Fitness meets faith “I grew up very religious, often with very black-and-white thinking,” Menachem Freeman, a New York City-based coach who incorporates Judaism into his fitness training, told RNS correspondent Kyle Desrosiers-Levine. “But God is more, is bigger than that, and fitness is similar — growth isn’t ‘all-or-nothing.’ It’s about consistency, not perfection.” The merging of faith and exercise has long engaged evangelicals and Catholics, however, the trend is evolving, largely through social media. To a worldwide audience, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist coaches and influencers are creating faith-based fitness platforms and changing wellness culture. Top Stories (RNS) — Around the world, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist coaches and influencers are creating their own faith-based platforms for fitness.  (RNS) — Another Muslim parent whose children’s school was allegedly excluded earlier this month from the program filed a lawsuit against Texas state officials over religious discrimination.  (RNS) — Fountain Street Church, where the formerly religious comedian filmed her special in November, has a legacy of rejecting dogma and pushing the envelope.  (RNS) — 'John Perkins is probably one of the true unsung heroes in America — not in Black America, not in the church community, but in America,' said the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, co-founder of the Skinner Leadership Institute. Opinion (RNS) — As a Sikh, I do not believe in fasting — but I wanted to balance my religious obligation with my desire to have solidarity.  (RNS) — How do Jews respond to those who seek Jewish death? By affirming Jewish life. ICYMI (RNS) — Bunni Pounds, a political fundraiser-turned-Christian organizer, has recruited nearly 500 Christian leaders to read the Bible aloud from cover to cover in Washington this April.  (RNS) — The letter’s signers say they were prompted to speak out because of the damage the Trump administration’s immigration policies have done to Latino communities. | 
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