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Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (RNS) — ‘We have this chance to build something new,’ said the Rev. Fritz Nelson, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in East Palestine.
Amid rise in antisemitism, Yeshiva University focuses on Holocaust education
(RNS) — The Holocaust 'is being inadvertently or consciously de-Judaized,' according to Yeshiva University's Shay Pilnik.
Public theologian Yolanda Pierce named next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
(RNS) — ‘I look forward to building on the strong foundation that Emilie Townes and others have established to form this treasured community,’ Pierce said.
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COVID-19 sent houses of worship online. Will congregations come back in person?
(RNS) — Religious leaders can find concern and comfort in a survey about attendance at worship early in the pandemic.
Why a Trump indictment will matter so little to most of his Christian supporters
(RNS) — Consider just a few of the public revelations and remarks by Trump since 2016 and how little they affected white evangelicals' loyalty to him.
Call it Soros-phobia
Jew hatred, by any other name. Et tu, Alan Dershowitz?
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Pelosi on cleric who barred her from Communion: ‘That’s his problem, not mine’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We’ve had very, very negative anti-LGBTQ stuff coming from our archbishop,’ former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
Antisemitism spiked in 2022, but physical assaults were few, ADL reports
(RNS) — The majority of the incidents reported in the 2022 audit constituted antisemitic harassment.
Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion
(RNS) — The new report from PRRI also found that many religious Americans support LGBTQ nondiscrimination rights, even those who oppose same sex-marriage.
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