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Kathryn Post

Kathryn Post is a writer, editor, and student at Yale Divinity School.

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Palestinian Americans decry demonization in media amid rising fear of hate crimes

Thousands of miles from the crisis in Gaza, Muslims and Palestinians in the US are reporting a wave of Islamophobic incidents that, for many, feels terrifyingly familiar....
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Episcopal bishop's family accuses denomination of mishandling abuse allegations

As a Dalit woman on the lowest rung of India’s traditional caste system, Roja Suganthy-Singh grew up viewing the church as a haven where grace was extended to all, regardless of caste differences.<...
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter will be sentenced to death, jury finds

Nearly five years since he entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and methodically slaughtered 11 Jewish congregants, Robert Bowers will face the death penalty after a jury...
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Unitarian Universalists elect first woman of color, openly queer president

A womanist theologian, ethicist, and minister was installed as the 10th president of the Unitarian Universalist Association on June 25, following an uncontested election in which she secured 95.5 p...
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Mister Rogers Lego prototype a tribute to his ‘deep spiritual resonance’

When Matt Smith introduced his toddler to television in 2022, he selected the show that brought him warmth and comfort when he was growing up in the 1990s: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood....
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Hebrew Bible purchased for $38.1 million on display at Jewish museum

The Codex Sassoon, a late ninth- or early 10th-century book Sotheby’s has dubbed the “earliest, most complete copy of the Hebrew Bible,” was sold for $38.1 million Wednesday afternoon to ...
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Two years after US recognized Uyghur genocide, rights groups warn time is running out

Two years since then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s repression of the Uyghurs a genocide, rights groups and ...
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Federal court dismisses LGBTQ students' class action discrimination suit

There is no legal remedy for LGBTQ students who claim they were discriminated against at their religious universities, an Oreg...
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Schools report continued drop in master of divinity degrees

Professional degrees are gaining traction at theological schools across the US and Canada, while the traditional ministerial d...
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Special preview of 'The Chosen' is surprise box office hit

Jesus might be known for calming storms, but he made waves at the box office last weekend....

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Yeshiva University approves alternative LGBTQ group

Yeshiva University announced Monday that it would recognize a new undergraduate LGBTQ student group grounded in “Halacha and T...
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Columbia Theological Seminary students object to firing of Black administrator

Black students at Columbia Theo­logical Seminary, a Presbyterian Church (USA) seminary in Decatur, Georgia, are protesting the surprise firing of a beloved admissions director, saying it’s the late...
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Lawsuit accuses ACNA congregation of negligence that led to child sexual abuse

When Cherin Marie joined Christ Our Light Anglican Church in 2013, she couldn’t imagine filing a lawsuit against the close-knit Anglican Church in North America church plant in Big Rock, Illinois, ...
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Canada's Indigenous Anglican archbishop resigns after 'sexual misconduct'

An archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada has resigned due to “acknowledged sexual misconduct,” according to a letter from Linda Nicholls, the denomination’s top official....
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Princeton Theological Seminary removes slaveholder name from chapel

Princeton Theological Seminary’s board has unanimously voted to dissociate the name of slaveholder and anti-abolitionist Samuel Miller from the school’s chapel....
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Reformed Church in America splits

On New Year’s Day, 43 congregations of the Reformed Church in America split from the national denomination, one of the oldest Protestant bodies in the United States, in part over theological differ...

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