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Top Religion News 2024: NYT Reporter Ruth Graham
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks about top religion news stories of the year with Ruth Graham, national reporter at The New York Times, where she covers religion, faith, and values.
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POSTED DECEMBER 21, 2024 11:05 PM |
Trump nominates CatholicVote president and culture warrior as Holy See ambassador
(RNS) — CatholicVote has slowly emerged as a player in conservative politics, often as a sharp-elbowed crusader in the culture wars.
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POSTED DECEMBER 21, 2024 12:28 AM |
Churches consider what sanctuary might look like in Trump’s second term
(RNS) — The news that Trump may rescind a policy discouraging immigration officials from arresting people at churches is making some church leaders reconsider sanctuary.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 11:15 PM |
Winter solstice is having a moment — in churches, too
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — In mainline Christian circles, winter solstice celebrations and longest night services are growing in popularity.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 10:34 PM |
In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas
(RNS) — 'Enough is enough to the suffering of the innocent people. Enough is enough to death,' said Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo in his Christmas message.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 9:54 PM |
Photos of the Week: Prayers and pilgrims around the world
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes prayers and pilgrims around the world from a variety of faiths.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 9:52 PM |
751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides
KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — The 10 days of events that ended Tuesday (Dec. 17) drew hundreds from around the world to this minor provincial capital in central Turkey.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 9:06 PM |
What the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology
(RNS) — Memo from the newest LDS hymns: We're Christians, we're Christians, we're Christians.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 8:20 PM |
Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 7:33 PM |
In Idaho, locals meet to discuss Christian nationalist church’s growing influence
Moscow, IDAHO (FaVs) — Nearly 200 residents gathered to hear a podcaster who is investigating the growing influence of Christian nationalist leader Doug Wilson in the community.
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POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 6:28 PM |
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
How Thinking Small Can Help Nonprofits Weather a Giving Drought
When the need is up and donations are down, nonprofits can look to their communities to keep going.
POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2024 10:04 AM |
Ancient, Powerful, and Particularly Feminine: Righting Our Relationship with Mama Earth
We are living in a patriarchal system that prioritizes power, profit, and a hypercompetitive culture that overvalues individualism. We can bring back balance by leaning into feminine ways of organizing, building, and creating space for the reality we want to build.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2024 3:56 PM |
If I Weren’t an Activist
I never planned on being an activist. I wanted to be an artist, or even an architect, or maybe a chef. But would I have truly been fulfilled in those roles? Would I have wound up calling those exhausting and tiring too? I don’t think I’ll ever get to find out. But my point here is that people should not have to work so hard, fight so hard, beg so hard, for basic human rights. In a perfect world, human rights activists wouldn’t exist.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2024 3:52 PM |
The Best of Leadership 2024
As the end of 2024 draws near, the NPQ team proudly presents a curated selection of the “Best Of” Leadership articles from the year.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2024 3:17 PM |
What Post-Election Narratives Reveal About the United States
One clear takeaway from the 2024 elections is the continued power of Whiteness in US society. Dismantling narratives that center Whiteness remains a vital task to advance social justice.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2024 1:59 PM |
How Poverty Violence Shows Whose Lives Are “Worth” More in America
Recent events like the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the acquittal of Daniel Penny for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely show why there is a need to address violence in all its forms.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2024 1:56 PM |
What a CEO Shooting Can Teach Nonprofits About Our Health Insurance Mess
Nonprofits, like all US employers, struggle with health insurance premium costs. The temptation is to find a “nonprofit solution.” But the problem is bigger than that.
POSTED DECEMBER 18, 2024 3:38 PM |
Building Wealth for All: The Power of Baby Bonds in Connecticut
Can state policy make long-term investments to reduce the wealth gap between haves and have-nots? In Connecticut, a new baby bond program proves that this is possible.
POSTED DECEMBER 18, 2024 3:31 PM |
Can Universities Build Community? A Conference Explores Possible Paths
At a gathering in New York City, university leaders and others in the “anchor institution” movement discussed how to build trust at the local community level.
POSTED DECEMBER 18, 2024 3:30 PM |
What Now? Creating a Civic Infrastructure of 100,000 Local Elected Officials
In the wake of the 2024 national elections, conversation has focused on changing national politics. To do that, we must build civic infrastructure at the local level.
POSTED DECEMBER 18, 2024 3:28 PM |
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