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Yonat Shimron

Yonat Shimron is a senior editor at Religion News Service.

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Why Hamas is selling its assault on Israel as a holy war

When Hamas, the Islamic Palestinian terrorist group, stormed into southern Israel on October 7, took over military bases, massacred more than 1,300 Israelis—most of them civilians—and kidnapped 150...
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Faith-based health organizations defend at-risk AIDS initiative from Republicans

Like all organizations controlled by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services opposes abortion in any form....
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Harvard Divinity School selects first Black woman as dean

A cultural anthropologist of the Black religious experience has been named dean of the Harvard Divinity School beginning January 1....
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Supreme Court ruling in favor of mail carrier celebrated across religious spectrum

In siding with an evangelical Christian mail carrier who quit the US Postal Service after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays, his Sabbath, the Supreme Court on Thursday did something rare...
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Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies denounce new asylum rule

Many faith-based refugee agencies have long called for the end of the emergency health rule that allowed the government to quickly expel undocumented immigrants crossing the border....
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Conservative Christians aren't the only ones asking for accommodation in mailman case

The Supreme Court justices heard a case on that may sou...
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Hamline  University president to retire following Islamic art controversy

The president of Hamline University, who was widely criticized for her response to an art history professor who showed student...
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'Purple church' pastors mull leadership strategies in polarizing times

Each Wednesday evening, a group of congregants from First Baptist Church of Mt....
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Poll: A third of US adults are Christian nationalists

A new survey finds that fewer than a third of adults in the United States, or 29 percent, qualify as Christian nationalists, a...
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Hamline University retracts Islamophobia charge as instructor sues

Hamline University retracted its characterization of an adjunct professor as “Islamophobic” on Tuesday and has revised a previ...

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CAIR MN backs student who says she was hurt by instructor showing image of Muhammad

Hamline University senior Aram Wedatalla held back tears as she described how hurt she felt when her art history instructor in...
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Haredi group lashes back at New York Times reporting on schools

Agudath Israel of America, a lobbying group on behalf of Haredi Jewish synagogues and schools, has mounted an aggressive media...
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Doug Emhoff hosts roundtable on antisemitism

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff opened a White House roundtable on antisemitism December 7 by declaring his steadfast commitment ...
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Evangelical influencers pan Trump as driven by 'grievances and self-importance'

In his biweekly email to evangelical Christian pastors, David Lane, a political operative based in Texas and leader of the...
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Eastern University drops ban on LGBTQ faculty, on hold from CCCU

Eastern University, a Christian school affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, has amended its policies to allow fo...
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Religious freedom group asks for UN inquiry into Iran's crackdown

The US Commission for International Religious Freedom called on the Biden administration Friday to establish a...

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