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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.
#ChurchToo supporter Karen Swallow Prior builds bridges between the extremes
By Adelle M. Banks — August 20, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Inside and outside the classroom, the 53-year-old Maine native said her goal is to help all creatures great and small (she’s an animal rights activist too) improve their lives.
Why Mark Zuckerberg is wrong about the Holocaust
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 23, 2018
(RNS) — The Facebook co-founder's refusal to kick Holocaust deniers off his platform masks a larger, ugly trend in American society.
Researchers find link between Trump tweets and spike in anti-Muslim hate
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 17, 2018
(RNS) — Their conclusions correspond with what Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups are hearing, too.
A pigeon, ‘Episcobaby’ and ‘Flat Jesus’ walk into a church convention
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 13, 2018
(RNS) — As the Episcopal Church's 79th General Convention ends, many will remember the nine-day meeting as much for the memes as for the motions that passed.
Study: East African converts to Islam are recruitment targets by extremist groups
By Fredrick Nzwili — June 25, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A June PeaceTech Lab report found that recent converts to Islam in East Africa are prone to be recruitment targets by violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Shabab.
Facebook vows to fight hate speech, but it may be too late for Rohingya Muslims
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 22, 2018
(RNS) — Facebook knows it needs to do more to combat hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Mike Huckabee calls Jim Carrey a ‘Christaphobe’ after tweet about his daughter
By Erin Jensen — March 20, 2018
(USA Today) — 'This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!' Carrey captioned his artwork.
Advice for dealing with critics — from a religion writer with plenty of them
By Jonathan Merritt — March 9, 2018
If you have courage enough to speak up in this divided and uncivil moment, you'll soon find yourself facing a wave of criticism and resistance.
RNS Best of 2017: Women bloggers spawn an evangelical ‘crisis of authority’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2017
(RNS) Christian women online have found new platforms to teach, preach and connect. "God isn't trademarked," says Sarah Bessey.
Muslim leaders speak out against Trump’s inflammatory retweets
By Sharon Samber — November 29, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Americans are 'shocked but not surprised' by the president’s actions, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations' national executive director, Nihad Awad.
Facebook enabled advertisers to reach ‘Jew haters’
By ProPublica — September 14, 2017
After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.
Joel Osteen’s church defends itself after social media storm
By Mark A. Kellner — August 30, 2017
(RNS) — 'I can’t repeat it enough: We never closed our doors. We’re a church, for goodness' sake,' said Lakewood Church spokesman Don Iloff.
Can Facebook replace church?
By Andrea Syverson — July 5, 2017
(RNS) Mark Zuckerberg is right about one thing: Christians are leaving their traditional, brick-and-mortar churches – in droves. (COMMENTARY)
How Facebook is like church, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 28, 2017
CHICAGO (RNS) Zuckerberg made the analogy last week as he announced the social network's new mission at its first Facebook Communities Summit: "Bring the world closer together."
