Jason DeRose
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-26-2025 4PM EDT
Nobody is willing to come to us and say this was wrong. This was a breach of security and we won't do it again.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-13-2025 7PM EST
The National Weather Service says that after a few quiet days, overnight and into Tuesday, winds will likely pick up dramatically. Those winds blow embers over fire breaks, sometimes across major highways and into neighborhoods. The hazard is compounded by dropping humidity. CAL FIRE warns there's still a lot of fuel out there, bone-dry trees and brush and grass.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-13-2025 7PM EST
At least 9,000 firefighters are on the job from L.A. County, surrounding counties and states, as well as Canada and Mexico. Jason DeRose, NPR News, Los Angeles.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-18-2024 7PM EST
Sotheby's says an anonymous bidder has acquired the 115-pound white marble slab and plans to donate it to an Israeli institution. The final $5 million price is far more than what the auction house estimated it would go for. According to Sotheby's, the object was discovered in 1913 during construction of a railroad south of Tel Aviv.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-18-2024 7PM EST
It was used as a paving stone in a home for decades until someone figured out that the inscription was of the Ten Commandments. An oddity is that the list is missing the prohibition against taking God's name in vain, but it includes an admonition to worship God on Mount Gerizim rather than in Jerusalem.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-18-2024 7PM EST
Scholars say that means the tablet was likely used by Samaritans rather than Jews or Christians. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-13-2025 7AM EDT
Lifeway Research found the only place the conservative evangelical Christian group gained members was in New England, but only a tiny percentage of its congregations are based there. Elsewhere in the U.S., losses were significant. The analysis shows that between 2018 and 2023, Southern Baptist congregations on the West Coast shrank by 18%. In the Great Plains, congregations were down 15 percent.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-13-2025 7AM EDT
And in the South, from Texas to Kentucky, where Southern Baptists are largely concentrated, congregations lost 8 percent of their membership. As with most Christian groups in the U.S., overall numbers have declined in recent decades. But Southern Baptists are still the largest Protestant group in the country, with roughly 13 million members. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-25-2025 7PM EST
The group Evangelical Immigration Table describes itself as a coalition of Christian organizations that advocates for immigration reform consistent with biblical values. In a letter sent to the Trump administration, it says two policies in particular are troubling. First is the end of longstanding guidance that prevents immigration officers from entering sensitive locations, such as churches.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-25-2025 7PM EST
The other is the suspension of the refugee admissions program, which limits the U.S. 's ability to offer, according to the letter, protection for people seeking to enter the country in order to practice their faith freely. The letter was signed by, among others, the National Association of Evangelicals and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 6PM EST
In a statement, more than a dozen Jewish organizations say that X has become a platform that promotes hate, anti-Semitism, and societal division. They plan to stop engagement on X within the next several months. Among the groups, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Central Conference of Cantors, and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 6PM EST
They cite reduced content moderation and X owner Elon Musk's own posts. The groups say rather than contribute to the coarsening of discourse that is so pervasive on X, they'll post content elsewhere. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-16-2024 6PM EST
The strategy released last week details four priorities. Increase awareness of hatred against Muslims and Arabs. Improve safety and security. Tackle discrimination and bias while accommodating Muslim religious practices. And build solidarity with Muslims and Arabs in broader society.
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NPR News: 12-16-2024 6PM EST
The Council on American Islamic Relations argues that President Biden should address bias on the federal terrorism watch list and cease support for Israel's war in Gaza. The strategy comes more than a year and a half after the Biden administration pledged to counter anti-Semitism. Jason DeRose, NPR News.