religious violence
‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ raises the question: Are Mormons dangerous?
By Jana Riess — May 25, 2022
(RNS) — If ‘Banner’ undermines its own credibility by only presenting the horrific side of Mormonism’s founding, the contemporary LDS church undermines its credibility by ignoring the dangers of religiously inspired violence.
Death toll rises to 22 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
By Sheikh Saaliq and Emily Schmall — February 26, 2020
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals continue to take in the wounded, authorities said Wednesday.
Sikh holy site in Pakistan mobbed by locals, trapping worshipers
By Aysha Khan — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — The demonstration may have been sparked by a local dispute between Muslim and Sikh residents.
Who are Black Hebrew Israelites?
By Jack Jenkins — December 13, 2019
(RNS) — On Tuesday (Dec. 10), two men opened fire on a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, ultimately leaving four dead and three wounded in the shooting spree. One of the shooters had ties with the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, which includes organizations labeled as hate groups, in part due to some members voicing anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Religious leaders can’t fight terrorism with ideas alone
By Qamar-ul Huda — August 1, 2018
(RNS) — Experts and policymakers need to accept the limitations of religious leaders who live in war zones and under authoritarian regimes.
Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 9, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Following the killings of several priests in the Central African Republic, Catholic officials worry that clergy are being targeted by armed groups for their peacemaking efforts.
In Myanmar, one girl’s plight epitomizes Rohingya struggle
By Yonat Shimron — July 5, 2017
DAR PAING, Myanmar (AP) More than 120,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced into a series of camps in western Myanmar as a result of the government's policy of persecution, segregation and neglect.
Islamist militants carry out terror, not jihad
By Asma Afsaruddin — June 9, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (RNS) And here are the Quranic verses that prove it.
Majorities of Americans concerned about violence against Jews, Muslims
By Adelle M. Banks — April 6, 2017
(RNS) While 72 percent of Muslims said they don’t believe they need to hide their faith, 66 percent said they feel less safe since President Trump’s election.
Franklin Graham rebuts pope on Islam: ‘This is a war of religion’
By David Gibson — August 1, 2016
(RNS) The evangelist says the Roman pontiff's latest remarks are dead wrong: 'Radical Islamists are following the teachings of the Quran.'
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: Confronting the roots of violence
By Lauren Markoe — October 29, 2015
(RNS) The former chief rabbi of Great Britain says religious violence is the world's greatest threat to freedom. But religion, he writes, can respond to the zealots.
Is the US a model of interfaith harmony for a violent world?
By David Gibson — April 1, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) A rabbi, a minister, an imam and a cardinal walked into ... a radio studio for a serious discussion on religious tensions.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Islamic State is Muslim like Irish Republican Army was Catholic
By David Gibson — March 4, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “The analogy (to the IRA) is somewhat accurate,” said Archbishop Timothy Dolan, an Irish-American who on March 17 will serve as grand marshal of the city's St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Pope Francis: God redeemed everyone, ‘not just Catholics’
By David Gibson — May 22, 2013
(RNS) In remarks that may prompt a theological debate about the nature of salvation, Pope Francis declared that God “has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!”
GUEST COMMENTARY: Here we go again?
By Brian D. McLaren — September 20, 2012
(RNS) If we have the courage and wisdom to learn the backstory of our religion and others, we can begin to transcend the vicious cycles in which we are now stuck, spinning. By Brian McLaren.
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