RELIGION
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Chabad Jews celebrate at 5,000-square-foot sukkah in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — Sukkot is typically a quiet Jewish holiday, celebrated by hoisting a temporary structure called a sukkah…
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The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human – and Religious
Marking the Freedom to Read Day of Action, this week’s episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio…
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Matt Queen, SBC pastor and former seminary professor, pleads guilty to lying to FBI
(RNS) — A former professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary pleaded guilty Wednesday (Oct. 16) to lying to the FBI…
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The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor
In his new book, Dr. Matthew D. Taylor sheds light on the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Christian nationalist…
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On Yom Kippur, New York Jews plan to publicly mourn Palestinian deaths
(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at…
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At events across the US, American Jews mark a grim anniversary
NEW YORK (RNS) — Brooklyn Jews rose from their seats in the rotunda-shaped sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim on Sunday…
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Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner and Mack McCarter awarded for civic service
(RNS) — Two notable pastors, the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, a public policy strategist and voting rights advocate, and Mack McCarter,…
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Cecelia Williams Bryant, AME Church minister and mentor to clergy, dies at 77
(RNS) — The Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, an African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop’s wife known for mentoring up-and-coming clergy and…
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Vance, at Christian nationalist revival, says immigration stance is in keeping with faith
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (RNS) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance took the stage at Christian nationalist preacher Lance Wallnau‘s election…
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Who cares about the religion of the presidential tickets?
(RNS) — The other day, the news site Axios called this “the first presidential election in half a century in…
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