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Jess Hilarious profiled four Sikhs on a plane. Our government does so every day.
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 18, 2019
(RNS) — Why wouldn’t someone feel fearful when seeing a man with a turban on their airplane? Isn’t that precisely what society teaches us to think?
Creative duo reimagines the Bible for a visual generation
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil — March 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Made to attract digital natives, the new magazine-style Bibles redouble the decontextualization of scripture that began online.
To battle the hate that invaded two New Zealand mosques, start in the schoolroom
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 15, 2019
(RNS) — We need to re-lay our foundations with values that prioritize love and oneness.
How social media changes our grieving
By Amanda Greene — March 15, 2019
(RNS) — Grieving is no longer a private process. Today, we reach out to our community of friends and family worldwide for solace on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter.
From Theranos to 23andMe, putting our faith in data to figure out who we are
By Tara Isabella Burton — March 13, 2019
(RNS) — We're not just sequencing our DNA, we're discovering our new social identities and, just possibly, overcoming death.
‘This is about equality’: Muslim couple produces braille Quran in English
By Aysha Khan — March 11, 2019
(RNS) — In the past three years, Islam By Touch has sent more than 150 braille renderings of English translations of the Quran to U.S. mosques and Muslims.
Atheist summits aim to find community, and power, in networking nonbelievers
By Heather Adams — March 8, 2019
TEMECULA, CALIF. (RNS) — At the first of three planned meetings for secular leaders, atheists and humanists gathered here to discuss politics, social issues and, like any faith organization, how to attract members.
How 9/11 spurred New Jersey’s Sikh attorney general into public service
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 8, 2019
(RNS) — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's faith is not the primary driver of his work as attorney general; its core teachings of service, justice and kindness are, and they align well with his progressive approach to policy.
Houses of worship are not just for worship anymore
By Gregg Brekke — March 8, 2019
(RNS) — While many churches engage in mission activities 'beyond the walls' of their buildings, others are finding innovative ways to use their facilities to serve others and extend their mission in existing properties.
The ’Splainer: What happened at the United Methodist General Conference?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 7, 2019
(RNS) — What does the Traditional Plan actually do, and what happens now? Let us ’Splain …
Life stories — not sermons — guide Gilead Church in Chicago
By Katelyn Ferral — March 4, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — At Gilead Church in Chicago, life stories are as sacred as Scripture.
Millennial Mormons and the polarized future of the faith
By Jana Riess — March 4, 2019
Early reactions to "The Next Mormons" mirror the polarization I see happening in the Mormon world more generally, as people separate themselves into camps and police their boundaries.
Why a Southern Baptist is watching the United Methodists
By Alex Ward — March 1, 2019
(RNS) — Evangelical churches, the Southern Baptist Church included, should be mindful of the growing support among their younger members on questions of human sexuality.
When Lenten fasting is indistinguishable from a New Age cleanse
By Tara Isabella Burton — February 28, 2019
(RNS) — Modern Lent has come to have more in common with Dry January — the viral sensation encouraging New Year's resolvers to give up alcohol for a month — than with its ecclesiastic antecedents.
Understanding ex-Mormons
By Jana Riess — February 28, 2019
Researcher E. Marshall Brooks wanted to know what a faith crisis meant on the most intimate level, so he embedded himself in ex-Mormon communities to understand.
