New Jersey
Christie rejects measure to ban child marriage, citing religion
By Sebastien Malo — May 12, 2017
(Reuters) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie say he may rethink signing the bill if it is revised.
After crash, Hoboken residents ponder God and fate
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 30, 2016
HOBOKEN, N.J. (RNS) As investigators look into what caused a New Jersey commuter train crash, some residents of this New York suburb ponder what role God and fate play in such tragedies.
Muslims love New York, too
By Hussein Rashid — September 19, 2016
(RNS) Muslims have to show we are not perpetrators and we can never talk about how we are victims.
How Ben Shahn’s art anticipates Bernie Sanders
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 19, 2016
(RNS) Sanders, like Shahn, calls out for social and economic justice.
Non-Muslim groups say NJ mosque should get OK
By Adelle M. Banks — May 11, 2016
(RNS) The groups said “unequal treatment of the mosque in this case represents a potential threat” to their free exercise rights.
New Jersey school board member quits over anti-Muslim comments
By RNS staff — April 23, 2016
"Go back to your own country; America needs to get rid of people like you," wrote the school board member, according to CAIR.
5 faith facts about Chris Christie: Cradle Catholic and member of the Church of Bruce
By Kimberly Winston — February 4, 2016
(RNS) Gov. Chris Christie withdrew from the GOP presidential race February 10.
NJ archbishop sets rules for barring Catholics from Communion
By David Gibson — October 13, 2015
ROME (RNS) Archbishop John Myers drew a line at the altar rail for Catholics who support gay rights or abortion rights and for Catholics whose marriages are not considered valid by the church.
Orthodox Jewish enclave faces growth, conflict
By Shannon Mullen — August 12, 2015
LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- For some longtime residents, the message, intentional or not, is plain: This is an Orthodox area now.
N.J. to Archdiocese of Newark: Get out of the headstone business
By Mark Mueller — March 25, 2015
NEWARK, N.J. — In the 18 months since the archdiocese began marketing headstones, some headstone dealers saw business drop off by 40 percent.
Christie’s vaccine statements aside, N.J. already allows parents to refuse on religious grounds
By Susan K. Livio — February 3, 2015
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) In the 2013-14 school year, nearly 9,000 New Jersey children used a religious exemption to decline immunizations that under state law children must receive in order to attend school.
New Jersey nun on the path to sainthood
By David Gibson — September 15, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) While a dozen Catholic saints are classified as Americans, New Jersey native Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich would be only the second saint born in the United States.
NJ students attend Mormon Prom for a ‘modest’ celebration
By Janelle Griffith — May 13, 2014
(RNS) The prom was free to attend, but under one stipulation: Teens were required to sign a pact agreeing to dress and behave modestly, to dance "appropriately" and to abstain from using alcohol or drugs.
Hindus in New Jersey school district want a day off for Diwali
By Katherine Davis-Young — February 25, 2014
(RNS) “I think if the school granted the (Diwali) holiday, then his friends would know, ‘OK, you are a Hindu,’” said Jyoti Sharma, who is asking the Millburn Township School District to consider a day off for Diwali for her son.
Muslims criticize judge’s dismissal of NYPD spying lawsuit
By Omar Sacirbey — February 21, 2014
(RNS) Muslim Americans and civil rights groups are criticizing a federal court decision that dismissed a lawsuit alleging the New York City Police Department illegally spied on Muslim Americans in New Jersey.
