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400 rabbis back Cuomo and de Blasio in shutdown of New York Hasidic neighborhoods
By Yonat Shimron — October 8, 2020
(RNS) — Some 400 rabbis and other Jewish religious leaders have signed a statement in support of New York officials’ efforts to curb COVID-19 in hard-hit Jewish neighborhoods of New York City.
In Oregon, churches and anti-fascists unite to provide mutual aid to fire evacuees and others in need
By Alejandra Molina — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — Mutual aid groups are partnering with churches to set up donation drives and tent distribution centers with hygiene kits, school supplies, clothing and food.
Damaged Kenosha church: ‘We would rather lose 100 buildings than one more life to police violence’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 28, 2020
(RNS) — That’s a commitment the pastor said comes from the congregation’s Unitarian Universalist beliefs.
We have a story to tell: Indigenous scholars, activists speak up amid toppling of Serra statues
By Alejandra Molina — July 7, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Californians once again reckon with their statues of Serra, Native people and Indigenous scholars say it’s time for their voices to be heard and their existence to be recognized.
Trump’s Bible walk to church was an act of ‘sacrilege,’ says former Bush advisor
By Alejandra Molina and The Associated Press — June 1, 2020
After calling for governors to call out the National Guard, President Trump walked to St. John's church, where a fire had been set during unrest. Before the president left the White House, law enforcement broke up a peaceful protest with tear gas.
Rev. Barber: ‘Systemic racism is choking the life out of American democracy’
By Yonat Shimron — May 31, 2020
(RNS) — In a Pentecost Sunday address, he referred to the protests wracking the country as ‘the inevitable reflex of a people who cannot breathe because their life is being systematically snuffed out.’
South Asian Americans protest Modi’s crackdown from afar
By Sonia Paul — January 17, 2020
(RNS) — A 'National Day of Action' aims to call out the slice of the Indian American community that is sympathetic to India’s right-wing politics.
We are all Jews here
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 7, 2020
(RNS) — When Jew haters knock a yarmulke off a Jew's head, that's my yarmulke, and my head, as well.
Christians lend an anthem, and a pacifist spirit, to protests in Hong Kong
By Alexandra Radu — August 27, 2019
HONG KONG (RNS) — Since protests began more than 12 weeks ago over an extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trial, the city's Christian community has taken an active role.
As Sudanese protesters demand democracy, Catholic bishop pushes for freedom of worship
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 24, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — While cheered by the role Christians have played in liberating the largely Muslim country from its dictator, Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku wants to see the laws that impede religious freedom change as well.
Author Kathy Khang on why Christians need to speak up — on politics and everything else
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 12, 2018
(RNS) — The 'Raise Your Voice' author talked to RNS about speaking up at protests, on social media and around the dinner table.
After Senate clash, Kavanaugh nomination an occasion for prayer
By Jack Jenkins — September 28, 2018
(RNS) — 'We pause this day to recognize there are many among us here who have been wounded,' pastor says as both sides weigh the stakes of a Supreme Court nomination for their faith communities.
On Capitol Hill, faith groups’ protesters duel over Kavanaugh confirmation
By Jack Jenkins — September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the national drama played inside, demonstrators from across the religious spectrum camped outside the Capitol building Thursday (Sept. 27) to protest for and against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Buffer zone around London abortion clinic is a first for Britain
By Catherine Pepinster — April 13, 2018
(RNS) — The move has buoyed abortion-rights supporters, who are looking for the creation of more such zones around the nation.
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants
By Jack Jenkins — February 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'To our leaders in Congress and in the White House, I say: Arrest a nun, not a Dreamer!' said Sister Elise Garcia of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.