freedom
James Forbes’ ode to Juneteenth calls on Americans to embrace the promise of freedom
By Yonat Shimron — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — The retired pastor's spoken word is not simply a paean to freedom. It’s a call to all Americans to face the reality of the nation’s history and the unfinished work of Juneteenth.
Anti-maskers: You are the reason we can’t have nice things
By Jana Riess — July 16, 2020
(RNS) — Instead of rejoicing that masks give us a safe, cheap and effective way to stop the spread of COVID-19, some Americans are resisting in the name of ‘freedom.’ Freedom for whom?
Faith leaders around the country prepare for historic Juneteenth celebrations
By Alejandra Molina — June 18, 2020
(RNS) — Houses of worship are observing Juneteenth with Black Lives Matter demonstrations, anti-racist workshops and virtual celebrations.
Harriet Tubman, in movie and real life, guided by faith in fight for freedom
By Adelle M. Banks — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — A new movie on the life of Harriet Tubman makes plain how the young Maryland slave put her faith before fear to rescue herself and dozens of other enslaved people.
Jewish organizations encourage retelling the Passover story with trivia cards
By RNS staff — March 26, 2018
(RNS) — Did you know that Jews from Gibraltar sprinkle brick dust into their Passover haroset dish, or that Middle Eastern Jewish families whip themselves with scallions at the seder table?
In ‘The Story of Us,’ Morgan Freeman explores the human condition
By Aysha Khan — October 11, 2017
(RNS) The new six-part series — a follow-up to last year's 'The Story of God' — looks at places where religion has divided, and brought people together.
Pope frees jailed Spanish priest in Vatileaks case
By Josephine McKenna — December 20, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Monsignor Lucio Vallejo Balda was sentenced in August for stealing and passing Vatican documents to two Italian journalists in the so-called Vatileaks 2 case.
On the erosion of our national character
By David P. Gushee — October 3, 2016
(RNS) A government is only as good as its people, and a people get the government they deserve.
Hijab is not another word for freedom
By guest — June 6, 2016
Let’s not be fooled by Ramadan clothing ads or well-intentioned intellectuals into thinking that hijab is a means of self- or fashion expression.
If Tocqueville were alive, he would worry about our national character (COMMENTARY)
By Sanford Kessler — April 1, 2016
(RNS) Tocqueville deemed Americans' shared Christian ethos strong enough to maintain their free political institutions. Unfortunately, that national character is not quite as strong today.
Inward-focused or outward? Christian congregations at a crossroads (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — March 17, 2015
(RNS) Christianity in America faces a crossroads: Do we serve only ourselves and people like us, or do we serve the larger community, especially its outcasts and vulnerable?
COMMENTARY: Between repression and freedom
By Tom Ehrich — February 11, 2014
(RNS) When bigots attacked Coca Cola after the Super Bowl airing, the company could have backed down. But they did the better thing: repeating the ad and making it 50 percent longer. Good for them.
Faith and the fight to get sober: An interview with Heather Kopp
By Jonathan Merritt — July 26, 2013
Heather Kopp, a former self-described "Christian drunk," shares her incredible story of faith and recovery.
The most oppressive Bible verse that never was
By Jonathan Merritt — April 15, 2013
Some conservative Christians live oppressed lives rooted in a verse that doesn't even exist.
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