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Public theologian Yolanda Pierce named next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
(RNS) — The Rev. Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University School of Divinity and a public theologian, has been named the next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Her appointment is effective July 1, pending approval by the Vanderbilt…
Call it Soros-phobia
Governor Ron DeSantis should be ashamed.
In contemplating the possible criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump, the Florida governor tweeted: “The Manhattan District Attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor.”
Let us review.…
Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (RNS) — About a mile west from where a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, a man in a white cowboy hat was greeted by smiles, car horns and waves as he…
LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion
(RNS) — For the most part, religious Americans say their LGBTQ neighbors should be free of discrimination when they are at work, in public or at home.
This is true even among groups that oppose same-sex marriage.
One place they disagree…
When making exceptions for Ramadan is no longer the exception
(RNS) — Scrolling Twitter on the first evening of Ramadan 2023, I was greeted (well, as all Muslims were) by Elmo. “Ramadan Mubarak to all of Elmo’s friends!” the red toddler Muppet said. “Elmo loves you!”
In Chicago, the marquee at…
Antisemitism spiked in 2022, but physical assaults were few, ADL reports
(RNS) — A new audit of antisemitism in the U.S. shows a continued growth in the number of incidents reported in 2022.
The Anti-Defamation League’s newest report tabulated 3,697 antisemitic incidents last year in three large categories:…
Pelosi on cleric who barred her from Communion: ‘That’s his problem, not mine’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We’ve had very, very negative anti-LGBTQ stuff coming from our archbishop,’ former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
The post Pelosi on cleric who barred her from…
Catholic biblical literalists more likely to have anti-Jewish views
(RNS) — Nearly six decades after the Second Vatican Council called for a renewal of Catholic-Jewish relations, American Catholics exhibit a marked lack of knowledge of their church’s teachings about Judaism, according to wide-ranging new…
Practicing prophetic grief
(RNS) — Eight years ago, a young white man, 21 years of age, walked into the church in Charleston, South Carolina, known as Mother Emanuel, one of the oldest and most revered Black churches in the South.
The pastor was conducting Bible…
21Wilberforce welcomes two new board members and a Director of Church Engagement
21Wilberforce is pleased to announce that Knox Thames and Curtis L. Brown have been elected to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
New board member, Knox Thames, is an American human rights lawyer, advocate, and author who has…