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Growing old with grace and kindness: The life and lives of Sidney Poitier
By Greg Garrett — January 11, 2022
(RNS) — Sir Sidney Poitier changed the film world on the way to changing the larger world.
Why I empathize with Harry and Meghan
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 8, 2021
(RNS) — So the British royal family is screwed up. Aren't we all?
Henry Louis Gates’ new book and TV series distills centuries of Black church history
By Adelle M. Banks — February 5, 2021
(RNS) — 'The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song' is a new book and a documentary set to air on PBS stations.
‘Greenleaf’ star Deborah Joy Winans says her TV family reflects real life
By Adelle M. Banks — June 30, 2020
(RNS) — The final season features the aftermath of Charity Greenleaf helping a church conglomerate take over the fictional Calvary Fellowship World Ministries.
John of God’s sexual assault arrest tarnishes Brazil’s spiritist movement
By Eduardo Campos Lima — January 30, 2019
SAO PAOLO, Brazil (RNS) — More than 600 women — varying in age from 8 to 67 — have accused the medium of sexual assault, adding a distressing chapter to the long history of spiritist mediums in Brazil.
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and teacher of tolerance, is dead at 87
By Lauren Markoe — July 2, 2016
(RNS) He spent 10 years in silence about the Holocaust before he found his voice as the world's most famous advocate for remembering the unthinkable.
Oprah Winfrey to star in new megachurch TV drama
By RNS staff — April 22, 2016
NEW YORK— "Greenleaf," created by "Six Feet Under" writer Craig Wright, tells the story of a wealthy African-American family behind a megachurch, their rivalries, secrets and hypocrisies.
Oprah’s ‘Belief’ series, a seven-day exploration of faith
By Adelle M. Banks — October 14, 2015
(RNS) The new series follows the trajectory of Winfrey’s career -- encouraging people to explore their own faith journeys.
Can atheists be spiritual? Sam Harris reignites long-running debate
By Chris Stedman — January 30, 2014
With the impending publication of 'Waking Up' by Sam Harris, many in the atheist community will debate whether it makes sense for atheists to use the word 'spirituality.' But this isn't the first time this debate has come up in recent years.
2013: Atheism’s 10 defining moments
By Chris Stedman — December 31, 2013
Atheism was in the headlines perhaps more than ever before in 2013. To highlight some of atheism’s defining moments and trends from the last year, I worked with a panel of ten writers, scholars, and activists to come up with ten major moments or currents in American atheism from 2013. Their contributions are below. Godless […]
Oprah interview stirs debate: What is an atheist?
By Kimberly Winston — October 21, 2013
(RNS) Most saw in the talk show host’s rejection of Nyad’s atheism what polls, studies and often their own experience tell them -- that atheists are among the least trusted and least liked Americans.
Fixing America’s failing families: An interview with T.D. Jakes
By Jonathan Merritt — August 15, 2013
The prominent pastor shares why he thinks the American family is failing and how he plans to fix it.
Why Ross Douthat thinks we’re ‘a nation of heretics’
By Daniel Burke — April 17, 2012
(RNS) New York Times columnist Ross Douthat doesn't mince words in his new book "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics." In an interview with Religion News Service, Douthat explains his definition of heresy, why he thinks Mitt Romney and President Obama are both heretics, and why more Americans should argue about religion. By Daniel Burke.
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