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Pope Benedict’s Legacy Is Bound to His Resignation
By David Van Biema
Why White Christian Nationalism Isn’t Going Away
By Samuel L. Perry and Andrew Whitehead
Walker's and Warnock's Competing Views of God
By Mini Racker/Hiram, GA
The Christian Nationalist Forces That Terrorized Me as a Child Have Grown Only More Powerful
By Silas House
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3 Threats Christian Nationalism Poses to the United States
Christian Nationalism is a growing movement that presents a dangerous threat to American democracy
By Andrew Whitehead
September 26, 2022
Why Christian Nationalism Is So Dangerous
Its prevalence as an ideology makes it the greatest threat to democracy in America today
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
July 28, 2022
Reactions to the End of 'Roe' Reveal Divisions Between Religious Leaders
According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 43% of Americans who "identify strongly" with their religious identity do not believe Roe v. Wade needed to be overturned
By Belinda Luscombe
June 24, 2022
Islamic Outrage Against India Won't Protect Its Muslims
Delhi has tried to mend fences after remarks by BJP officials angered Islamic countries. It won't help India's Muslims
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
June 9, 2022
Uvalde Worships on the First Sunday Since School Shooting
Nine-year-old Eliahna "Ellie" Garcia was planning to recite a Bible verse, Deuteronomy 6:18, the Primera Iglesia Bautista's (First Baptist Church's) Sunday service on May 29. But plans changed after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School...
By Jasmine Aguilera/Uvalde, Texas
May 29, 2022
How Uvalde’s Pastors Are Offering Comfort After Shooting
Research suggests that, in the wake of the tragedy experienced by the community this week, religious communities may serve an important role
By Janell Ross
May 27, 2022
U.S. Charities Funneled More Than $105 Million to Anti-Muslim Groups, New Report Finds
A new report revealed that organizations deemed Islamophobic by the nation's largest Muslim civil rights group received more than $105 million in donations from U.S. charities between 2017 and 2019. The Council on American-Islamic Relations...
By Sanya Mansoor
January 12, 2022
What Low-Wage Workers Understand About the True Meaning of Christmas
The manger scenes that decorate homes and church yards this time of year remind us that first-century shepherds were the original witnesses to the good news of Jesus. The low-wage workers of their day, shepherds...
By William J. Barber II
December 20, 2021
The Unmaking of the White Christian Worldview
As I came of age in Woodville Heights Baptist Church, on the white working-class side of Jackson, Miss., I internalized a cycle of sin, confession and repentance as a daily part of my life. Though...
By Robert P. Jones
September 29, 2021
I Can't Do My Job as a Pastor With Abortion Laws Like Texas' S.B. 8 in Place
As a Baptist pastor from a midsize Southern city in a conservative red state, I know firsthand who suffers when politicians attempt to limit the right of every person to determine whether, when and how...
By Lauren Jones Mayfield
September 20, 2021
Christian Colleges Must Do Better to Support LGBTQ Students
As a queer person of faith born and raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, I have only ever attended Christian educational institutions. I am a graduate of Andrews University, the Church’s flagship school in Berrien...
By Eliel Cruz
July 1, 2021
The Most Powerful Court in the U.S. Is About to Decide the Fate of the Most Vulnerable Children
When child custody cases come before family courts, judges endeavor to base their rulings on the best interests of the child. Overall, the court is less interested in which parent might have the most right...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Belinda Luscombe
May 28, 2021
The Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism in the U.S.
On January 6th, 2021, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to “Stop the Steal” and delay the certification of President-elect Biden’s electoral college victory. Christian flags, crosses on t-shirts, “Jesus Saves” signs, and prayers...
By Andrew Whitehead
May 27, 2021
Where France's Possible New Hijab Ban Fits Into History
Here's what you need to know
By Cady Lang
May 19, 2021
Muslims Describe Ramadan in U.S. Prisons.
For many Muslim prisoners in Virginia and nationwide, Ramadan has for years entailed not getting enough food, being lucky if food even arrives during a time when you can eat, jumping through hoops to possess religious items as well as fundamental misunderstandings about key components of the faith by prison staff.
By Sanya Mansoor
May 12, 2021
Why Evangelicals Worry About Sex Addiction
On March 16, a gunman shot nine people in three Asian spas in Georgia, and killed eight. The Atlanta Police Department said the shooter told them that he was a sex addict and was seeking...
By Belinda Luscombe
March 20, 2021
Theologian Russell Moore Has a Message for Christians Who Still Worship Donald Trump
The past few years have not been an easy time to be God's lobbyist. A lot of folks claiming to represent the Almighty have been jostling for space in the corridors of Washington, with a...
By Belinda Luscombe
January 21, 2021
Laws Against 'Love Jihad' Further Erode India's Democracy
In the new India, Hindus are more equal than others
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
November 30, 2020
What We Get Wrong About Medieval Libraries
Medieval manuscripts reveal the reading communities of the early Middle Ages
By Mateusz Fafinski / History Today
October 15, 2020
How Muslims Are Grappling With Anti-Blackness and Policing
The BLM Movement is forcing Muslims to reckon with anti-Blackness and scrutinize their already tense relationship with police
By Sanya Mansoor
September 13, 2020
Starbucks Barista Writes 'ISIS' on Muslim Woman's Cup
After the 19-year-old spoke to the coffee shop's supervisor, she was escorted off the premises
By Mélissa Godin
July 8, 2020
Trump Hotel Housekeeper Sues Over Alleged Religious Discrimination
The lawsuit comes a day after protesters were forcibly cleared so Trump could pose for photos in front of a church
By Joe Schneider / Bloomberg
June 3, 2020
Celebrating Easter and Passover During Past Pandemics
Long before the COVID-19 forced Passover seders and Easter masses online, religions adapted to keep traditions alive in the face of disease
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 8, 2020
Hunting for the Real Biblical Site of Armageddon
We have still only excavated less than a quarter of what remains at this ancient site of Armageddon
By Eric H. Cline
March 17, 2020
Students Protest Mormon Church's 'Explicitly Homophobic' Ruling on Brigham Young University's Honor Code
The Mormon church teaches that while experiencing same-sex attraction is not a sin, having same-sex sexual relations is
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 5, 2020
Saudi Suspends Pilgrimages to Mecca n Effort to Stop Coronavirus
Tourism visa-holders from countries with reported coronavirus infections will also be denied entry
By Zaid Sabah / Bloomberg
February 26, 2020
Church of England 'Still Deeply Institutionally Racist,' Says Archbishop
The Church of England has voted to apologize for "conscious and unconscious racism experienced by countless Black, Asian and minority ethnic" people over the past seven decades, as its senior bishop said Tuesday that the...
By Suyin Haynes
February 13, 2020
Trump Spiritual Advisor Calls for Miscarriage of 'Satanic Pregnancies'
White said her words had been “taken out of context”
By Tara Law
January 26, 2020
China Sentences Christian Pastor to 9 Years in Prison
The pastor of one of China's largest unregistered churches was handed a harsh prison sentence in the latest sign of China's crackdown on religious freedoms
By Amy Gunia
January 2, 2020
GOP Senator Says Trump Is Not a Role Model For Young People
In an interview with Face The Nation, Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma said Trump isn't a good role model for young people
By Jasmine Aguilera
December 31, 2019
Christian Post
Editor Quits Over Trump Editorial
Napp Nazworth had worked at 'The Christian Post' for eight and a half years
By Madeleine Carlisle
December 25, 2019
The Revolutionary First Christmas
Our culture has downgraded the Christmas stories into sweet little songs and primary-school Nativity plays. But the birth of Jesus announces the start of a revolution
By N.T. Wright
December 23, 2019
The New Testament Doesn’t Say What Most People Think It Does About Heaven
For most modern Christians, the idea of “going to heaven” is a key belief. But early Christians had very different ideas on the subject
By N.T. Wright
December 16, 2019
Why the LDS Church Joined LGBTQ Advocates in Supporting Utah's Conversion Therapy Ban
When Utah Gov. Gary Herbert proposed a new rule banning licensed therapists from practicing LGBTQ conversion therapy on minors this week, it was supported not only by LGBTQ advocates, but also the Church of Jesus...
By Tara Law
November 29, 2019
Roman Catholic Priests Will Not Break Confession to Report Child Abuse, U.K. Inquiry Told
The Roman Catholic Church says it would reject any recommendation from a U.K. inquiry that would require priests to break confession to report child sexual abuse. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, told the...
By Rachael Bunyan
November 9, 2019
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? Here's Why That Question Has Been Picking Up Steam Since the 1960s
The history of Halloween and Christianity goes back to the Middle Ages
By Olivia B. Waxman
October 30, 2019
My Mom Warned Me About Anti-Semitism. I Didn’t Fully Understand Until Last Year’s Synagogue Shooting
When I was young, my mother began teaching me about the Holocaust, and tried to prepare me for the possibility of meeting anti-Semitism face-to-face. Since my mother was a children’s librarian, this meant growing up...
By Hara Person
October 25, 2019
Muslim-American Mayor Says CBP Officials Profiled Him
According to Mohamed Khairullah, officials asked directly whether he met any terrorists
By Sanya Mansoor
September 15, 2019
Why Christianity Has Thrived in the U.S.
Between 1870 and 1960, Christianity declined dramatically across much of Europe. Not in America. One historian explains why.
By Livia Gershon / JSTOR Daily
August 28, 2019
Catholic Priest Abuse Survivors' Group Says It's 'Cowardly' That Convicted Cardinal Has Not Been Defrocked
'I don't know what other proof any organization needs other than a conviction'
By Gina Martinez
August 21, 2019
Surge in Anti-Semitic Attacks Has Caused a 'Sense of Emergency' Among Jews Worldwide, New Report Says
More Jews were killed in anti-Semitic violence around the world in 2018 than during any other year in decades, according to a report released Wednesday by the Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University. The result...
By Madeline Roache
May 2, 2019
Amid Rising Gentrification, London's African Churches Find a Way to Thrive
For Londoners who have been in the city for years, the change is obvious. Not long ago, the southeast neighborhood of Peckham was the heart of London’s Nigerian population. But over the last few years,...
By Kemi Alemoru
April 19, 2019
How Blue and White Became the Colors of Hanukkah
The association between the colors and the holiday is newer than you may think
By Rachel E. Greenspan
November 30, 2018
The Nearest Thing to Heaven: A Statue's Lesson of Faith
What I’m doing in this book is to look at objects that have been connected to many faiths, some long dead, others that today shape the lives of millions. Throughout the book we encountered a...
By Neil MacGregor
November 2, 2018
Armed Guards May Become Norm After Synagogue Shooting
'That's just part of what it means to be a congregation at this moment in history'
By Katie Reilly
October 30, 2018
Rabbi: Why Anti-Semitism Flourishes Whenever Hatred Thrives
Anti-Semitism is the most durable and versatile hatred in history, writes Rabbi David Wolpe
By Rabbi David Wolpe
October 28, 2018
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