gun control
The evangelical Christian activist who is now speaker of the House
By Mark Silk — October 30, 2023
(RNS) — Does Mike Johnson’s Bible-based worldview stop at the border?
The sins of our gun-obsessed society are being visited on our children (Resend)
By Jonathan Perlman — June 13, 2023
(RNS) — Our children need their grownups to fight to make their homes and schools safe.
Anger management and guns
By Phyllis Zagano — May 18, 2023
(RNS) — Anger is clearly at the root of our mass shootings.
State Rep. James Talarico: Christian nationalism in Texas is an ‘oxymoron’
By Jack Jenkins — May 10, 2023
(RNS) — ‘I think my fellow Christians and I have a moral obligation to speak out against this growing Christo-fascist movement,’ Talarico said.
SBC official Brent Leatherwood urges Tennessee lawmakers to pass red flag law
By Bob Smietana — April 18, 2023
(RNS)— Head of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the public policy arm of the SBC, Leatherwood is calling on legislators to pass a law to remove firearms from people who are a danger to themselves and others.
What the Tennessee GOP did is legislative terrorism
By Jemar Tisby — April 7, 2023
(RNS) — Expelling two young Black lawmakers was intended to instill fear, but it backfired.
An interfaith group in Oregon is behind one of nation’s strictest gun control measures
By Alejandra Molina — July 26, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Never underestimate what can come from a church basement, a synagogue, a mosque or a temple,’ said the Rev. Mark Knutson, senior pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon.
‘Rabbi Charlie’ balances Colleyville fame with one-to-one connection
By Yonat Shimron — July 19, 2022
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (RNS) — Safety is still his watchword, but building community is his mission.
The Catholic bishops support gun control. Why don’t we hear more about it?
By Thomas Reese — June 8, 2022
(RNS) — Hardly anyone in the country knows about the strong and comprehensive position on gun control taken by the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Texans plan interfaith protest at Friday’s NRA convention in Houston
By Monique Parsons — May 26, 2022
(Interfaith America) — The protest, the organizers said, is meant to send a message to politicians who receive donations and support from the gun rights group.
America sacramentalizes guns as God’s gift to the good. This is heresy.
By Thomas Reese — November 30, 2021
(RNS) — Recent high-profile murder cases show America's gun culture overwhelming its ability to protect its citizens.
Book explores how a diverse Jewish neighborhood responded to a horrific hate crime
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, ‘Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood,’ Mark Oppenheimer takes a probing look at how a neighborhood of 13,000 Jews coped in the aftermath of the tragedy.
How Philadelphia’s reform DA is teaming with clergy to tackle rising gun violence
By Elizabeth E. Evans — July 1, 2021
(RNS) — Clergy and activists are looking to address the long-term problems that they believe drive the crisis, and they are urging faith leaders to mobilize their flocks in addressing them.
North Carolina House OKs allowing right-to-carry in churches at schools
By Associated Press — June 4, 2021
(AP) — The bill is an attempt by gun-rights advocates to put religious venues at schools on par with standalone places of worship.
Moving from pain to action: an address to the Sikh community after Indianapolis
By Simran Jeet Singh — April 17, 2021
(RNS) — What have we done to fulfill our promise to make the world a better and safer place?
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