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‘God commands us not to kill’: Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions

Aleja Hertzler-McCain and Chloe Landen

Opinion

The man America forgot to invite to its 250th birthday party

Dirk Smith

Reeling from Venezuela’s earthquakes, churches rush to inspect buildings, distribute supplies

Aleja Hertzler-McCain

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

FILE - Migrants seeking asylum line up while waiting to be processed after crossing the border Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Jack Jenkins

(RNS) — 'He told me that Matthew 25 was about individuals, and not nations,' Sen. Raphael Warnock said, referring to Speaker Mike Johnson. 'The text actually says nations.'

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Great American State Fair spends a day focused on faith on National Mall

Adelle M. Banks

SSPX defies Pope Leo, Vatican issues excommunication

Noah LaBelle

PCUSA, American Academy of Religion call Gaza war a genocide

Chloe Landen

Opinion

After 50 years of death row, resistance has never been stronger

Shane Claiborne

Opinion

Pope Leo applies Catholic social teaching to artificial intelligence

Thomas Reese

Michael Bruening

500 years ago, the first New Testament in English was published – and stirred up a hornet’s nest

(The Conversation) — William Tyndale’s translation, published in 1526, was based on a then-radical idea: Anyone should be able to read the Bible in their own language.

Iqbal Akhtar

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

(The Conversation) — Muslims were woven into both America’s founding population and its labor force, writes a scholar of Islam on the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Karen Swallow Prior

Texas should ask not whether to require Bible reading in schools — but why

(RNS) — If the purpose is to teach students to read rich literary texts to better equip them to understand and appreciate literary and cultural traditions, then teaching key passages from the Bible is an excellent idea.

Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century-long debate

Charles J. Russo

(The Conversation) — American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.

500 years ago, the first New Testament in English was published – and stirred up a hornet’s nest

Michael Bruening

(The Conversation) — William Tyndale’s translation, published in 1526, was based on a then-radical idea: Anyone should be able to read the Bible in their own language.

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

Iqbal Akhtar

(The Conversation) — Muslims were woven into both America’s founding population and its labor force, writes a scholar of Islam on the nation’s 250th anniversary.

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A Christian nation? At 250, America is still fighting over what that means

These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.

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