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Civil rights advocates, victims’ families urge support for new hate crime reporting bill
By Aysha Khan — June 28, 2019
(RNS) — The bipartisan NO HATE Act would address underreporting in hate crime data submitted to the FBI by state and local law enforcement agencies.
Worshipper saved grandson in California synagogue attack
By The Associated Press — April 28, 2019
POWAY, Calif. (AP) — John T. Earnest, 19, surrendered to police after bursting into Chabad of Poway, north of San Diego, on Saturday (April 27) and opening fire with about 100 people inside, killing Lori Kaye, 60.
Judge: Jewish heritage can be basis for race discrimination
By Paul O'Donnell — July 17, 2018
(AP) — Jewish people are protected by a law against racial discrimination in employment decisions, a federal magistrate judge has concluded in siding with a football coach suing a private Baptist college in Louisiana.
The worst lesson parents can teach
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2018
(RNS) — Children are not born hating (or, for that matter, loving or tolerating). Someone has to teach them, either hatred or compassion.
Capital murder charges filed in Muslim teen’s death
By Lauren Markoe — October 16, 2017
(RNS) — The suspect was charged with murder and rape, but some wonder why he was not also charged with a hate crime.
Enlisting SpongeBob and ‘Game of Thrones’ to counter anti-Sikh prejudice
By Adelle M. Banks — August 23, 2017
(RNS) — 'I'm obsessed with Star Wars,' says a turbaned man who appears in one of the videos that are part of the 'We Are Sikhs' media campaign.
Under pressure, Trump condemns white supremacy after Charlottesville violence
By guest — August 14, 2017
(USA Today) — Others continued to question the delay in Trump speaking out against racism. 'The President of the United States should not have to be publicly shamed into condemning neo-Nazis and white supremacists,' Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., tweeted.
Mosque under construction in Mali to honor US teen slain during Ramadan
By Lauren Markoe — June 22, 2017
(RNS) It took less than 24 hours to crowdsource the funds to build a mosque that will be called Masjid Nabra, which is already under construction.
Portlanders respond to killings with prayer and eclectic spirituality
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 2, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Portland may be the least religious city in the U.S., but its residents are drawing on spirituality and shared values for comfort in the wake of a horrific stabbing on a light-rail train.
Hate crime law results in few convictions and lots of disappointment
By Ryan Katz — April 18, 2017
(Pro Publica) In Texas, the tiny number of successful prosecutions leave both victims and lawmakers questioning state’s commitment to punishing hate.
Jewish community centers report ‘some slippage’ in preschool enrollments
By Lauren Markoe — March 15, 2017
(RNS) Though the vast majority of JCC preschool families are sticking with their schools, continued threats against these centers have prompted some to cancel enrollments.
3 Muslim Americans on their lives today: Facing new obstacles
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 9, 2017
(RNS) 'Muslims have always dealt with feeling misunderstood, but this is altogether something different,' said 24-year-old Nadia Dreid.
Senators want $20 million for JCCs and other faith-based community centers
By Lauren Markoe — March 2, 2017
(RNS) More than 75 Jewish community centers across the nation have received bomb threats since Jan. 9.
Mount Carmel Cemetery: Stones toppled, stones righted
By guest — February 28, 2017
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) I saw with my own eyes evidence of the darkness of hatred that can enfold us, and I saw with my own eyes the sparks of light and love that shine even more brightly when darkness is thickest.
An interfaith embrace after a Texas mosque burns to the ground
By Lauren Markoe — January 31, 2017
(RNS) In three days, donors gave nearly $1 million to rebuild the mosque through its GoFundMe site.
