WASHINGTON (RNS) “Please stop calling them the ‘Islamic State,’ because they are not a state and they are not religious,” said Ahmed Bedier, a Muslim and the president of United Voices of America.

(RNS) — They say it takes a village to raise a child. In Tampa, Fla., a community of Muslims wants to raise 2,300 migrant children until they can be reunited with their families. Here’s why.

(RNS) In Clinton’s call to action, he tried to distinguish between ‘good’ Muslims and ‘bad’ Muslims, and by so doing, pushed the already ostracized group into a well-defined subgroup, separating ‘us’ and ‘them.’

(RNS) American Muslims are celebrating the ouster of two Tea Party congressmen known for their anti-Islamic rhetoric, and heralding the outcomes as a sign that Muslim voters are a political force to be reckoned with. By Omar Sacirbey. 

c. 2006 Religion News Service Muslims Collect Money to Rebuild Burned Churches (RNS) A group of American Muslims is using compassion to counter the violent reactions of fellow Muslims who were angered by Pope Benedict XVI’s controversial remarks about Islam. The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Thursday (Sept. 21) that it […]

c. 2006 Religion News Service Muslim Group Says Miami Terror Suspects are Not Muslims (RNS) Days after federal authorities charged seven men with plotting terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, a Muslim advocacy group is insisting the men were not Muslims and shouldn’t be described as such in news reports. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service Conservative Rabbi Urges Conversions for Non-Jewish Spouses (RNS) The head of the Conservative Jewish movement says Jews should focus more energy on reaching out to intermarried couples while urging the non-Jewish member to convert. Rabbi Jerome Epstein delivered a 35-minute address Tuesday (Dec. 6) to the United Synagogue of Conservative […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service Conservative Rabbi Urges Conversions for Non-Jewish Spouses (RNS) The head of the Conservative Jewish movement says Jews should focus more energy on reaching out to intermarried couples while urging the non-Jewish member to convert. Rabbi Jerome Epstein delivered a 35-minute address Tuesday (Dec. 6) to the United Synagogue of Conservative […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service Conservative Rabbi Urges Conversions for Non-Jewish Spouses (RNS) The head of the Conservative Jewish movement says Jews should focus more energy on reaching out to intermarried couples while urging the non-Jewish member to convert. Rabbi Jerome Epstein delivered a 35-minute address Tuesday (Dec. 6) to the United Synagogue of Conservative […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The movement defending Christmas as a Christian holiday has attracted some unlikely allies: religiously observant Jews and Muslims. Their support bucks the assumption that religious minorities prefer a neutral approach to the season, desiring “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” at retail checkout lines or “Frosty the Snowman” over […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service Judge: Intelligent Design Still a Legal Issue, Despite Pa. Election (RNS) A federal judge says a Pennsylvania school district’s dispute over intelligent design doesn’t end with the Election Day ouster of eight school board members. The federal court battle between the Dover Area School district and 11 parents opposed to […]

c. 2004 Religion News Service Poll: Teens More Likely to Ask Friends Than Clergy for Ethics Advice (RNS) Teens are far more likely to seek out their friends for help with ethical decisions than to ask a member of the clergy, a poll shows. Eighty-three percent of teens said they would turn to their friends […]

c. 2004 Religion News Service Funeral Planned for Anti-Apartheid Activist (RNS) An official funeral with full state recognition is planned Saturday (Sept. 18) for the white anti-apartheid activist Beyers Naude, whom former South African President Nelson Mandela called “a true son of Africa.” That the 89-year-old Naude, who died Sept. 7, would ever receive such […]