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Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy Come to Forefront After El Paso Shooting

07 Aug 2019
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C Barnett

The white supremacist agenda has been motivating these shootings. Presently, 22 people have been killed and another two dozen or so have been injured. However, another dimension to the shootings...

Elderly Jewish Man Shot Outside Synagogue

30 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

68-year old shot six times in drive-by A North Miami Beach Synagogue was the location of a drive-by shooting. A Jewish man was the unfortunate victim of the shooting. The synagogue president has condemned...

Florida Bans Anti-Semitism in Public Schools

01 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

The bill comes two days after Jewish communities in the United States were shocked by a deadly synagogue shooting. A 19-year-old gunman, identified as John T. Earnest forcefully entered the Southern...

White House Designates Holocaust Remembrance Week

30 Apr 2019
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Nathan Glover

President Trump reiterated America's commitment to fighting anti-Semitism. According to a proclamation made by United States President Donald J. Trump, the White House will honor about six million...

Poway Synagogue Shooting is the Latest Attack Targeting Jews

30 Apr 2019
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C Barnett

One dead, three injured Another attack targeting Jewish people at prayer has taken place in Poway, California, leaving one dead and three more people injured including the synagogue's rabbi. Chabad...

Interfaith Vigils Held in the Wake of NZ Church Shootings

19 Mar 2019
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Elisa Meyer

The vigils saw attendance from both Jews and Christians. The man then handed the flowers to a worshiper, saying the roses were his expression of sympathy which arose from the loss of 50 lives due to a terrorist...

49 Dead After Christchurch, NZ Mosque Shootings

15 Mar 2019
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Gary Nguyen

The 28-year-old shooter was motivated to "spark a civil war in the US." Two mosques were targeted by a terrorist attack in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, killing 49 and seriously injuring 20. Brenton...

Shooting at Paris Christmas Market

12 Dec 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Suspect has escaped and is believed to be injured after exchanging fire with soldiers and police and wounded many others. The 29-year-old suspect is a Strasbourg resident who opened fire near a popular...

Religious Leaders Respond to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

29 Oct 2018
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Kelly Frazier

The 46-year-old suspect stormed the synagogue armed with 4 guns. A gunman shouting anti-Semitic slurs killed 11 congregation members and wounded four police officers and two others inside a Pittsburgh...

Mormon President Nelson Speaks Out on Gun Control

27 Feb 2018
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Elisa Meyer

President Nelson holds progressive views on Dreamers Nelson is the newly minted President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Mormon church as the religious body is popularly...