Faith groups seek out founding documents in bid to rescue democracy CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — The prompt for the after-dinner discussion was a familiar phrase: “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” Some 90 members of nine religious congregations gath... See more
A watered-down 'buffer zone' bill for houses of worship passes NYC Council (RNS) — The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday (March 26) calling for buffer zones around places of worship in an attempt to protect them from rowdy protesters. But the b... See more
Iranian Duke scholar: War will increase religious fundamentalism around the world DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Mohsen Kadivar follows the war in Iran with a growing sense of déjà vu. A research professor of Islamic studies at Duke University, he has been living i... See more
Progressive faith leaders found new power in protesting ICE. Can their movement survive success? (RNS) — Two years ago, the Rev. Quincy Worthington did not consider himself an activist. The minister of a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in Highland ... See more
«Je préfère me tuer que de me battre sous leur drapeau» «S’il ne restait qu’une seule femme dans les montagnes du Kurdistan, je suis convaincu que le Kurdistan survivrait.» Cette citation est d’Abdullah Öcalan, chef de file historique du Parti des travail... See more
