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American mosques trying to protect bodies and spirits from hate

(RNS) — Following a surge of attacks on mosques and Muslims — a backlash against recent extremist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino — Islamic leaders have been installing more security cameras and hiring more security guards. But as they worry about the physical safety of their flocks, they are also paying attention

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PA’s Abbas calls Palestinian terror attacks ‘justified popular uprising’

(JNS.org) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror attacks in Israel is a "justified popular uprising." The violence has come due to "the despair of young Palestinians over the lack of a political horizon for the two-state solution, the [Israeli]

Massachusetts

Mass. court to decide whether Islam-education order went too far

BOSTON (AP) — After a landlord was convicted of pushing her Muslim tenant down a flight of stairs, a judge ordered her to respect the rights of all Muslims and to take an introductory course on Islam. Now the highest court in Massachusetts is being asked to decide whether the judge

Barack Obama

When religious fashion invites suspicion

When I was a girl, graduating from Old Testament and Hebrew language studies at a conservative synagogue, I wore a white robe, carried an armful of red roses and gave a speech to my family and the congregation. A wealthy friend of the family, an orthodox member of the faith,

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The problem with pluralism

Whittaker Chambers wrote that "the crisis of the Western world exists to the degree in which it is indifferent to God." Pluralism is the manifestation of such indifference because it admits that belief is subjective and personal rather than an expression of existential reality. A believer cannot profess

Faith

Religious liberty in the workplace on land and in air

An Atlanta-based airline company suspended a Muslim flight attendant Aug. 25 for refusing to serve alcohol, which she says is against her religious beliefs. Charee Stanley, 40, has worked for ExpressJet for three years and converted to Islam during that time according to USA TODAY.

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In Yom Kippur, a time to fast and reflect

Starting at sundown on Tuesday, much of Boston's Jewish population will begin to celebrate the holiest day of the year and the conclusion of the High Holidays – Yom Kippur. Following 10 days after the joyous celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur is a more

Barack Obama

Religion of peace?

All of a sudden, George W. Bush is being held up as a role model for Republicans by Democrats. What did Bush do to deserve this? He formulated the "Islam is peace" slogan as a way to describe Islam in the wake of September 11. The Democratic National