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Tiffany Shlain wants to bring Shabbat to 21st century by resting from tech
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 25, 2019
(RNS) — Tiffany Shlain talked to Religion News Service about how she and her family began observing a Tech Shabbat, how it’s changed them and why others might consider the practice.
New Jersey town fights anti-Semitic image to become model for neighbors
By Jonathan Harounoff — September 13, 2019
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — A center for Jewish learning for 75 years, the rapidly expanding suburb deployed professional mediators and civic pride to heal a community divide.
From ‘Hot Priest Summer’ to ‘Christian Girl Autumn’
By Tara Isabella Burton — September 5, 2019
(RNS) — Priests are hot, from TV's 'Fleabag' to the ubiquitous 'Hot Priest' calendars, but it's not just that they are forbidden. It's that they are coming out of their usual unapproachable roles.
Instagram apostasy stirs controversy over Christian ‘influencers’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 30, 2019
(RNS) — Living one's spiritual life online leaves these leaders more vulnerable to the huge cost of leaving one's faith.
By their tweets you will know them: The Democrats’ continuing God gap
By Ryan Burge — August 30, 2019
(RNS) — If they want to win back the White House, Democrats need to reach Christian voters. At least on social media, Democratic candidates are failing to do so.
New social media vetting for visa applicants can hurt American Muslims, advocates say
By Aysha Khan — June 11, 2019
(RNS) — Civil rights advocates say Muslim communities are particularly vulnerable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s newly expanded social media monitoring policies.
During Ramadan, virtual spaces help stave off the loneliness for some Muslims
By Aysha Khan — May 23, 2019
(RNS) — More and more Muslims are turning to digital spaces during Ramadan to help bridge the distance between friends, family and religious leaders.
Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ cited for hate speech
By Barbara Ortutay — May 3, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists.
Fellow Christian writers start Twitter prayer chain as Rachel Held Evans is hospitalized
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 19, 2019
(RNS) — On Friday (April 19), the hashtag #PrayForRHE trended, forming a prayer chain for popular progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans as news spread she had been hospitalized.
Fighting anti-Semitism and remembering the Holocaust on social media
By Paul O'Donnell — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — Not waiting for social media platforms to take action, institutions from Washington to Auschwitz combat hate by creating a 'virtual community of remembrance.'
How can one person take us closer to racial justice? These three bywords will help
By Jemar Tisby — January 21, 2019
(RNS) — Christians must undertake courageous and urgent action to correct historic wrongs and their ongoing ramifications.
Resolved to unplug? Films, challenges urge the religious to reflect on digital lives
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 11, 2019
(RNS) — As filmmaker Jonathan Ignatius Green screens the documentary 'Social Animals,' he's seen how ready people are to reflect on their digital behaviors. Many are bringing their beliefs to that reflection.
Tolerating distraction
By David Marno — January 2, 2019
(The Conversation) — What would a medieval monk or a 17th-century preacher make of our complaints about modern distraction by social media?
Why Christians should support a free press
By Daniel Darling — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — Faithful Christians will never give today’s headlines the same weight we do our Bibles, but we should appreciate the way a free press contributes to a healthy civil society.
Synagogue shooting prompts Muslims to act charitably—and humbly
By Dilshad Ali — November 8, 2018
(RNS) — Amid the hashtags and photos posted on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and other social media when engaging in charitable acts today, we need a spiritual strategy to avoid seeking attention for ourselves.
