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A cemetery is desecrated, shaking Michigan’s Jewish community on Election Day
By Yonat Shimron — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — Gayle Kirshenbaum planned to spend Election Day calling potential voters and urging them to vote. Instead she woke up to the news that the cemetery where her grandparents are buried was desecrated.
Young, evangelical and voting for Biden — but how do they explain it to their parents?
By Napp Nazworth — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — Young evangelical Joe Biden voters are searching for ways to talk with their friends and relatives about their political decision — and their aversion to President Donald Trump.
Liberty University deletes John Piper convocation videos after Trump criticism
By Bob Smietana — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — In two convocation videos, evangelical author and speaker John Piper reminded Liberty University students to not waste their lives. Then he wrote a blog post that appeared to criticize Trump.
Biden started Election Day at church. Trump started it on Fox News.
By Jack Jenkins — November 3, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Biden attended an early Mass. Trump called in late to ‘Fox & Friends.’
Arsonist who torched Black churches in Louisiana sentenced to 25 years
By Associated Press — November 3, 2020
A would-be "black metal" musician burned down three Black Baptist churches to promote his career in 2019.
7 religious voter trends to look for on Election Day
By Jack Jenkins — November 2, 2020
(RNS) — How and where faith-oriented voters could swing the vote.
Election stress? Check out these spiritual self-care activities designed for the day
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 2, 2020
(RNS) — Take a break from 'doomscrolling' and join a prayer vigil, a guided meditation, a poetry reading or even a sing-along.
Black faith leaders call for nonviolent resistance, strikes if Trump refuses election results
By Alejandra Molina — November 2, 2020
(RNS) — The faith leaders and activists are urging rural, white, Black and Latino Democrats, Republicans and independents to 'uphold democracy.'
As Election Day looms, Christian pastors make bold political appeals
By Yonat Shimron, Emily McFarlan Miller, and Jack Jenkins — November 1, 2020
(RNS) — Prominent clergy on both sides urged their flocks to vote, even as they defended the propriety of addressing politics from the pulpit.
Gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen, known for ‘Something About the Name Jesus,’ dies at 71
By Roxanne Stone — October 31, 2020
(RNS) — Allen, a five-time Grammy nominee widely praised for his vocal range and the blending of rock, soul and R&B with traditional Black gospel music, died on October 31 at the age of 71.
Father McGivney, founder of Knights of Columbus, hailed as a ‘model for any age’ ahead of beatification
By Claire Giangravé — October 31, 2020
(RNS) — McGivney’s concern for working class and immigrant families and individuals motivated his decision to create the Knights of Columbus in 1882 as a fraternal association of Catholic faithful committed to helping each other in times of need.
Jaime Harrison’s pragmatic faith and record funding have lifted a liberal contender in South Carolina
By Jack Jenkins — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — Harrison has run on a spiritual brand of politics that may feel alien to many of the Democrats from outside South Carolina who have provide him with unprecedented funding.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a variety of pilgrimages, a folk saint in Guatemala and more.
For whom the bell tolls: COVID-19 deaths recalled with church bell, vigils, services
By Adelle M. Banks — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The bell has no words,’ said a pastor whose church bell is sounding through All Saints' Day. ‘This will transcend dogma, denomination, religion, politics.’
Pope Francis talks about Benedict, criticism and life after COVID-19 in new interview
By Claire Giangravé — October 30, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a wide-ranging interview with an Italian news agency published Friday (Oct. 30), Francis said he believes 'criticism to be constructive' and a 'guide in my journey on everything, on everyone.'
