Jacques Berlinerblau
Some Muslims, Jews welcome court ruling allowing football coach to pray
By Yonat Shimron — July 8, 2022
(RNS) — Some minority faith leaders are wondering if government neutrality on religion is such a good thing.
Secularism is not atheism. A new book explains why the distinction is so critical.
By Yonat Shimron — January 25, 2022
(RNS) — At its core, secularism is an approach to governance, writes Jacques Berlinerblau in his new book ‘Secularism: The Basics.’ And critically, it is one many religious people, not just atheists and agnostics, support.
Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
By Lauren Markoe — March 23, 2017
(RNS) Many worry that the suspect’s identity will lend credence to the claim, put forward frequently by anti-Semites, that Jews exaggerate threats and crimes against them, while undercutting efforts to reduce anti-Semitism at a time when statistics show it is actually rising.
Norway and its national church part ways
By Kimberly Winston — January 5, 2017
(RNS) Like most divorces, this one could be messy.
Anti-Semitism in Europe: ‘The devil that never dies’
By Lauren Markoe — March 1, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The latest spike in anti-Semitism in Europe is rooted in a global prejudice that persists over time and in places where Jews have never lived.
Scholars seek to reclaim a dirty word: secularism
By Kimberly Winston — February 22, 2013
(RNS) A conference at Georgetown University this week focused on cleaning up what many Americans consider a dirty word: secularism. The goal of the "Secularism on the Edge" conference was, in part, to define what secularism is and what it is not.
Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!
By Kimberly Winston — September 14, 2012
(RNS) Georgetown University professor Jacques Berlinerblau has a prescription for what ails atheism in America: stop whining about religion and build coalitions to reclaim "secularism" from the religious right. By Kimberly Winston.
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