Faiths By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020 By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020 By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020 By Yonat Shimron‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.July 2, 2020 Faiths . CHRISTIANITY JUDAISM BUDDHISM ISLAM HINDUISM SIKHISM Unaffiliated/Atheism ALTERNATIVE FAITHS Other Faiths By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020 By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020 By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020 By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020 By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020 By Yonat Shimron‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.July 2, 2020 By Julia Lieblich, Luc VachezFrance’s ‘hip’ female rabbi draws Muslims, Christians and Jews in a time of crisis(RNS) — One of only four female rabbis in France, Delphine Horvilleur calls herself a storyteller, and one who believes that ‘God has a good sense of humor.’June 29, 2020 By Yonat ShimronRabbi Sandra Lawson on how not to treat Jews of color(RNS) — “When someone looks different, that is not the time to ask a bunch of personal questions. It’s a time to say, ‘Welcome. Thank you so much for coming,’” says Rabbi Sandra Lawson of Elon University.June 25, 2020 By Aysha KhanSolidarity, not charity: Why mutual aid reemerged in the pandemic, and is flourishing amid protests(RNS) — Through mutual aid, activists and faith leaders argue, communities can bring to life a better world — one that is free of hierarchies.June 23, 2020 By William KoleInterfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubsBOSTON (AP) — An interfaith coalition is launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the ‘disrespectful’ use of sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor in nightclubs. July 2, 2020 By Emily McFarlan MillerChicago celebrates Juneteenth with interfaith march through iconic Grant ParkCHICAGO (RNS) — Thousands of people came out for a faith community-led march celebrating Juneteenth on Friday afternoon (June 19) through downtown Chicago’s Grant Park, home to some of the city’s most iconic landmarks and attractions.June 19, 2020 By Malcolm FosterYoung Japan priests try to breathe life into fading BuddhismTOKYO (AP) — Buddhist leaders say a third of the country’s 75,000 temples are barely functioning, but a younger generation of priests is working to reverse the faith’s downward spiral.June 12, 2020 By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020 By Aysha KhanMuslim groups decry 'excessive' prosecution of lawyers charged with torching police car(RNS) – Thousands of organizations and individuals have signed onto statements in support of the minority lawyers, who face possible life sentences over charges of setting fire to an empty police vehicle.June 29, 2020 By Charles C. CamosyWe need more people with disabilities to get the chance Tafida Raqeeb has(RNS) — In a culture that values autonomy, faith traditions must speak up for the most vulnerable members of the human family who cannot do so in their own defense.June 29, 2020 By William KoleInterfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubsBOSTON (AP) — An interfaith coalition is launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the ‘disrespectful’ use of sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor in nightclubs. July 2, 2020 By Tulasi SrinivasIndia's goddesses of contagion provide protection in the pandemic(RNS) — Collectively known as the Divine Mother, the goddesses of contagion act as “celestial epidemiologists” curing illness. But if angered they can also inflict disease.June 15, 2020 By Bobby Ross Jr.Weekend Plug-in: June 5, 2020(RNS) — Analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith this week.June 6, 2020 By Simran Jeet SinghValarie Kaur: ‘Revolutionary love is showing up in the labor for justice’(RNS) — The filmmaker, lawyer and civil rights activist talks about her debut book, ‘See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.’ June 30, 2020 By Aysha KhanFrom farm labor to food trucks, Sikhs adapt langar to serve the masses during a pandemic(RNS) – Across the country, Sikh gurdwaras are finding new ways to carry out a tradition as old as their religion.June 26, 2020 By Simran Jeet SinghSikhs and policing — the tension between freedom and justiceRNS — In a moment when so much is at stake, it feels critical that we make space for diverse approaches that move us in the right direction.June 12, 2020 By Tara Isabella BurtonThe K-pop election(RNS) — On the eve of the 2020 elections, Gen Z-ers are on the verge of using their digital tools to counteract the political establishment.June 30, 2020By Tara Isabella BurtonHow Americans’ ‘tell it like it is’ attitude renders us vulnerable to conspiracy theories(RNS) — Americans, distrustful of institutions that would prescribe knowledge for us, have been especially prone to believe what they see online.May 19, 2020 By Tara Isabella BurtonIn lockdown, our longing for the world could be the antidote to our spiritual anorexia(RNS) — I’ve started cycling again. It’s exercise not as expensive commodity but an embrace of what it means to be in the world.May 12, 2020 By Tara Isabella BurtonThe K-pop election(RNS) — On the eve of the 2020 elections, Gen Z-ers are on the verge of using their digital tools to counteract the political establishment.June 30, 2020 By Tara Isabella BurtonHow millennials make meaning from shopping, decorating and self-pampering(RNS) — We are experiencing a dot-com bubble for spirituality, a free marketplace of innovation and religious disruption.June 23, 2020 By Alejandra MolinaBlack Lives Matter is ‘a spiritual movement,’ says co-founder Patrisse Cullors(RNS) — Lifting up the names of victims ‘is literally almost resurrecting a spirit so they can work through us,’ Cullors said.June 15, 2020 By Aysha KhanSolidarity, not charity: Why mutual aid reemerged in the pandemic, and is flourishing amid protests(RNS) — Through mutual aid, activists and faith leaders argue, communities can bring to life a better world — one that is free of hierarchies.June 23, 2020 By Emily McFarlan Miller‘The church will not be silent’: Clergy lead thousands in peaceful protest on Chicago’s South SideCHICAGO (RNS) — People of faith are taking a more active role in the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have spread from Minneapolis to all 50 states and around the world.June 3, 2020 By Jacob WirtschafterThe Mask Project offers jobs to unemployed and masks to Arizona's hardest-hit communitiesPHOENIX (RNS) — Founded by Arizona Jews for Justice, The Mask Project aids the state's Latino and Native American communities, which have been hit particularly hard by both the novel coronavirus and the economic fallout.May 18, 2020 TOP STORIES SEARCH: Search Submit Clear By Carr Harkrader12 Black faith leaders who shaped America(RNS) — As we approach our national Independence Day this year, I’m inspired to look at the holiday as a chance to commemorate the past, but, even more importantly, to demand a better future. July 2, 2020By Frederick Douglass‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’(RNS) — Frederick Douglass’ July 5 speech in 1852 is a still relevant indictment of America’s habit of championing freedom while failing to measure up to democratic ideals on race.July 2, 2020By Claire GiangravéTop Vatican investigator on sex abuse says church must empower victimsVATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘We talk about communicating with victims, but we really need to listen to them,’ said Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna in a Tuesday webinar.July 2, 2020By Leanne Italie, Emily LeshnerDeath Cafes help ease grief, loss in the time of coronavirus(AP) — Virtual Death Cafes allow strangers to explore mortality and its impact on the living, preferably while sipping tea and eating cake.July 2, 2020By Jana RiessThe five doctrines of ex-MormonismWhen Mette Harrison was an active Mormon, she found that many members of the LDS Church engaged in rigid, dogmatic thinking. Now she notices the same thing about the ex-Mormon community, just in reverse.June 30, 2020By Jeffrey SalkinThe attack on Althea Bernstein is an attack on all people(RNS) — A Black, Jewish woman is attacked. Of course, it matters. June 29, 2020 Read More
By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020
By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020
By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020
By Yonat Shimron‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.July 2, 2020
By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020
By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020
By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020
By Bob Smietana, Alejandra MolinaDeath of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.July 2, 2020
By Antipas L. HarrisThe Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.July 2, 2020
By Yonat Shimron‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.July 2, 2020
By Julia Lieblich, Luc VachezFrance’s ‘hip’ female rabbi draws Muslims, Christians and Jews in a time of crisis(RNS) — One of only four female rabbis in France, Delphine Horvilleur calls herself a storyteller, and one who believes that ‘God has a good sense of humor.’June 29, 2020
By Yonat ShimronRabbi Sandra Lawson on how not to treat Jews of color(RNS) — “When someone looks different, that is not the time to ask a bunch of personal questions. It’s a time to say, ‘Welcome. Thank you so much for coming,’” says Rabbi Sandra Lawson of Elon University.June 25, 2020
By Aysha KhanSolidarity, not charity: Why mutual aid reemerged in the pandemic, and is flourishing amid protests(RNS) — Through mutual aid, activists and faith leaders argue, communities can bring to life a better world — one that is free of hierarchies.June 23, 2020
By William KoleInterfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubsBOSTON (AP) — An interfaith coalition is launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the ‘disrespectful’ use of sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor in nightclubs. July 2, 2020
By Emily McFarlan MillerChicago celebrates Juneteenth with interfaith march through iconic Grant ParkCHICAGO (RNS) — Thousands of people came out for a faith community-led march celebrating Juneteenth on Friday afternoon (June 19) through downtown Chicago’s Grant Park, home to some of the city’s most iconic landmarks and attractions.June 19, 2020
By Malcolm FosterYoung Japan priests try to breathe life into fading BuddhismTOKYO (AP) — Buddhist leaders say a third of the country’s 75,000 temples are barely functioning, but a younger generation of priests is working to reverse the faith’s downward spiral.June 12, 2020
By Aysha KhanOn July 5, Uighurs remember 2009 violence that set Chinese crackdown in motion(RNS) — The uprising of July 5, 2009, and ensuing ethnic violence charted the way forward for China’s mass suppression of Uighurs over a decade later.July 3, 2020
By Aysha KhanMuslim groups decry 'excessive' prosecution of lawyers charged with torching police car(RNS) – Thousands of organizations and individuals have signed onto statements in support of the minority lawyers, who face possible life sentences over charges of setting fire to an empty police vehicle.June 29, 2020
By Charles C. CamosyWe need more people with disabilities to get the chance Tafida Raqeeb has(RNS) — In a culture that values autonomy, faith traditions must speak up for the most vulnerable members of the human family who cannot do so in their own defense.June 29, 2020
By William KoleInterfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubsBOSTON (AP) — An interfaith coalition is launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the ‘disrespectful’ use of sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor in nightclubs. July 2, 2020
By Tulasi SrinivasIndia's goddesses of contagion provide protection in the pandemic(RNS) — Collectively known as the Divine Mother, the goddesses of contagion act as “celestial epidemiologists” curing illness. But if angered they can also inflict disease.June 15, 2020
By Bobby Ross Jr.Weekend Plug-in: June 5, 2020(RNS) — Analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith this week.June 6, 2020
By Simran Jeet SinghValarie Kaur: ‘Revolutionary love is showing up in the labor for justice’(RNS) — The filmmaker, lawyer and civil rights activist talks about her debut book, ‘See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.’ June 30, 2020
By Aysha KhanFrom farm labor to food trucks, Sikhs adapt langar to serve the masses during a pandemic(RNS) – Across the country, Sikh gurdwaras are finding new ways to carry out a tradition as old as their religion.June 26, 2020
By Simran Jeet SinghSikhs and policing — the tension between freedom and justiceRNS — In a moment when so much is at stake, it feels critical that we make space for diverse approaches that move us in the right direction.June 12, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonThe K-pop election(RNS) — On the eve of the 2020 elections, Gen Z-ers are on the verge of using their digital tools to counteract the political establishment.June 30, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonHow Americans’ ‘tell it like it is’ attitude renders us vulnerable to conspiracy theories(RNS) — Americans, distrustful of institutions that would prescribe knowledge for us, have been especially prone to believe what they see online.May 19, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonIn lockdown, our longing for the world could be the antidote to our spiritual anorexia(RNS) — I’ve started cycling again. It’s exercise not as expensive commodity but an embrace of what it means to be in the world.May 12, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonThe K-pop election(RNS) — On the eve of the 2020 elections, Gen Z-ers are on the verge of using their digital tools to counteract the political establishment.June 30, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonHow millennials make meaning from shopping, decorating and self-pampering(RNS) — We are experiencing a dot-com bubble for spirituality, a free marketplace of innovation and religious disruption.June 23, 2020
By Alejandra MolinaBlack Lives Matter is ‘a spiritual movement,’ says co-founder Patrisse Cullors(RNS) — Lifting up the names of victims ‘is literally almost resurrecting a spirit so they can work through us,’ Cullors said.June 15, 2020
By Aysha KhanSolidarity, not charity: Why mutual aid reemerged in the pandemic, and is flourishing amid protests(RNS) — Through mutual aid, activists and faith leaders argue, communities can bring to life a better world — one that is free of hierarchies.June 23, 2020
By Emily McFarlan Miller‘The church will not be silent’: Clergy lead thousands in peaceful protest on Chicago’s South SideCHICAGO (RNS) — People of faith are taking a more active role in the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have spread from Minneapolis to all 50 states and around the world.June 3, 2020
By Jacob WirtschafterThe Mask Project offers jobs to unemployed and masks to Arizona's hardest-hit communitiesPHOENIX (RNS) — Founded by Arizona Jews for Justice, The Mask Project aids the state's Latino and Native American communities, which have been hit particularly hard by both the novel coronavirus and the economic fallout.May 18, 2020
By Carr Harkrader12 Black faith leaders who shaped America(RNS) — As we approach our national Independence Day this year, I’m inspired to look at the holiday as a chance to commemorate the past, but, even more importantly, to demand a better future. July 2, 2020
By Frederick Douglass‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’(RNS) — Frederick Douglass’ July 5 speech in 1852 is a still relevant indictment of America’s habit of championing freedom while failing to measure up to democratic ideals on race.July 2, 2020
By Claire GiangravéTop Vatican investigator on sex abuse says church must empower victimsVATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘We talk about communicating with victims, but we really need to listen to them,’ said Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna in a Tuesday webinar.July 2, 2020
By Leanne Italie, Emily LeshnerDeath Cafes help ease grief, loss in the time of coronavirus(AP) — Virtual Death Cafes allow strangers to explore mortality and its impact on the living, preferably while sipping tea and eating cake.July 2, 2020
By Jana RiessThe five doctrines of ex-MormonismWhen Mette Harrison was an active Mormon, she found that many members of the LDS Church engaged in rigid, dogmatic thinking. Now she notices the same thing about the ex-Mormon community, just in reverse.June 30, 2020
By Jeffrey SalkinThe attack on Althea Bernstein is an attack on all people(RNS) — A Black, Jewish woman is attacked. Of course, it matters. June 29, 2020
