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For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols

Alejandra Molina

Opinion

Both right and left claim Bonhoeffer as a champion. Here’s why his ideas fit neither.

Charles Marsh

On Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita

Richa Karmarkar

Indigenous leaders bring first case under Texas' COVID-19-era religious liberty measure

The historic Brackenridge Park Pumphouse along the San Antonio River in San Antonio. (Photo by Charlotte Mitchell, courtesy of Brackenridge Park Conservancy)

BeLynn Buckley

(RNS) — In oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, Texas’ deputy solicitor general argued that the amendment was ‘not a Swiss Army knife of religious liberty’ and that ‘the amendment’s scope is designed to protect the right to gather,’ not to protect sacred spaces themselves.

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Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term

Bob Smietana and Jack Jenkins

After disastrous farewell speech, Archbishop of Canterbury goes quiet for holidays

Catherine Pepinster

Breaking with tradition, Kenyan church leaders refuse politicians’ cash donations

Fredrick Nzwili

Opinion

Are Jews God-phobic? With Arnold Eisen

Jeffrey Salkin

Opinion

The Double Arch is gone, but God’s love is here to stay

Joshua Hammerman

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	Saved by the City Living in the Limbo (aka: Advent) + Stephanie Duncan Smith Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone Stephanie Duncan Smith joins the show to share some of her reflections on life through the lens of the liturgical calendar.
	Martini Judaism The Election and the Jews with Rabbi Jonah Pesner Jeffrey Salkin Rabbi Jeff Salkin sits down with Rabbi Jonah Pesner and dive into the deeply rooted relationship of Judaism, politics and social justice, exploring why so many Jews align with liberal causes while maintaining a vibrant spectrum of political thought within the community.
	The State of Belief Did Christian Nationalism Win? Matthew Taylor on the Vote and the Future Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with religion scholar Dr. Matthew D. Taylor about the role Christian Nationalism played in the election outcome - and how it will show up going forward. Also, Director Stephen Ujlaki and Executive Producer Todd Stiefel on their documentary "Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy"

	The State of Belief Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with religion scholar Dr. Matthew D. Taylor about the role Christian Nationalism played in the election outcome - and how it will show up going forward. Also, Director Stephen Ujlaki and Executive Producer Todd Stiefel on their documentary "Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy"
	Money Meet Meaning A former CEO of 10 public companies talks about the work and joy of giving.
	Complexified Amanda Henderson and Cheryl Townsend Gilkes explore how African American spirituals, rooted in resistance and resilience, call out lies and offer a prophetic lens for navigating today’s political turmoil.

Jaime L Kucinskas

Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains

(The Conversation) — Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.

Thomas Reese

Memo to God on the future of humanity

(RNS) — Leaked minutes from the Archangel Committee on the Future of Earth, a RNS exclusive.

Jeffrey Salkin

Brian Thompson’s death was not just murder. It was terrorism.

(RNS) — In such a polarized historical moment, we dare not countenance anything that smacks of a class war, or a war against elites of any kind.

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

Rod Mcguirk

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The blaze is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year.

Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains

Jaime L Kucinskas

(The Conversation) — Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.

The spiritual heart of Paris awakens: Notre Dame hosts first Mass since 2019 fire

Thomas Adamson

PARIS (AP) — For Catholics, it marks the revival of the city’s spiritual heart, a place where faith has been nurtured for centuries. For the world, it signals the rebirth of one of global heritage's most famous landmarks.

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