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Prayer in school divides Americans as Texas law takes effect

Prayer in school divides Americans as Texas law takes effect

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — A new Texas law mandating that schools set a time for students to pray will likely be popular with many residents of the Lone Star State. A new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center found that 61% of adults in Texas say they approve of...
OMB’s Russell Vought, the Christian ‘nation-ist’ driving Project 2025 and DOGE

OMB’s Russell Vought, the Christian ‘nation-ist’ driving Project 2025 and DOGE

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2025 | Religion

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As Russell Vought, the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, testified June 9 before the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat, asked an unusual question — one that seemed far afield from...
Israeli-backed group seeks at least  million from US for aid distribution in Gaza

Israeli-backed group seeks at least $30 million from US for aid distribution in Gaza

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2025 | Religion

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American-led group has asked the Trump administration to step in with an initial $30 million so it can continue its much scrutinized and Israeli-backed aid distribution in Gaza, according to three U.S. officials and the organization’s application...
New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2025 | Religion

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which...
In ‘Echoes of the Silenced,’ personal stories shed light on Hindu oppression over last 100 years

In ‘Echoes of the Silenced,’ personal stories shed light on Hindu oppression over last 100 years

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — When a group of college-age Hindus created an educational Instagram account about Hinduism in 2020, writing a 150-page history book seemed like a far stretch. But the about-30 young adults behind The American Hindu — a first-of-its-kind publication house...
Investigation finds Rev. Barber did not misdirect funds to pay his ex alimony

Investigation finds Rev. Barber did not misdirect funds to pay his ex alimony

by News Feed Editor | Jun 21, 2025 | Religion

DURHAM, North Carolina (RNS) — An independent investigation into allegations that the Rev. William Barber had been paying his ex-wife alimony from the finances of his nonprofit, concluded that the civil rights leader did nothing wrong. In a court filing last month,...
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