Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, second from left, speaks as protesters hold up signs and call out against the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump’s travel ban in front of the Supreme Court, on June 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Report: Over 1,000 charity groups are helping fund fringe anti-Muslim projects
More than 1,000 philanthropic foundations and charitable organizations have knowingly or unknowingly funneled nearly $125 million into dozens of known anti-Muslim groups over three years.
In African refugee camps, app replaces Bibles left behind
The digital library has done much to replace the reference books many Sudanese churches lost to their country's decade of civil war.
Jean Vanier, Catholic hero to developmentally disabled, dies
Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche International, a network of communities where people with and without disabilities live together, died at 90. He was the subject of the 2017 film, "Jean Vanier, the Sacrament of Tenderness."
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Ramadan, the month of fasting and spiritual growth that began this week, is one of the five 'pillars of Islam,' writes Mohammad Hassan Khalil.
Mormon leaders change policy on temple weddings: No more one-year waiting period after civil ceremony
Mormons who marry in a civil ceremony will no longer have to wait a full year before being 'sealed' for eternity in an LDS temple, writes Jana Riess.
As Ramadan begins, American mosques are preparing for the worst
Mosques across the country are holding shooter trainings and hiring armed guards to protect their congregations during their busiest time of the year.
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Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37
Evans repeatedly made the best-seller lists with wise and funny chronicles of her faith, doubt, honest questions and evolving beliefs.
Harvest Bible Chapel apologizes as it installs new elder board
The move comes as the Chicago-area megachurch transitions to a new board of elders this week and prepares to move forward under new leaders.
Widower of Emanuel 9 victim, formerly detained pastor call for unity on prayer day
'Tonight we will cry out to God together from this unique place, that God will give America a ‘Love One Another Movement’ that will change the course of this nation,' said National Day of Prayer Task Force President Ronnie Floyd.
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Remembering a woman of valor: 4 gifts Rachel Held Evans gave us
Instead of throwing out God or church, Rachel Held Evans demonstrated a robust Christian faith outside the bounds of evangelicalism, making sure that world’s gatekeepers don’t have the final say about one’s standing before Christ, Katelyn Beaty writes.
Rest in peace, Rachel Held Evans
(RNS) — "Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is." — Psalm 39, as quoted by Rachel Held Evans in "Searching for Sunday"
Whatever happened to Mormon fasting?
Mormons fast on the first Sunday of every month—except when they don't. Are Latter-day Saints beginning to fast from fasting?
