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PARIS (RNS) — On Fridays, the Boucherie de l'Argonne closes early. Its Muslim workers head to afternoon prayers. The Jews prepare for Shabbat — a practical accommodation for staff sharing similar roots and cultural references. "We work well together," says Philippe Zribi, a Tunisian-born Jew whose family runs
Barack Obama
CATONSVILLE, Md. — President Barack Obama paid his first visit to a U.S. mosque on Wednesday, but he chose one that has ties with controversial teachers and leaders, including one who has preached that homosexuality is immoral and "something which we despise." A former leader of the mosque,
Faith
The White House has announced plans to add a popular evangelical writer, a Ferguson, Mo., activist and a Methodist megachurch pastor to President Obama's list of faith-based advisers. They are: Rachel Held Evans
terrorism
(RNS) — The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorism cases "rose dramatically" in 2015, although the overall threat they posed to public safety has been exaggerated, says the author of a new terrorism study. "The demonization of Muslim Americans in some American social and political spheres has
children
It all started with a question that Jean and John Kingston had in 2005 when their eldest daughter turned 14: "Have we done a good enough job instilling in our children the values in which we believe?'" After much consideration, the Kingstons decided that it was not
American dream
When Joqui Giron-Melendez and her family first moved to Chelsea from Honduras almost 25 years ago, they had a sense that great things were going to happen. This was America after all! From an early age, her parents instilled in her a strong work ethic and a belief that in
Abortion
BOSTON – In a region with a pronounced progressive tilt, some television watchers may be surprised to stumble upon a local television show that exists expressly to air discussion about unborn children. But that is exactly what Brendan O'Connell, 61, has produced for nearly 13 years in Boston. As
Education
ROXBURY – After 30 years as a renowned television journalist and the first black woman to co-anchor a newscast in Boston, the Rev. Liz Walker found a new calling: offering hope to Boston's most desperate citizens. An ordained minister and the current pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Walker, 63,
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