violence

Boston mosque aims to keep young Somali immigrants off the streets

By Omar Sacirbey — July 12, 2012

BOSTON (RNS) While Somali Muslims in America have been in the news for joining terrorist groups overseas, few people have paid attention to a more substantive problem of young men getting involved in the drug trade and joining gangs. By Omar Sacirbey.

Churches rally around Trayvon Martin on ‘hoodie Sunday’

By Tracy Gordon — March 26, 2012

Concern over the killing of unarmed Trayvon Martin was echoed in religious centers from Atlanta to New York and California, with many preachers and their congregations wearing hooded sweatshirts in Martin's memory.

Page 5 of 5