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The Americans with Disabilities Act is still doing its work. Churches should join in.
By Russ Ewell — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — A church that includes people with disabilities is a more radiant church.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school, but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga
By Charles J. Russo — July 3, 2024
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 3, 2024
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Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter
By Yonat Shimron — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — Advocates argue the legal strategy that abortion bans violate religious freedom are not yet dead. In both the Missouri and Kentucky cases, appeals are planned.
Partners of US Catholic bishops’ social justice department adjust after layoffs
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 2, 2024
(RNS) — ‘We are hoping that there is some kind of alternative plan to keep the church going, to keep the justice and peace programs going, to keep our advocacy work going,’ said Steven Nabieu Rogers, executive director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network.
After Morris allegations, Texas legislators vow to expand statutes of limitations on abuse
By James Russell — July 2, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — ‘These actions demand public exposure, should never be tolerated, and any person who harms a child should and must be held accountable,’ said Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline.
Presbyterian Church (USA) votes to divest from Israel bonds
By Yonat Shimron — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change.
By Emily D. Crews — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — A new book details how an attempt to soften abortion politics started an all-out assault on reproductive rights.
LA mayor considers buffer zones at houses of worship after protest at synagogue
By Alejandra Molina — June 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — An ordinance regulating masks at public demonstrations, however, would not ‘withstand judicial scrutiny,' the LA mayor said.
Harvard task forces find discrimination and harassment against Jews, Muslims
By Yonat Shimron — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — Their preliminary recommendations include more anti-harassment training and a high-profile series of talks that model respectful disagreement.
Calvin University board charged with examining faculty dissent
By Ethan Meyers — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — At its meeting earlier this month, the Christian Reformed Church of North America instructed the board to bring a progress report on the confessional-difficulty gravamen to next year's denominational meeting.
Majority of American Jews support Biden in two polls
By Yonat Shimron — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — The polls are in keeping with decadeslong patterns in which American Jewish voters lean overwhelmingly toward the Democratic Party.
Catholic bishops’ conference announces major layoffs to department focused on social justice
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — The department includes programs focused on international policy, environmental justice, racism and domestic anti-poverty initiatives.
Civil religion as a gateway to Christian nationalism
By Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor — June 25, 2024
(Sightings) — The inclusion of ‘under God’ in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance was a sectarian move whose exclusionary effects are increasingly evident in today’s religious landscape.
On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
By Peter Smith — June 25, 2024
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Catholic pilgrims are in the middle of a two-month journey on four routes across the United States. They're planning to converge on Indianapolis in mid-July for a climactic stadium gathering called the National Eucharistic Congress, the first such event in more than 80 years.
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