1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (747+ words) WASHINGTON (RNS) " Just two days after hundreds of members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front descended on Washington, D. C. , on the Fourth of July, a diverse group of about 200 protesters sporting keffiyehs and kippahs, pushing strollers and walkers, crossed those…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1123+ words) A man walks past the charred remains of the Altadena Community Church, a United Church of Christ congregation in Altadena, California, on Jan. 9, 2025, after a wildfire tore through the community. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press) "If our hearts must break, let…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (293+ words) NOTE: This piece was'originally published at our newsletter A Public Witness. If HGTV decided to cast a show about fixing up your old religion, few could compete with James Mc Grath to be the star who transforms outdated edifices into…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (648+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY " An Oklahoma state board on Monday rejected a proposal to open a Jewish charter school, likely restarting a legal fight over public funding of religious education. Members of the Statewide Charter School Board, though complimentary of the school's…...