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Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination
Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination The mind of a new-born child is like a blank canvas. His surroundings shape his thinking, transforming his personality. Ever since a child is born, he is introduced to a religion that is...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
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In the neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, a pastor keeps patrolling for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — As the Rev. Ashley Horan turned the corner onto a residential street, adjusting the heat in her small sedan to stave off cold air blustering in from the open windows, she pointed to a man strolling along the sidewalk. Dangling around his neck were...
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 pass. Living as a Christian in Nigeria’s central Benue state had taught her caution: lower her voice, skip church...
‘Holding Liat’ documents a more complicated reality behind the Oct. 7 hostage crisis
(RNS) — Two years after the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s devastating retaliation in Gaza, a slew of new films are coming to theaters and generating Oscar buzz. One of them offers a surprising and nuanced portrayal of an American-Israeli family whose adult...
Photos of the Week: anti-ICE demonstrations, New Year’s rituals
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Renee Good was a martyr for her faith, like MLK, say Presbyterians
(RNS) — Less than a week after her death, Renee Good is being compared to Christian martyrs who were killed while witnessing for their faith. The public policy arm of the Presbyterian Church (USA) said Tuesday (Jan. 13) that Renee Good, a Minnesota protester killed by...
Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate
(RNS) — City Council members in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, suburb denied a rezoning request for a proposed mosque after weeks of public debate that involved anti-Muslim pushback and a state attorney general’s investigation. The denial came despite a recommendation from city...
Faith leaders are denied access to immigration detainees in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — A group of clergy seeking to offer pastoral care to immigrant detainees at a federal building was denied on Tuesday morning (Jan. 13), with officials at the government facility, a hub of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities for the...
As Uganda approaches a tense presidential election, faith leaders urge fairness, peace
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — As church bells echoed across Uganda’s capital at dawn, Mary Lunyolo whispered a prayer before opening her grocery stall in Owino Market. She plans to vote in Uganda’s general elections Thursday (Jan. 15), but she doubts whether her ballot will...
Houston Texans’ Anderson and Al-Shaair built faith-based bond despite practicing different religions
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it is a relationship forged by faith. Anderson, a Christian, and Al-Shaair, a Muslim, didn’t let religious differences divide them....
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will...
Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
A group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog are striding single file down country roads and highways across the South, captivating Americans nationwide and inspiring droves of locals to greet them along their route. In their flowing saffron and ocher robes, the men...
In Pittsburgh, pro-immigrant interfaith efforts emerge amid concerns about ICE
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — On an unseasonably warm, drizzly Friday morning in early January, nearly 200 people of faith stood outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, singing religious songs and praying. Some...