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Moral Witness in Pressing Times

 It’s not a zero-sum game. This week on The State of Belief, interfaith organizer Maggie Siddiqi makes clear that coming together to counter antisemitism

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ICE or Cities Church protesters?

(RNS) — When worship services at Cities Church in Minneapolis were interrupted by protesters demanding the resignation of a lay pastor at the church who

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A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divides

(RNS) — Growing up in Fez, Morocco, Yona Elfassi was always aware of the history of the city, which has been a center of culture,

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Thousands show their respect for Buddhist monks on a Walk for Peace

APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file

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Jerusalem historic churches call Christian Zionism a ‘damaging’ ideology

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Leaders of the historic or apostolic churches in the Holy Land issued a blunt joint statement accusing Christian Zionists of espousing “damaging

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Venezuelan procession for La Divina Pastora takes on new weight in tense political moment

WASHINGTON (RNS) — It’s been 30 years since Jorge Garcia last joined the millions of people who have crowded the streets of Barquisimeto in northwest

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US airstrikes in Nigeria offer ‘fragile hope’ for Christians long under attack

MAKURDI, Nigeria (RNS) — When gunfire echoed through villages near her home last month, Grace Tyohemba silenced her phone and waited for the night to

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In Minneapolis, George Floyd-era faith networks reignite after Renee Good’s killing by ICE

MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — As tens of thousands trekked over the snow and ice in Powderhorn Park on Saturday (Jan. 10) to protest last week’s fatal

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Warnock, declaring ‘spiritual crisis,’ urges public, private sectors to help needy

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Shortly after joining Senate colleagues in midweek voting for a review of an environmental standard, Sen. Raphael Warnock sat in his Hart

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Tending to ‘rough sleepers’ and finding Heschel’s radical amazement

(RNS) — The doors to St. Andrew’s Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which open at 7:30 a.m. on weekdays, opened to a crowd that had