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Kimberly Winston

Kimberly Winston

Kimberly Winston is a freelance religion reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She covers atheism and freethought for RNS.

#MeToo

American Atheists terminates its president over sexual misconduct allegations

By Kimberly Winston | April 16, 2018

(RNS) — David Silverman, who took the 55-year-old organization to new prominence, is accused of sexual assault by two women.

Faithful Reader

‘Queer Disbelief’ pairs atheists and LGBTQ communities as allies

By Kimberly Winston | April 12, 2018

(RNS) — Queer activist and atheist Camille Beredjick calls for an alliance based on mutual goals of equality and acceptance.

David Silverman

American Atheists places president on leave pending investigation

By Kimberly Winston | April 11, 2018

(RNS) — The organization gave no specific reason for the move.

environment

Cultivating the connection between soil and the soul with ‘FaithLands’

By Kimberly Winston | April 10, 2018

PAICINES, Calif. (RNS) — When 40 faith-based farmers gathered for a first-of-its-kind weekend at a working ranch near San Jose, they sought nothing less than a complete disruption of how food is grown, distributed and even served.

books

Spring books: The renewal edition

By Kimberly Winston | April 4, 2018

(RNS) — Here are eight new books — and one bonus track — where religion and spirituality are themes. 

MLK50

From the black church to India: The theology of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Kimberly Winston | April 2, 2018

(RNS) — Montgomery. Albany. Birmingham. Selma. Washington, D.C. In each of these places King demonstrated an evolving theology.

MLK50

Martin Luther King Jr., by the book

By Kimberly Winston | March 29, 2018

(RNS) — Ten books to add depth and understanding to the April 4 anniversary of King’s assassination in 1968.

TV

The ’Splainer: The stormy, surprising history of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

By Kimberly Winston | March 29, 2018

(RNS) — What’s the back story on this British import being revisited and reimagined on television Sunday night? Let us ‘Splain …

Passover

The ’Splainer: Why do Jews eat gefilte fish at the Passover seder?

By Kimberly Winston and Yonat Shimron | March 22, 2018

(RNS) — The much-maligned Passover appetizer has come to epitomize the gastronomic experience of the shtetl, or ancestral towns of many Jews of Eastern European origin.

atheism

No deathbed conversion for atheist Stephen Hawking

By Kimberly Winston | March 20, 2018

(RNS) — The investigative site Snopes deems as false a claim that Hawking was converted by Pope Francis.

Faithful Viewer

From ‘Downton’ to Jerusalem, actor Hugh Bonneville searches for Jesus

By Kimberly Winston | March 16, 2018

(RNS) — The beloved ‘Lord Grantham’ takes his background in theology to Jerusalem in a new documentary.

obituary

A brief history of Stephen Hawking’s atheism

By Kimberly Winston | March 14, 2018

(RNS) — His nonbelief was more of a slow simmer than Richard Dawkins’ explosive ire.

The Slingshot: .Bible; Catholic labor; Church safety

By Kimberly Winston | March 14, 2018

American Bible Society’s .bible domain policies restrict religious freedom online, critics say. Why are Catholic bishops backing unions at the Supreme Court? Lightning kills 15 worshippers in Rwanda, as government cracks down on unsafe churches

Mueller investigation

Pressure mounts on Trump after Putin’s recent anti-Semitic remarks

By Kimberly Winston | March 12, 2018

(RNS) — The calls for action came after a March 10 airing of an NBC interview in which Putin suggested Russians were being wrongly targeted for election tampering.

The Slingshot: Pope poll; Ham served; Guns targeted

By Kimberly Winston | March 7, 2018

Pope Francis is still popular, but warm feelings waning among conservatives. After a rescinded invitation, Ken Ham talks about God at an Oklahoma university. Why carrying a gun is an immoral act, according to Marilynne Robinson.

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