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Whitefish Jews fight neo-Nazis with faith, peace and interfaith allies
By Kimberly Winston — May 7, 2018
(RNS) — What do you do when anti-Semites, stirred up by a guy you see at the local coffee shop and the gym, send you doctored pictures of your child's face beneath the gates of Auschwitz?
Was ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — There were parts of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' that troubled me. But they're not worth losing sleep over.
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
By Tom Heneghan — March 9, 2018
VIENNA (RNS) — Change in the Desert Kingdom has helped establish it as a serious player in interfaith dialogue.
Interfaith film misses Oscar, but raises hope in Africa
By Lauren Markoe — March 5, 2018
(RNS) — It spreads a message that many Africans say is too rarely heard: that people from different religious groups on the continent can be each other's heroes.
Evangelicals join interfaith leaders in Washington to promote religious tolerance
By Jack Jenkins — February 7, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speakers repeatedly highlighted their surprise and delight over the noticeable contingent of evangelicals, a group often associated with a negative view of Islam.
Faith groups, nonprofits team up to help homeless around Super Bowl
By Adelle M. Banks — February 2, 2018
(RNS) — Staying put would have been a logistical nightmare for the 50 to 60 homeless women and men who typically sleep in a church shelter across the street from the stadium.
‘Interfaith’ term rings hollow for some Jews
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — December 18, 2017
BOSTON (RNS) — If you really want to welcome interfaith families into Jewish life, better rethink your language, many Jewish leaders say.
Some think interfaith dialogue goes nowhere. A veteran rabbi begs to differ.
By Lauren Markoe — October 3, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) – 'No one living in Northern Ireland, South Africa or Bosnia-Herzegovina 30 or 40 years ago believed their conflicts would end, but they did,' said Rabbi Ron Kronish.
Tunisia lifts ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims
By The Associated Press — September 15, 2017
(AP) — Muslim men were allowed to marry non-Muslim women, but not the other way around.
Interfaith coalition says ‘no principled basis’ for Trump’s travel ban
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The coalition members argue that President Trump’s March 6 executive order is 'anathema' to the core tenet of religious tolerance that they share.
When Muslims come to the Jewish-Christian table
By Mark Silk — September 12, 2017
(RNS) — Since World War II, American Christians have been so acclimated to thinking of themselves as 'Judeo-Christian' that they unconsciously resist the notion of having a different religious partner at the civilizational dance.
Rev. Al Sharpton’s thousand-minister march gains steam after Charlottesville
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — Footage from Charlottesville, Va., has prompted some clergy to sign up for an Aug. 28 march. 'This is much worse than we thought in terms of a spirit of hate and immorality,' Sharpton said.
Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to protect Johnson Amendment
By Adelle M. Banks — August 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'Changing the law would threaten the integrity and independence of houses of worship,' they wrote.
Conservative evangelicals revel in their ‘unprecedented’ presidential access
By Adelle M. Banks — July 19, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Meanwhile, most everyone else is kept at arm's length.
Clergy arrested outside McConnell’s office while protesting health care bill
By Madeleine Buckley — July 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Protestors said they want McConnell know it's immoral to cut Medicaid because it helps many children, seniors, and disabled persons.
