A Jan. 6 antisemite is sent to prison. What do the presidential candidates say?
By Mark Silk
(RNS) — One condemns antisemitism. The other holds former Proud Boys up as victims.
Resisting our ‘new dark age’
By Karen Swallow Prior
(RNS) — In a time of information excess, the need of the moment is more love and more rest.
What’s happening at Columbia is monumental
By Omar Suleiman
(RNS) — Columbia’s students have a long history of protesting injustice — which the school has regretted squashing in the past. Will it make the same mistake?
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
By Jim Gomez
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines.
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
By Peter Smith
(AP) — The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from the Philippines to Europe to Africa.
With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
By Steve Leblanc and Jocelyn Gecker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This is commencement season 2024, punctuated by the tension and volatility that has roiled college campuses since Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.
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