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Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 26, 2024
(RNS) — A jury awarded Providence hourly employees in Washington about $98 million in damages, but King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock found that the violations were willful, doubling the total.
Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University
By Fiona André — April 26, 2024
As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes
By Adelle M. Banks — April 26, 2024
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United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
By Peter Smith — April 26, 2024
(AP) — The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from the Philippines to Europe to Africa.
United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church
By Yonat Shimron — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025.
Brandeis invites Jewish students to transfer in response to campus protests
By David I. Klein — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — ‘Students elsewhere should know we welcome all — Jews and students from every background — who seek an excellent undergraduate education and an environment striving to be free of harassment and Jew-hatred to apply,’ Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz said.
An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses
By Richa Karmarkar — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — Hindu student organizations, say advocates, do not always represent the full breadth of thought within the community of young American Hindus.
With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
By Steve Leblanc and Jocelyn Gecker — April 25, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This is commencement season 2024, punctuated by the tension and volatility that has roiled college campuses since Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.
United Methodists open first top-level conference since breakup over LGBTQ inclusion
By Peter Smith — April 25, 2024
(AP) – Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference.
At ‘Seder in the Streets,’ protesters in Brooklyn denounce US support to Israel
By Fiona André — April 24, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — As the Senate voted on an aid package for Israel, participants of a ‘Seder in the Streets’ denounced the death and devastation in Gaza and urged Congress to end military support for the war.
The Rev. Cecil Williams, who turned San Francisco’s Glide Church into a refuge for many, has died
By Olga R. Rodriguez — April 24, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Williams and his wife, Janice Marikitami, who passed away in 2021, appeared in Will Smith’s film “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was based on the life of a homeless father and son who once found help at Glide Memorial Church.
Meet the sex educators challenging what we think we know about sex and Islam
By Fiona André — April 23, 2024
(RNS) — These sex educators play a crucial role as they help fill a growing need in their community. When it comes to sexual health, Muslim women are significantly underserved but are heavily affected by sexual dysfunction.
Christians must confront the weaponization of a sacred promise
By Fares Abraham — April 23, 2024
(RNS) — Georgia’s Rick Allen used a passage from the Book of Genesis to bully the president of Columbia University.
Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session
By Hannah Fingerhut — April 23, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues like immigration and religious freedom, which have proven core to the party's 2024 campaign message.
Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content
By Rod Mcguirk — April 23, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Albanese said social media posts, misinformation and dissemination of violent images had exacerbated suffering from the Christ the Good Shepherd Church attack.
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