Covering the world of religion. https://rns.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgvumqyl527OPINION: (RNS) — This anniversary finds the United States still unable to defend the American way that the Sept. 11 terrorists attacked. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/10/what-an-illinois-village-says-about-the-us-25-years-after-9-11/14 Sep 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgvumqyl527https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgsjaptma2fOPINION: (RNS) — Will that make him a Southern Baptist pariah? https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/al-mohler-signs-on-to-christian-nationalism/14 Sep 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgsjaptma2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgp5t7gv42f(RNS) — ‘They're trying to make voting difficult, but you stand in line if you got to stand all day,’ said the Rev. Boise Kimber, president of the National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ‘You are immovable.’ https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/national-baptists-join-civil-rights-partners-in-midterms-vote-push/13 Sep 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgp5t7gv42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvglshqc432h(RNS and NPR) — The shofar marks moments of heightened experience and emotion — and the Jewish new year. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/what-the-shofars-ancient-sound-means-on-rosh-hashanah/13 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglshqc432hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgihcoawj2g(RNS) — Twenty-five years after the terrorist strikes, some 80 universities — among them a small but growing number of state schools, like Rutgers University in New Jersey — have full-time Muslim chaplains. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/one-bright-outcome-of-9-11-more-universities-are-providing-muslim-chaplains/13 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgihcoawj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgf3wqmm62d(RNS) — The leader of an innovative San Francisco synagogue called The Kitchen counsels skeptical Jews to put aside the question of belief and enter into the experience first. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/rabbi-noa-kushners-new-book-offers-advice-to-nonbelievers-pretend-you-believe/13 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgf3wqmm62dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvgbqr5yhw2hOPINION: (RNS) — If you are looking for a spark, sift through the ashes. And perhaps find some hope as well. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/how-9-11-taught-us-to-find-sparks-in-ashes/13 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgbqr5yhw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvg6fh6ial2s(RNS) — Inside Turning Point USA, the loyalty is real. So is the doubt. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/erika-kirks-turning-point/13 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg6fh6ial2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvg32b3xv52vOPINION: (RNS) — During Trump’s second term, we're seeing the emergence of a doggedly stronger and more unapologetic ownership of what it means to be American Muslim. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/25-years-of-reporting-on-the-state-of-american-muslims/13 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg32b3xv52vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfxoxaadt2l(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes Orthodox Christian youth gathering, Pentecostal pushback to ICE and more. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/photos-of-the-week-orthodox-youth-pentecostal-pushback/13 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfxoxaadt2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfudrnsju2sOPINION: (RNS) — Oneness is not a word you say but a record you build. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/the-rsss-interfaith-photo-op-tried-to-hide-the-truth/13 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfudrnsju2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfqyjuxwt2g(RNS) — The letter marks a shift toward a more direct and pointed tone in challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/archbishop-paul-coakley-calls-on-trump-to-exercise-moral-responsibility-for-haitians/13 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfqyjuxwt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfnn64ndk2gNEW YORK (RNS) — A new origami installation strings 2,977 paper cranes: one for each person killed in the attacks. The 'Ever Present' exhibition also features artifacts left there in the months after 9/11. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/the-little-chapel-that-stood-trinitys-st-pauls-remembers-9-11-with-art-installation/13 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfnn64ndk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfkbrbdc72gOPINION: (RNS) — For US Muslims, the legacy of Sept. 11 is not confined to a terrible morning. It includes the institutions, organizations and assumptions that took shape afterward. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/10/the-post-9-11-infrastructure-of-islamophobia/13 Sep 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfkbrbdc72ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvfgwtwyiq2tNEW YORK (RNS) — The mayor — who released 170,000 documents incriminating past city officials for improperly assessing health risks after 9/11 — still plans to attend the ceremony. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/10/mamdani-9-11/13 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfgwtwyiq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mveffgm3vv27(RNS) — ‘All of you in this room are those people who I am so proud to have in my army as I go through this battle against Satan,’ Erika Kirk said to student Turning Point leaders in July. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/one-year-after-charlie-kirks-death-can-faith-hold-turning-point-together/13 Sep 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveffgm3vv27https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvec2hexzx2mOPINION: (RNS) — This anniversary finds the United States still unable to defend the American way that the Sept. 11 terrorists attacked. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/10/what-an-illinois-village-says-about-the-us-25-years-after-9-11/13 Sep 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvec2hexzx2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mve6ozrcsz27OPINION: (RNS) — Will that make him a Southern Baptist pariah? https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/al-mohler-signs-on-to-christian-nationalism/12 Sep 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve6ozrcsz27https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mve3dr3rgo2g(RNS) — ‘They're trying to make voting difficult, but you stand in line if you got to stand all day,’ said the Rev. Boise Kimber, president of the National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ‘You are immovable.’ https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/national-baptists-join-civil-rights-partners-in-midterms-vote-push/12 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve3dr3rgo2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdxycikeh2g(RNS and NPR) — The shofar marks moments of heightened experience and emotion — and the Jewish new year. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/what-the-shofars-ancient-sound-means-on-rosh-hashanah/12 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdxycikeh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdun4mb4r2l(RNS) — Twenty-five years after the terrorist strikes, some 80 universities — among them a small but growing number of state schools, like Rutgers University in New Jersey — have full-time Muslim chaplains. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/one-bright-outcome-of-9-11-more-universities-are-providing-muslim-chaplains/12 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdun4mb4r2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdrboujvr2h(RNS) — The leader of an innovative San Francisco synagogue called The Kitchen counsels skeptical Jews to put aside the question of belief and enter into the experience first. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/rabbi-noa-kushners-new-book-offers-advice-to-nonbelievers-pretend-you-believe/12 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdrboujvr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdnwdg6i227OPINION: (RNS) — If you are looking for a spark, sift through the ashes. And perhaps find some hope as well. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/11/how-9-11-taught-us-to-find-sparks-in-ashes/12 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdnwdg6i227https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdklbvw6r24(RNS) — Inside Turning Point USA, the loyalty is real. So is the doubt. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/erika-kirks-turning-point/12 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdklbvw6r24https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdha265bd2sOPINION: (RNS) — During Trump’s second term, we're seeing the emergence of a doggedly stronger and more unapologetic ownership of what it means to be American Muslim. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/25-years-of-reporting-on-the-state-of-american-muslims/12 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdha265bd2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdduprprt2i(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes Orthodox Christian youth gathering, Pentecostal pushback to ICE and more. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/photos-of-the-week-orthodox-youth-pentecostal-pushback/12 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdduprprt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvdajgxmtv2gOPINION: (RNS) — Oneness is not a word you say but a record you build. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/the-rsss-interfaith-photo-op-tried-to-hide-the-truth/12 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdajgxmtv2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvd563wact2l(RNS) — The letter marks a shift toward a more direct and pointed tone in challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/archbishop-paul-coakley-calls-on-trump-to-exercise-moral-responsibility-for-haitians/12 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd563wact2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvczsv2sfm24NEW YORK (RNS) — A new origami installation strings 2,977 paper cranes: one for each person killed in the attacks. The 'Ever Present' exhibition also features artifacts left there in the months after 9/11. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/09/the-little-chapel-that-stood-trinitys-st-pauls-remembers-9-11-with-art-installation/12 Sep 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvczsv2sfm24https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mvcwhqptum2sOPINION: (RNS) — For US Muslims, the legacy of Sept. 11 is not confined to a terrible morning. It includes the institutions, organizations and assumptions that took shape afterward. https://religionnews.com/2026/09/10/the-post-9-11-infrastructure-of-islamophobia/12 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwhqptum2s