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Black clergy call for 40 days of prayer, fasting and ‘spiritual warfare’ before election
By Jim Wallis and Barbara Williams-Skinner — September 29, 2020
(RNS) — It's time for white Christians to respond to Black Christians to deepen our response to the fundamental moral and biblical crisis of this election.
Christians across traditions call for a Good Friday fast in response to pandemic
By Alejandra Molina — April 10, 2020
(RNS) — Catholics normally fast on the last Friday before Easter. This year Presbyterians, Latter-day Saints, Jews and others are planning to join them.
It’s time for me to fast. It may be time for you, too.
By Jana Riess — January 22, 2020
(RNS) — I started out this year by overindulging at an all-you-can-eat cruise buffet. And now, according to a new book on Christian fasting, it's time to pull back — spiritually.
In D.C., a call for restaurants to give fasting Muslims an alternative to IHOP in Ramadan
By Aysha Khan — April 25, 2019
(RNS) — In Dearborn, Mich., and other cities with large Muslim populations, many local restaurants have already realized that there is money to be made in remaining open all night for the suhoor and iftar meals.
Fasting from food, feeding on the Bible during Lent
By Thomas Reese — March 6, 2019
(RNS) — While fasting is a time-honored way to observe Lent, another ancient tradition concerns being nourished by the Word of God.
Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting
By The Conversation — September 18, 2018
(The Conversation) — The Jewish practice of abstaining from food on Yom Kippur is out of step with the rest of Jewish tradition, which in its religious and cultural guises has always revolved around food.
Corporate America: Stop hurting Muslims by ignoring our holidays
By Tasmiha Khan — June 15, 2018
(RNS) — Corporations often don’t accommodate Muslim employees’ religious needs simply because they don’t take the time to understand or anticipate them.
Moroccans break Ramadan fast on beach with song, dance, food
By Amira El Masiti — June 13, 2018
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — In Morocco's capital, the beach is a favorite place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Is fasting at Ramadan good for you?
By Aamir Hussain — May 14, 2018
(RNS) — On the eve of Ramadan, a medical student finds that fasting has some mild health benefits, but some very noticeable consequences as well.
How religious literacy can save lives
By Aamir Hussain — June 21, 2017
(RNS) Failure to acknowledge how faith impacts medical care can lead to challenges and even life-threatening situations.
Before Ramadan, food shortages challenge East African Muslims
By Lauren Markoe — May 25, 2017
(RNS) Rising prices reflect plummeting supplies caused by a severe drought linked to climate change that wiped out harvests, depleted water sources and killed livestock.
Six questions on Ramadan answered
By Mohammad Hassan Khalil — May 23, 2017
(The Conversation) Such as ... why is Ramadan called Ramadan?
Aid to dying: What Jainism – one of India’s oldest religions – teaches us
By The Conversation — June 12, 2016
On June 9, a law allowing patients with terminal illnesses to end their lives with help from a physician came into effect in California, opening conversations about whether human life should be prolonged against the desire to die peacefully and with dignity. RELATED STORY: California’s End of Life Option law: More peaceful deaths or moral quicksand? […]
Mormon fasting is a chance to “sit with discomfort”
By Jana Riess — April 9, 2016
"I am learning how to be uncomfortable" in a Mormon fast, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. "I am learning that I don’t have to have answers or to feel spiritually ecstatic."
Cardinal Dolan: ‘Where’s the Catholic Sandy Koufax?’
By David Gibson — March 10, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The city's archbishop is none too happy that Jews and Muslims seem to observe their rituals and holy days while Catholics prefer to play games and hang at Starbucks through Lent and Holy Week.
