Michelle Obama
Former US presidents, religious leaders launch organization to aid Afghan evacuees
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 14, 2021
(RNS) — Welcome.US provides a single point of entry for Americans to donate to frontline organizations, host arriving families through Airbnb and find other ways to help Afghans as they rebuild their lives in the United States after fleeing the Taliban.
Leaving politics, Obama speechwriter finds new meaning in Judaism
By Yonat Shimron — September 17, 2019
(RNS) — The speechwriter-turned-Jewish-spokesperson talks about her unconventional views of God, how Judaism has taught her to be a better person and what she does to prepare for the High Holy Days.
In emotional farewell speech, Michelle Obama praises diversity
By Reuters — January 7, 2017
(Reuters) 'Our glorious diversity - our diversities of faiths and colors and creeds - that is not a threat to who we are, it makes us who we are,' Michelle Obama said.
Michelle and Hillary: A tale of two Christians
By guest — August 26, 2016
(RNS) The author admires both women for -- in their individual ways -- living out their faith.
Scalia mourned by thousands at Supreme Court
By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2016
(RNS) Braving freezing temperatures, those who came to pay their respects admired Scalia for his jurisprudence, his faith, and -- for some -- simply the office he held.
Obama says he is praying for persecuted Christians at Christmas
By Reuters — December 24, 2015
As the Obamas prepare to celebrate Christmas in Hawaii, the president said he and wife Michelle are "ever-mindful" that "many of our fellow Christians do not enjoy that right" to celebrate openly.
Finding grace, from Cary Grant to Barack Obama to the NFL
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 28, 2015
(RNS) A dance critic finds the animating spirit of grace in athletes, entertainers, rock show roadies and politicians.
The ‘Splainer: How do Jewish conversions work?
By Sara Weissman — July 30, 2015
(RNS) Jewish conversion seems to be all over the media lately. But what does it actually entail? Let us 'Splain ...
5 takeaways from Tuesday’s White House celebration of gospel music
By Adelle M. Banks — April 14, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) “Gospel music is what fuels my love of music in general,” first lady Michelle Obama said.
Joel Hunter pays a price for political activism
By Mark I. Pinsky — July 7, 2013
(RNS) Over the past decade, Hunter and a cohort of younger, evangelical leaders have called on others to lower their voices and shift the political center of gravity from the far right to the pragmatic center-right. Ten percent of his church members left.
Michelle Obama: “No place better” for political issues than in church
By Adelle M. Banks — June 28, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama held up the church as the place to deal with political issues and the catalyst for getting people to the polls in a keynote speech to African Methodist Episcopal Church members on Thursday (June 28). By Adelle M. Banks.
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