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Pride flag glimpsed on ‘The Chosen’ set prompts call for boycott
(RNS) — ‘I don’t believe personal workspaces on set are relevant to the content of The Chosen,’ the show’s creator told Religion News Service.
Large conventions resume for Jehovah’s Witnesses
(RNS) — Beginning Friday (June 2), the three-day gathering will be held at the Long Beach Arena in Los Angeles County, the first of 12 conventions at the arena this summer.
From Taylor Swift’s tour to statehouses, witches are blamed for climate of fear
(RNS) — One historian sees a replay of 17th century moral panics in today’s increasing social media attacks on witches, saying, ‘It is getting weird.’
Dave Ramsey sued for $150 million by former fans who followed his timeshare exit advice
(RNS) — The class-action lawsuit is the latest legal woe for Ramsey and his company.
‘Felt like a year’: Worshipper describes fear during gunman’s deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
Robert Bowers, a truck driver from the Pittsburgh suburbs, could face the death penalty if he’s convicted of some of the 63 counts he faces in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack, which claimed the lives of worshippers from three congregations using the city's Tree of Life synagogue.
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Faith, science and the abortion debate
(RNS) — Do abortion rights advocates follow the facts, wherever they lead?
Choice is the future of religion in America
(RNS) — Judaism lays bare the complexities of American religion’s new regime of choice.
Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country’s precarious LGBTQ rights revolution
(The Conversation) — LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark divide.
Is “Succession” Jewish?
The story of “Succession” seems like Shakespeare. Or, like Greek tragedy. And a little Bible as well.
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Back and forth continues over ‘queer and trans nuns’ inclusion in Dodgers Pride Night
(RNS) — At least one Roman Catholic nun has publicly spoken in support of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ‘for their financial assistance to those in need.’
Survey: Drop in Eastern European antisemitism may be due to Zelenskyy effect
(RNS) — As arguably the world’s most famous Jew, he may also be contributing to a decline in antisemitic attitudes not only in Ukraine but also in neighboring Poland to the west and Russia to the east.
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