RELIGION
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Christian groups seek to stop Israel’s land confiscation
US organizations support Palestinian Christians’ call to Take a Stand for the Holy Land WASHINGTON — The Palestinian Christian Alliance…
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For Arab Americans and Muslims in newly red Dearborn, a mix of defiance, ambivalence, fear
DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS and NPR) — Jumana Judeh understands why so many in her Arab American community voted the way…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned in shame. The job has survived much worse.
(RNS) — The resignation of Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Tuesday (Nov. 12) came as a surprise to…
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Election 2024: No Mandate for Extremism
In the wake of a deeply consequential election, The State of Belief this week unpacks the electoral role played…
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No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
(The Conversation) — Democracy depends upon using words wisely. With the right words, citizens can live and work together, even…
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Building democracy at, and beyond, the ballot box
(RNS) — Voting in the 2024 elections will be completed tomorrow. Campaigns will end, poll workers will tally ballots, and…
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Once a beneficent King Cyrus, Trump has lately been cast as a biblical avenger
(RNS) — He’s a type of a Cyrus, the ancient Persian emperor. Or a modern Job, defiantly enduring devilish persecutions.…
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Do animals go to heaven?
(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic parishes in the United Kingdom for 25 years before…
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The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen…
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Archbishop Steve Wood on where the ACNA has been, and where it’s headed
(RNS) — Before he was elected as the third archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, Steve Wood was…
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