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By Yonat Shimron

The ‘chai’ charm that keeps this secretary of health grounded in the value of life

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s secretary of health and human services, has threaded the needle of this politically charged moment by balancing her devotion to scientific data and her faith.

September 17, 2020
By Samuel L. Perry

Why porn’s negative personal consequences are often really about religion

(RNS) — Evangelicals' feeling about porn may well be influencing public policy as mostly red states have increasingly sought to declare pornography a ‘public health crisis.'

September 4, 2020
By Glen Bloomstrom

Natural helpers: Needed reinforcements to head off looming suicides of despair

(RNS) — People thinking about suicide often turn to pastors, coaches and teachers first for help. We need to make sure these natural helpers are trained to lend a hand.

September 1, 2020
By Jamie Aten

From Katrina to COVID, American crises expose racial injustice again and again

(RNS) — 15 years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina put a spotlight on racial injustice in society within the United States. Yet, all the disparities exposed then remain just as true today during COVID-19.

August 29, 2020
By Claire Giangravé

Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Throughout Europe, countries recorded a worrying spike in domestic violence, just as ‘corona divorces’ grow in Japan and China after months of lockdown, with many women citing domestic violence as the main cause.

August 27, 2020

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By Alejandra Molina

For $5,500, you can have your body composted in Washington for an environmentally friendly burial

(RNS) — The Washington state-based company Recompose is behind the human composting process, and on Tuesday (Aug. 18), it opened its prepayment option for people who would like to begin making those arrangements for themselves or loved ones.

August 21, 2020
By Magdalena Rojo

Masue Katayama: Changing nursing care industry in Japan with kindness

(RNS) — Inspired by her Catholic faith, the ‘social entrepreneur’ is not only one of Japan’s few female CEOs but one of the most innovative providers of elderly care in the world.

August 20, 2020
By Yonat Shimron

2,500 evangelicals sign pandemic statement warning: Don’t ignore science

(RNS) — The statement, drafted by BioLogos, sends a pointed message: ‘ … when Dr. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, tells us what scientists have learned about this infectious disease, he should be listened to.’

August 19, 2020
By Aysha Khan

Muslim ICE detainees in Miami forced to choose between pork or rotten halal food, lawyers say

(RNS) — The ICE chaplain reportedly dismissed Muslim detainees' repeated complaints by saying, ‘It is what it is,’ the legal advocates allege. 

August 19, 2020
By Philip Deslippe, Stacie Stukin

Yogi Bhajan, yoga guru and founder of 3HO, ‘more likely than not’ sexually abused followers, says report

(RNS) — The report details a range of alleged abuses against women and female minors that include rape, sexual battery, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Bhajan is best known for introducing Kundalini Yoga to the West and formed a worldwide community of 3HO ashrams.

August 18, 2020
By Aysha Khan

How a quarantine matchmaking project for Muslims found itself navigating anti-Blackness

(RNS) — Through Eye Meets Soul, a virtual blind matchmaking experience for Muslim millennials, founders hoped personal appearance, race and ethnicity would fade into the background. Easier said than done.

August 10, 2020
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By Ari Gordon, Talib Shareef

Healing Black-Jewish and Muslim-Jewish divides

(RNS) — Black-Jewish Unity Week, a collaboration between the American Jewish Committee and the National Urban League, could also help erase the divides between Jews and African American Muslims.

September 4, 2020
By Samuel L. Perry

Why porn’s negative personal consequences are often really about religion

(RNS) — Evangelicals' feeling about porn may well be influencing public policy as mostly red states have increasingly sought to declare pornography a ‘public health crisis.'

September 4, 2020
By Yonat Shimron

Shofar lessons are becoming a pre-holiday necessity in the age of coronavirus

(RNS) — Jewish law requires that the shofar be heard in person. But with synagogues shuttered because of the coronavirus, many Jews are dusting off old ritual objects and taking online lessons so they can produce that clarion wail.

September 3, 2020