Eric Killelea
Houston Religion Reporter at Chron
Texas religion reporter @chron. Past beats: Musk, AI, cybersecurity, space, criminal justice, mining, oil, the West. New Jersey born. [email protected]
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chron.com | Eric Killelea
Planned residential community the East Plano Islamic Center, otherwise known as "EPIC City," is facing aggressive resistance from right-wing politicians who claim the project discriminates against non-Muslims. Courtesy of the East Plano Islamic CenterFor years, Mujeeb Kazi, president of the North Texas Islamic Council, led efforts to help mosques and Muslim organizations to provide services to food pantries, women's shelters and medical clinics.
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chron.com | Eric Killelea
Deer Park residents are rallying behind new superintendent Tiffany Regan amid a wave of backlash from conservatives who are against her leading the school district because of her sexuality. Marcia Straub/Getty ImagesDeer Park Independent School District has offered its top superintendent job to an experienced educator after facing a barrage of criticism and protests over the candidate's sexual orientation.
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chron.com | Eric Killelea
In Houston, home of Southern Baptist and non-denominational megachurches, and of the largest Catholic archdiocese in Texas, Annunciation is one of more than two dozen Orthodox churches whose adherents trace back to the Balkans, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine. While Orthodox Christians form only 1 percent of the religious population in Texas, the conservative-leaning churches are attracting droves converts.
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chron.com | Eric Killelea
The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston sponsored a Passover Seder on Wednesday at Congregation Emanu El, welcoming hundreds of clergy, politicians, university professors and business leaders from across the metro to celebrate the liberation of the ancient Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. To Jews, the holiday symbolizes freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation.
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brownpelicanla.com | Eric Killelea
NewsMax: Supreme Court Backs Trump on Deportations Under Alien Enemies ActFr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: The Significance of Laetare Sunday By Eric Killelea, Chron, (Complicit Clergy), April 7, 2025Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso has warned that one in five Catholics in America are at risk of themselves or family members being deported under President Trump’s mass deportation plans.
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RT @EricKillelea: NEW in @chron Dallas pastor cites Bible in support of possible Luigi Mangione death penalty SBC Pastor Robert Jeffress…
NEW in @chron Dallas pastor cites Bible in support of possible Luigi Mangione death penalty SBC Pastor Robert Jeffress claimed that capital punishment "affirms the preciousness of human life." https://t.co/6LHoU5tLpC
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