#MeToo
American Atheists terminates its president over sexual misconduct allegations
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(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
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(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
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(RNS) — The organization gave no specific reason for the move.
environment
Cultivating the connection between soil and the soul with ‘FaithLands’
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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
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(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.
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(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
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(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’
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(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?
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(RNS) — His nonbelief was more of a slow simmer than Richard Dawkins’ explosive ire.
The Slingshot: .Bible; Catholic labor; Church safety
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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
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(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
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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.