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Dozens of Christians arrested after shutting down Senate lunch in protest of Gaza famine
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The protest, organized by Christians for a Free Palestine, followed a Communion service held on Capitol grounds.
‘Run or die’: Muslims left mourning as police raze another mosque in northern India
By Yashraj Sharma — March 4, 2024
HALDWANI, India (RNS) — After local authorities razed a mosque and religious school, police cracked down on Muslim protesters, killing six and arresting nearly 80 before returning in the following days to wreak havoc in the city's Muslim ghetto.
Palestinian Americans rally, pray and organize amid crisis in Gaza
By Kathryn Post — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — 'This is not a time to say, ‘I'm stressed and I can't.’ People in Gaza need us,' said Walaa Kanan, a Palestinian American community organizer.
German court convicts, fines Jesuit priest over climate protest
By Associated Press — May 16, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The district court in Munich handed down its verdict in the case of the Rev. Joerg Alt after he participated in a road blockade in the Bavarian capital on Oct. 28.
American Jews will protest Israel finance minister’s speech in DC
By Yonat Shimron — March 10, 2023
(RNS) — Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, a right-wing Israeli politician, is scheduled to speak Sunday (March 12).
The US House passed another resolution on Iran. Here’s why it’s the right thing to do.
By James Samimi Farr — December 2, 2022
(RNS) — We often overlook the social cost of persecution and the power of international pressure.
Police break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir, dozens detained
By Associated Press — August 9, 2022
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiites across the world and includes large processions of mourners beating their chests while reciting elegies and chanting slogans to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein and 72 companions in the battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.
Interfaith leaders join protest outside NRA meeting in Houston
By Katherine Keenan — May 27, 2022
HOUSTON (RNS) — Among the 500-strong crowd of activists, teachers, politicians and citizens outside the George R. Brown Conference Center were scores of interfaith leaders who sought to add the religious community’s voice to the protest of the deaths at Uvalde's Robb Elementary.
Texans plan interfaith protest at Friday’s NRA convention in Houston
By Monique Parsons — May 26, 2022
(Interfaith America) — The protest, the organizers said, is meant to send a message to politicians who receive donations and support from the gun rights group.
New wave of anti-protest laws may infringe on religious freedoms for Indigenous people
By Rosalyn R. LaPier — July 13, 2021
(The Conversation) — Native Americans have long struggled to practice their spiritual rituals and protect their landscapes. Crackdowns on Indigenous protests could further erode the free exercise of their religions.
Christian musician Sean Feucht brings COVID worship protest to Nashville, had no permit say health officials
By Bob Smietana — October 12, 2020
(RNS) — Despite local guidelines allowing faith groups to meet for worship, a barnstorming Christian musician played outdoors in Nashville to protest church closures.
Christian musician Sean Feucht held defiant Seattle worship protest after concert was banned
By Julia Duin — September 8, 2020
SEATTLE (RNS) — After city officials shut down a Seattle park concert, Christian musician Sean Feucht held an outdoor ‘worship protest.’
What Ministers, Rabbis and Imams Preached This Weekend About the George Floyd Protests
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — This weekend, people of faith joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the country. Many also heard about those topics in the worship services they attended.
When Christians won’t acknowledge racism, protest becomes church
By Andre Henry — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — I was told by classmates, mentors and friends in the evangelical world that my advocacy for black lives was hateful, heretical and a distraction for Christians.
‘The church will not be silent’: Clergy lead thousands in peaceful protest on Chicago’s South Side
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 3, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — People of faith are taking a more active role in the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have spread from Minneapolis to all 50 states and around the world.
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