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Regina A. Johnson- Putting Her Talents To Use In Multiple Fields
Every person from their birth is gifted a special skill set, something they excel it. And for every person, it is different. While some people’s expertise lies in teaching, others are good at playing sports. For some people, painting is where they perform par...
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
How To Attract A Woman
It’s not that simple to attract a girl or a woman; lots of guys and men agree with that. But after all, they only choose partners who attract them with their appearance and inner world, those who can win their heart. The fact that men can’t sometimes take a chance to...
Good Gospel Playlist: Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome is the Princess of Loveworld
Loveworld Music and Arts Ministry (LMAM) has a brand-new star on the rise and her name is Sharon Carissa Oyakhilome. Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome, more popularly known as CSO is gospel royalty. The singing sensation who is behind the mega-hit 'Holy Spirit', has become a...
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Judge prevents Noem from ending Haitians’ protected status, but fear of ICE remains
(RNS) — In a last-minute ruling on Monday (Feb. 2), a U.S. district judge in Washington halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants. TPS, which allows designated refugees to live and work in the...
He couldn’t save a toddler, so he started a vast humanitarian project to save other Gazan children
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Dr. David Hasan has a recurring dream. He is in a hospital in Gaza at the tail-end of 2023, treating a dying toddler. The boy has come in with a wave of other injured Palestinians pulled from the rubble of a bombed-out building. Hasan has no means...
A Muslim-owned thrift shop blends modest fashion, faith and sustainability
NEW YORK (RNS) — Kadjahtou Balde has a hard time parting with some of the vintage gems that make it into her Harlem thrift shop — a silk skirt adorned with traditional Palestinian embroidery, a pink wool sweater and an embellished blazer in perfect condition. “Look at...
What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota
Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The group that barged...
Iraqi calligrapher’s handwritten Quran ends 6 years of artistry and craft
ISTANBUL (AP) — Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece — a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the Quran that has taken six years of craft and devotion to complete. The finished work consists of 302 double sided scrolls, each measuring 4...
Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Friday that it will reopen the pedestrian border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt over the weekend, marking an important step forward for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. COGAT, the Israeli military body in...
South Africa expels Israel’s top diplomat in a move that could prompt a strong reaction from the US
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa ordered Israel’s deputy ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, accusing him of undermining relations between the countries with social media posts that insulted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and...
At the Grammys, faith and politics collide with Bad Bunny, Jelly Roll and the Dalai Lama
(RNS) — At the 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 1), amid glittering performances and celebrity looks, religion and spirituality made several appearances on music’s biggest night. From references to God and personal faith in winning speeches, to religion movers and...
Polygamous sect’s sway has dwindled in twin towns on Arizona-Utah line. Residents enjoy new freedoms
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The prairie dresses, walled compounds and distrust of outsiders that were once hallmarks of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border are mostly gone. These days, Colorado City, Arizona, and neighboring Hildale, Utah, look much like any other...
Quran Revolution founder sentenced to 80 years on child pornography charges
(RNS) — A former Texas imam and online Quran instructor who was charged with conspiracy to produce child pornography has been sentenced to 80 years in prison, according to federal court documents. Wisam Sharieff was sentenced on Wednesday (Jan. 28) in the Alabama...
From OnlyFans mega-star to evangelical darling, Nala Ray now hopes to reach other models
(RNS) — Months after accepting an award in Miami recognizing her as one of OnlyFans’ highest-earning creators, Nala Ray was baptized at Fearless Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Los Angeles, and quit making the content that she says generated more than...
Evangelicals divided over what faith demands as immigration tensions deepen
(RNS) — For years, leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table have summed up the Bible’s view of immigration in three words: Welcome the stranger. In Bible studies, sermons, videos and other resources, the coalition of denominational and nonprofit leaders has sought...