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(RNS) An audio version of the modern edition of the Jewish Bible is being made available for free to the blind. The Jewish Publication Society spent more than a year recording 60 hours of the JPS Tanakh, in a project coordinated with JBI International, formerly the Jewish Braille Institute. Organizers recruited several Jewish celebrities to…

HARTFORD, Conn. – Recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan expressed skepticism over sexual abuse allegations against priests when he was a Connecticut bishop a decade ago, saying he found it “marvelous” that so few priests had been accused over the years, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. The files, including two depositions of Egan,…

(RNS) Muslim Americans faced more anti-Muslim bias but fewer physical assaults in 2008, according to a report released Thursday (Dec. 3) by the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations. “In 2008, Muslims continued to face barriers to their full and equal participation in American society. Certain individuals and institutions persisted in profiting by smearing Islam,” CAIR’s…

NEW YORK (RNS) Religious activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate vowed to continue their work after the New York State Senate rejected a gay marriage bill on Wednesday (Dec. 2). The 34-28 vote, coming after debate in which state senators evoked various religious traditions and texts, was a blow for proponents of…
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