Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was shaped by her minority faith

(RNS) — A phrase from the Book of Deuteronomy hangs framed on the wall of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court chamber: “Justice, justice you shall pursue.”
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Does God want Christians to be a ‘good guy with a gun’?

(RNS) — Does Jesus want you to own a gun?
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Catholics resume First Communions and baptisms outdoors

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It’s been tradition for Annmarie Juarez’s children to receive their sacraments of First Communion at St. Frances X Cabrini Church in San Bernardino County, where dozens of their family members gather for the celebrations.
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This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Every year in August, tens of thousands of people fill the seats of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, not for baseball, but for the weekend-long Harvest Crusade.
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100 young Jews volunteer for summer service with new program

(RNS) — For the next four weeks, Molly Lippitt will spend her days sorting and bagging food at a Detroit distribution center that supplies shelters and soup kitchens in five Southeast Michigan counties.
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Churches offer mental health aid amid pandemic, protests

CHICAGO (RNS) — Not long into the coronavirus pandemic, the Rev. Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a pastor at
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Faith-based mutual aid flourishes amid pandemic, protests

(RNS) — Groceries. Prepared meals. Face masks. Prayer requests. Housing. Rent assistance. Mental health care. Spiritual guidance. Career advice. Transportation.
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Somali-owned wellness clinic works to heal South Minneapolis

(RNS) — In late May, Sulekha Ibrahim opened the doors of
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After Floyd’s death, a reckoning for immigrant store owners

This content is written and produced by Religion News Service and distributed by The Associated Press. RNS and AP partner on some religion news content. RNS is solely responsible for this story. (AP) — (RNS) — George Floyd was killed after employees at a convenience store owned by a Palestinian …
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As they reopen, congregations grapple with including seniors

(RNS) — Each Sunday, Larry Little and his wife, Mary, get ready for church. They dress casually, fill two tumblers with water, climb into their golf cart and drive two miles to The Grove, a grassy field next to their church.
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After Floyd’s death, a reckoning for immigrant store owners

This content is written and produced by Religion News Service and distributed by The Associated Press. RNS and AP partner on some religion news content. RNS is solely responsible for this story. (AP) — (RNS) — George Floyd was killed after employees at a convenience store owned by a Palestinian …
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Friends say Gugino is a Catholic peace activist, not Antifa

(RNS) Is Martin Gugino an Antifa provocateur?
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Shunning virus and Big Oil, Alaska tribe revives traditions

ARCTIC VILLAGE, Alaska (RNS) — Arriving home on one of the last regular flights before pandemic restrictions went into effect in mid-February, Sarah James got to her house to find two caribous worth of meat in her freezer.
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Christian mindfulness, meditation apps find their moment

(RNS) — Rachael Reynolds is a busy wife and mom of three who, like many, suddenly has been tasked with home-schooling her children and managing the anxiety of a pandemic.
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Church software companies rush to accommodate surge in usage

(RNS) — As in-person worship services and religious gatherings have been shut down around much of the country, faith leaders have been left scrambling to shift all their worship services, fundraising, administrative work and community announcements to digital platforms.
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Faith leaders grapple with funerals amid global pandemic

(RNS) — For Menaka Kannan, it was bad enough when she heard that a fellow member of New York City’s Baha’i community had contracted the novel coronavirus. But she was not emotionally prepared for the news that came roughly a week later: He had succumbed to the infection and died.
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Bishops ask United Methodist court to review split proposal

(RNS) — A proposed plan to split the United Methodist Church is on its way to the denomination’s top court to decide whether the legislation that would implement it is constitutional.
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Ex-La Luz del Mundo members find community on Reddit

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It took Raquel Guerra years to get over her fear of thunderstorms.
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Before Lent begins, Paczki Day brings Chicagoans together

CHICAGO (RNS) — Lidia Kieca bought her paczki last Thursday (Feb. 20), when Paczki Day is celebrated in Poland.
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Before Lent begins, Paczki Day brings Chicagoans together

CHICAGO (RNS) — Lidia Kieca bought her paczki last Thursday (Feb. 20), when Paczki Day is celebrated in Poland.
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Before Lent begins, Packzi Day brings Chicagoans together

CHICAGO (RNS) — Lidia Kieca bought her paczki last Thursday (Feb. 20), when Paczki Day is celebrated in Poland.
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Across races, religions, coalitions organize for solidarity

(RNS) — Rachel Prestipino knows how segregated Miami can be every day, including Sunday: “It’s not just at 11 a.m.”
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Boston Uighur woman champions her father’s release in China

BOSTON (RNS) — Samira Imin can’t stop thinking about the times her father took her horseback riding.
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Multiracial churches growing, challenge for clergy of color

KELLER, Texas (RNS) — For four hours at a megachurch outside of Dallas, pastors of color shared their personal stories of leading a multiethnic church.
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United Methodist leaders explain plan to split denomination

(RNS) — The 16 United Methodist bishops and advocacy group leaders who negotiated a recent proposal to split the denomination explained their reasoning at an event that was
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