Newsom launches council to focus on teaching California students about the...
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — 'We are offering an antidote to the cynicism that this is how things are, and responding to that hate the best way we know how — with education and empathy,' California Gov. Gavin...
View ArticleEcoSikh joins interfaith effort ahead of COP26
(RNS) — EcoSikh, which draws on Sikh ethics, beliefs and the example of Sikh gurus to confront the world’'s environmental challenges, described the COP26 event as a ‘last ray of hope as the earth faces...
View ArticleFive Christmas sermon blunders that get Judaism (and Jesus) wrong
(RNS) — Christmas brings out some of the worst ignorance of Jesus’ Judaism. The post Five Christmas sermon blunders that get Judaism (and Jesus) wrong appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleCalifornia bill could make it easier for houses of faith to build affordable...
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, a Democrat in Oakland, introduced a piece of legislation on Feb. 16 that would reduce residential parking requirements for newly built religious...
View ArticleEntenmanns, of blessed memory
A memory that takes the cake. Sorry about that. The post Entenmanns, of blessed memory appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleIsraeli lawmaker chided for wishing Palestinians ‘disappear’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Matan Kahana's remarks drew condemnation from Palestinian Israeli lawmakers and from his own coalition members. The post Israeli lawmaker chided for wishing Palestinians...
View ArticleGermany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
BERLIN (AP) — The German government's commissioner to combat antisemitism, Felix Klein, called the number of incidents — more than seven per day — frightening. The post Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic...
View ArticleAmerica’s religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5...
(The Conversation) — Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on ‘ensoulment,’ the point at which the soul is believed to...
View ArticleIt’s not fear. It’s faith.
(RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you. The post It’s not fear. It’s faith. appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleWhy Pee Wee Herman mattered
Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, was in the tradition of the great Jewish comedians. The post Why Pee Wee Herman mattered appeared first on Religion News Service.
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