Religion

Americans Of All Faiths Plan To Attend Shabbat Services In Solidarity With Jews

11:22pm November 02, 2018

There is a call for non-Jews to join Jewish congregations this weekend in a show of solidarity. A rabbi and a pastor in St. Louis talks about the event, labeled #ShowUpForShabbat.

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A Pakistani supporter of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), a hardline religious party, holds an image of Christian woman Asia Bibi during a protest rally following the Supreme Court's decision to acquit Bibi of blasphemy in Islamabad.

Protesters Delay Release Of Pakistani Woman Acquitted For Blasphemy

12:57pm November 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Asia Bibi's sentence was overturned this week, prompting protests by hard-line religious groups. They are calling for Bibi to be killed, along with the three judges who issued the verdict.

Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh after eleven people were killed in a mass shooting last weekend. Security remains tightened as congregations prepare to celebrate Shabbat.

Jewish Leaders Encourage Americans Of All Faiths To #ShowUpForShabbat

8:46am November 02, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Leaders want to send a "resounding message that love triumphs over hate." An increased police presence at Jewish institutions will continue, as it has since the Pittsburgh shooting.

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France's Jewish Community Deeply Shaken Over Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

4:59pm November 01, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Jews in France, who have seen their own community subjected to murderous attacks, have reacted with horror and sympathy to Saturday's deadly shooting in Pittsburgh.

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A visitor walks by a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh on Monday.

Trump Shouldn't Be Shocked Anti-Semitism Persists: Conspiratorial Rhetoric Feeds It

3:18am November 01, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

At the heart of anti-Semitic thinking are conspiracy theories and a resentment of elites. President Trump's rhetoric features both those views.

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Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27.

After Synagogue Shooting, Religious Leaders Evaluate Security

6:44pm October 31, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Faith leaders are stuck in a quandary. They're trying to balance a mission of keeping houses of worship welcoming spaces with a responsibility to tighten security.

Robert Bowers was charged with 44 federal counts, including hate crimes, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. He is accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 27.

Synagogue Shooting Suspect, Robert Bowers, Indicted On 44 Federal Charges

6:06pm October 31, 2018

The indictment, which includes hate crime charges, accuses Bowers of entering the Tree of Life synagogue with three handguns and an AR-15 rifle. Once inside he indicated his desire to "kill Jews."

Stars of David memorialize Jewish congregants killed at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Nearly 30 Percent Of Anti-Semitic Online Attacks Are Bots

5:23pm October 31, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the midterms — and many of the attacks are automated.

Rev. William Barber spoke earlier this month at a get-out-the-vote rally at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C..

Preaching Gospel Of Love And Justice, William Barber Mobilizes Progressive Christians

4:54pm October 31, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Barber has been compared to Martin Luther King Jr. He has revived the 1968 Poor People's Campaign while continuing to minister to his small town congregation.

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How A Jewish School In Pittsburgh Teaches About Anti-Semitism

5:00am October 31, 2018

by Sarah Schneider

In the wake of the shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, teachers at a nearby Jewish immersion school are navigating how to talk to students about the attack and anti-Semitism.