-year coronavirus hiatus. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

In Slovakia, Pope Francis urges courage in young generations

Health & Lifestyle

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny testifies before an Ohio House of Representatives health committee, June 8, 2021. Video screen grab

The gospel of Sherri Tenpenny: COVID-19 misinformation meets Christian nationalism

Mike Lindell addresses the Bards Fest crowd, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in St. Louis. Video screengrab

Post-Trump, Christian nationalists preach a theology of vaccine resistance

A pro-mask demonstrator, right, speaks with a non-mask demonstrator, left at the Cobb County School Board Headquarters during a pro-mask-wearing protest, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Many school districts nationwide have seen parents protesting for and against masks. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A mask mandate showdown in Cobb County school board pits ‘faith’ against ‘fear’

Arts & Culture

A still from “American Sikh” depicting Vishavjit Singh as his Captain America persona. Image via Kickstarter

An animated film to chronicle life of ‘Sikh Captain America’ in aftermath of 9/11

Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi)

The painting behind Taliban fighters in Kabul presidential palace is worth a thousand words

“In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Courtesy image

Twenty years later, ‘In Christ Alone’ still inspires millions to sing

Science & Tech

The four medical students who created AnKing: Nick Flint, from left, Forrest Hamrick, Tyson Burnham and Blake Cowan. Courtesy photo

LDS medical students revolutionize studying in the name of their faith

Jeannie Gaffigan hosts a panel aimed toward vaccine hesitant Catholics on Aug. 31, 2021. Video screen grab

Jeannie Gaffigan hosts panel urging Catholics to get COVID-19 vaccines

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Antisemitic and anti-Muslim content is flourishing on TikTok, report finds

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In this Aug. 19, 2021, file photo, Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also deeply concerned that the very withdrawal could bring instability to that backyard — Central Asia — and possibly even spill over the border into China itself in its heavily Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

China is quietly using Afghanistan to strengthen its authoritarian agenda

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The Pegasus Project surfaces a new era of oppression for people of faith. Here’s what should be done.

A Hindu priest performs rituals at the Sangam, confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, on the eve of the Maghi Purnima, or the full-moon day, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, India, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India can still turn the tide back toward democracy

Survey: Who Americans blame for insurrection depends on their faith

‘Burning karma’: The Jains’ late summer holy season focuses on purifying the soul

Meet Anne Wilson, a 19-year-old singer behind ‘My Jesus,’ a surprise Christian hit

Flunking Sainthood

LuLaRoe and the shadow side of Mormon gender roles

Balbir Singh Sodhi, early victim of 9/11 hate, honored on 20th anniversary of his death

LDS medical students revolutionize studying in the name of their faith

Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow

Committee wants to file own plan in Boy Scouts bankruptcy

Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye?

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Church Pension Group to host conversation on shareholder engagement

Four fellows accepted for IFYC/RNS 2021-22 Religion Journalism Fellowship

Professor, pastor and popular podcaster with Parkinson’s disease releases new book series ‘A Church Dismantled — A Kingdom Restored’