Florida
I have no doubt what Billy Graham would have told the high school kids from Parkland, Fla.
By Richard Mouw — February 22, 2018
(RNS) — The teens speaking out about gun control these days are amazingly articulate about being young in an America where violence is all too present as a fact of life. What would Graham have said to them? Keep at it!
How religious people should respond to the horror in Parkland
By Delta Systems — February 21, 2018
The night that my tears watered a flower.
Religious leaders call for prayer and action following Florida school shooting
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 15, 2018
(RNS) — Many religious leaders are still searching for words for the tragedy. Some called for prayer. Others begged for that prayer to be accompanied by action.
Romney postpones announcement on Senate race after shooting
By Michelle L. Price — February 15, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Romney, one of the most famous Mormons, is widely liked and respected in Utah, which is heavily Mormon.
Florida legislators favor ‘In God We Trust’ motto in schools
By Adelle M. Banks — January 25, 2018
(RNS) — A parent opposing the measure said the proposal was unnecessary because a state statute already requires schools' display of the state flag, which includes the motto.
Can Reform Judaism reform itself?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 11, 2017
Can social justice save Reform Judaism? We don't know -- yet.
Why ‘Jacob the bar mitzvah boy’ mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2017
A regular and sweet SNL skit taught us something important about American Judaism.
Kentucky clerk now fighting gay marriage in Romania
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 13, 2017
A Florida-based conservative Christian organization says that Kim Davis is visiting the Central European country this week to support a nationwide effort to explicitly ban gay marriage.
Jews will not replace us! (And you will not replace Judaism!)
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 24, 2017
David Bowie got it right: This is not America. It is time for Jews to proclaim a better way.
Florida now understands the Noah story
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 11, 2017
(RNS) — Ever since Irma announced that she was going to pay Florida a visit, I’ve been experiencing what it must have been like to be on the ark — minus the animals, of course, writes Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin. (COMMENTARY)
The latest news has challenged my life. What should I do now?
By Jeffrey Weiss — August 24, 2017
(RNS) — This week, my eight-month MRI came back with bad news: Looks like a recurrence, with a tumor the size of a big grape.
Why they should change the names of Hollywood streets
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2017
What do we do about places named for Confederate generals? Change the names.
Can an evangelical, progressive Democrat succeed in Florida?
By Mark I. Pinsky — June 12, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) The jury is out on whether Chris King is political unicorn, an oddity, or the answer to the Democrats’ prayers.
Holocaust, climate change — when did we know, what did we do?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 20, 2017
Climate change. Future generations will ask: When did we know? And what did we do about it?
