religious diversity

Exhibit showcases the earliest stirrings of American religious diversity

By Adelle M. Banks — June 28, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) On display are a 1654 Torah scroll, a page from the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon and a text written by a slave who wanted to pass on the essentials of his Muslim heritage.

In emotional farewell speech, Michelle Obama praises diversity

By Reuters — January 7, 2017
(Reuters) 'Our glorious diversity - our diversities of faiths and colors and creeds - that is not a threat to who we are, it makes us who we are,' Michelle Obama said.

Israeli university defends student union Christmas tree over rabbinical objection

By Yonat Shimron — December 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Jewish religious authorities hold that Christmas trees have no place in public settings in predominantly Jewish areas in Israel. But Israelis are pushing back.

In 2012, the rise of a new religious America

By Charles C. Haynes — December 28, 2012
Why the end of the Protestant hegemony in America will be no loss for religious people of any tradition, including Protestants.
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