RELIGIOUS NEWS​

by Paul O’Donnell on January 21, 2022 at 11:49 pm

(RNS) — ‘Let me get this straight,’ the porn-star-turned-paranormal-investigator said on Facebook. ‘They are going to use my religious (beliefs) and profession to discriminate against me.’ The post Stormy Daniels defends her religious beliefs as federal trial against Avenatti begins appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Kit Doyle on January 21, 2022 at 11:20 pm

(RNS) – This week’s photo gallery includes the annual March for Life, protesting Buddhists in South Korea and more. The post Photos of the Week: March for Life, Buddhists in South Korea, MLK appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Jack Jenkins on January 21, 2022 at 10:32 pm

(RNS) — Organizers condemned the presence of people affiliated with America First, whose leader is widely decried as a white nationalist. The post At March for Life, a mix of triumph and apprehension appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Ira Rifkin on January 21, 2022 at 10:20 pm

(RNS) — The Vietnamese Buddhist monk, described as ‘the second most famous Buddhist in the world, after the Dalai Lama,’ by one expert, founded a worldwide network of monastic centers. The post Thích Nhất Hạnh, Zen master who preached compassion and nonviolence, dies appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Yonat Shimron on January 21, 2022 at 10:07 pm

(RNS) — Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who survived a hostage-taking at his synagogue last Saturday, gave the closing remarks at an online White House briefing Friday, with an impassioned plea for civility. The post Texas rabbi urges Americans to view each other in God’s image appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Alejandra Molina on January 21, 2022 at 9:49 pm

(RNS) — ‘So many of the abortion restrictions we’re seeing come from a particular religious lens that doesn’t represent the majority of the country,’ said a Presbyterian pastor. The post Online forum draws hundreds of faith leaders to counter religious opposition to abortion appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Jana Riess on January 21, 2022 at 8:57 pm

(RNS) — A new documentary recycles old conspiracies about the murder of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. The post ‘Who Killed Joseph Smith?’ and other amateur hour conspiracy theories appeared first on Religion News Service.