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An image of the Prophet Muhammad ignites an academic storm
By Yonat Shimron — January 3, 2023
(RNS) — An instructor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, showed a 14th-century painting of Muhammad. A Muslim student objected. The instructor was let go.
Jon Meacham pulled from Samford University event over ties to Planned Parenthood
By Jessica Mundie — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — After receiving backlash from pro-life students about Meacham’s association with Planned Parenthood, Samford University has decided to postpone his lecture, which was scheduled during a presidential inauguration event.
Student-led petition calls for Liberty University to close Falkirk Center, its political think tank
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 30, 2020
(RNS) — The petition’s signers join a growing chorus of voices that have expressed concerns about Liberty’s association with the Falkirk Center.
Christians raise hell about Sweet Jesus ice cream over controversial cross branding
By Yonat Shimron — March 27, 2018
(USA Today) — The controversial moniker has spurred an online petition at Change.org, which had been signed by more than 1,000 people as of Tuesday (March 27).
Controversy grows over Whole Foods CEO’s relationship with disgraced rabbi
By Lauren Markoe — January 4, 2016
(RNS) Rabbi Marc Gafni is accused of sexual assault. More than 2,400 rabbis and other Jewish leaders asked Whole Foods to stop giving him a platform.
Disgraced former rabbi’s ties to Whole Foods questioned
By Lauren Markoe — December 31, 2015
(RNS) A former rabbi enjoys rising popularity as a spiritual leader, but hundreds of Jewish leaders say he needs to be exposed as a sexual predator.
Some African Catholics call on pope to let priests marry
By Tonny Onyulo — November 23, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) In a society that places a high value on marriage and childbearing, some in Africa hope to present Pope Francis with a petition this week asking that priests be allowed to wed.
Two Israeli burial societies agree not to segregate men and women at funerals
By Michele Chabin — December 10, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Until now, the burial societies in Israel have ignored 2013 directives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the attorney general banning gender segregation in cemeteries.
Petition: Create a seating section for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men on El Al flights
By Michele Chabin — October 1, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) In her Change.org petition, which had more than 2,300 signatures, a Chicago woman asks El Al why its staff permits female passengers “to be bullied, harassed, and intimidated into switching seats for which they rightfully paid.”
Christian leaders call for end to US strikes in Iraq, focus on peaceful resolution
By David Gibson — August 28, 2014
(RNS) The letter stands in contrast to a petition launched by conservative Catholic, evangelical and Jewish activists who demanded that President Obama sharply escalate military action against Islamic extremists.
Is new Katy Perry video blasphemous? Some think so
By Omar Sacirbey — February 26, 2014
(RNS) Nearly 60,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding that YouTube take down a Katy Perry video they say is blasphemous and offensive to Muslims. Others say the flap is much ado about nothing.
Should schools close for Eid holidays? Muslims are divided
By Omar Sacirbey — February 18, 2014
(RNS) Two petitions urging the federal government to close schools on the two Eid holidays sparked spirited debate in the Muslim community. Both failed to amass enough signatures.
White House to home-schooling family: Sorry, no comment
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The White House punts on a petition to allow a German home-schooling family to stay in the U.S., saying the administration can't comment on "a matter before the courts."
Petition fails in support of Indonesian atheist
By Kimberly Winston — August 16, 2012
(RNS) What was supposed to be a slamdunk for nontheists has become a slap in the face as a petition on behalf of a jailed Indonesian atheist failed to attract even one-third of the signatures it needed to gain White House attention. By Kimberly Winston.
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