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NorthJersey.com Susan Cohen used to spend hours each day knocking on doors around Montclair, seeking to share the faith with her neighbors.  Then came COVID, and the Jehovahs Witnesses, like all of us, were forced to adapt. Few religious groups faced as drastic a change as the Witnesses, the Christian sect known for its door-to-door evangelism and huge conventions. Criticized by some for its unconventional practices, the group has made countless unannounced visits to homes around the worl...

Altitude Film Sales has boarded high concept survival thriller “The Wreck” and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes virtual market. Based on a screenplay by Nick Saltrese (“Jetski,” “A Prayer Before Dawn”), the film will follow a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring

Covid cases worldwide: I think it makes more sense to look at all regions rather than individual countries (even if we know, for example, that WHO’s Southeast Asia is mostly India by sheer weight of numbers, even though many individual countries are having issues). And why is Africa such an enormous outlier? Readers? * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew...

Academics posted Andrew J. Concatelli Faculty members at Trinity College are responding to the global climate crisis by offering new courses that address climate change through various academic disciplines. Professor of Physics and Environmental Science Christoph Geiss “It’s a problem that affects every single person on this planet—not just environmental science majors,” said Professor of Physics and Environmental ScienceChristoph Geiss. “To solve this climate ...

By Bill Donohue | March 4, 2021 | 9:39am EST Joe Biden participates in a Democratic presidential debate. (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Everyone knew that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) was proudly Jewish, so there was no need to persuade the public of his religious status. Similarly, it is widely recognized that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is a practicing Mormon, therefore making moot attempts to prove he is. President Biden is different. Not a day...

Khyati Joshi joins Religion News Service as new columnist  Religion News Service (RNS), thanks to a grant from the Guru Krupa Foundation, is pleased to announce that Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi has joined RNS as a columnist covering Hindus and Hinduism. Her first column focuses on Vice President Kamala Harris’ “embodied diversity” and how Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff offer a model for interfaith families. Joshi is a professor of education at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New J...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Vice President Mike Pence officiate a joint session of the House and Senate at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 6. (CNS/pool via Reuters/J. Scott Applewhite) Politico looks at the Georgia Senate results and the fact that Republicans are beginning to turn on President Donald Trump. I thought incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said it best, in a tweet: "Spitballing here, but it may be that telling voters that you intend...