Orlando shooting
What I learned after the Pulse nightclub shooting
By Joel C. Hunter — June 9, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) Nearly a year after Pulse, I am still learning the cost of ignorance, the benefits of a second chance and the depths of grace.
Obama laments Ramadan attacks on Muslims in US and abroad
By David Gibson — July 6, 2016
(RNS) In a message for Eid-al-Fitr, the president lamented the terror attacks around the world in recent weeks and warned against anti-Muslim incidents in the U.S. after the Orlando massacre.
Trump suggests ‘profiling’ Muslims
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
Donald Trump, who has proposed a moratorium on Muslim immigration into the United States and possible surveillance of mosques, is now talking about "profiling" Muslims as a response to terrorism.
Advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after shooting
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
ORLANDO, Florida -- In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showing of support many said they had never experienced.
Muslim attitudes about LBGT are complex
By Lauren Markoe — June 17, 2016
(RNS) Mainstream Islamic authorities reject gay relationships. But some Muslims hope for change, and say the roots of homophobia within Muslim communities may not be as deep as many think.
Obama meets victims, renews call for gun control
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
Obama renewed his call for gun control legislation after a series of emotional private meetings in Orlando with the families of victims.
Mourning around the world for Orlando victims
By Sally Morrow — June 16, 2016
People around the world gathered for vigils, prayer and reflection in the days after the tragedy in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, 2016.
Trump backs surveillance of mosques
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling for surveillance of mosques as part of U.S. law enforcement efforts to prevent terrorism, and standing by his remarks on banning Muslim immigrants, which others in his party have criticized.
Obama meets Dalai Lama despite Chinese objections
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
The meeting was the fourth between Obama and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader since Obama took office.
Christians respond to Orlando massacre
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 13, 2016
(RNS) Not all LGBT Christians heard good news in some of the well-meaning statements made by prominent Christians after the mass shooting that killed 50 at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
Caught between two cultures
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 13, 2016
(RNS) What leads the son of immigrants from a far-flung conservative nation to reportedly abuse his ex-wife and be repulsed by homosexuality?
Chicago archbishop decries targeting of gays in Orlando attack
By David Gibson — June 12, 2016
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich also called for greater efforts on gun control, one of the few Catholic churchmen to raise that issue and to specifically cite a reason the victims were massacred.
Religious roots of hatred resurface in Orlando
By Yonat Shimron — June 12, 2016
(RNS) If there was one message in the massacre, it seemed to be that LBGT people are still not safe and that religion may be a contributing factor to hatred against gays.
#PrayforOrlando lifts thoughts, prayers for shooting victims
By Kimberly Winston — June 12, 2016
(RNS) After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, people take to social media to #PrayforOrlando.
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