personhood
Alabama’s IVF protection law redefines embryonic personhood
For infertile couples, the fate of frozen embryos is deeply personal
The real threat of AI isn’t what you think
50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads
What does it mean to be a ‘person’? Different cultures have different answers
SoulCycle’s Peoplehood offers a gig-economy cure for loneliness
What is ‘personhood’? The ethics question that needs a closer look in abortion debates
Voters pass wage hikes and legal pot, divide on abortion
COMMENTARY: When it comes to personhood, science is a ‘category error’
Catholic hospital under fire for saying fetuses aren’t ‘people’
Sultans of Satire aims to bridge gaps with Muslims, Arabs through comedy
LOS ANGELES (RNS) The Sultans of Satire stand-up comedy show aims to challenge stereotypes and sensitivities about Muslims and Arabs while bringing people together through a few laughs -- even though much of the material couldn't be printed by a family-friendly newspaper. By Megan Sweas.
Middle East riots fueled by competition between radicals, moderates as new democracies emerge
(RNS) Whether U.S. foreign policy has helped create a political environment where radicals are struggling to remain relevant, or emboldened extremists to act out, is a matter of disagreement. By Oren Dorell.
The ‘maverick’ Egyptian-American Copt behind the anti-Muslim film
(RNS) The man who circulated the trailer of an obscure anti-Islam film, promoted it on his website and posted it on social media was a little known Egyptian-American Coptic Christian activist who lives near Washington and proudly touts his ties to Quran-burner Terry Jones. By Daniel Burke.
How the Lord’s Prayer saved a 9/11 survivor
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (RNS) For John Mahony, a retired U.S. Army colonel who was managing projects for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, instinct came before analysis as he fought to stay on his feet the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. By Kay Campbell.
Concerts and controversial opera bring faiths together in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (RNS) Terrorism stories are rarely happy stories, and yet the path Timothy O'Leary has taken -- from bringing the controversial opera ``The Death of Klinghoffer'' to St. Louis last year to the Sheldon's second annual Sept. 11 memorial concert this Sunday -- ends with a hopeful, permanent pairing of faith and the arts in St. Louis. By Tim Townsend.