(RNS) God doesn’t first create laws, and then create humans to obey them. God creates humans, and then creates laws to help them live fulfilled lives.

(RNS) One of the Catholic Church’s traditional arguments against the priestly ordination of women revolves around Jesus of Nazareth being a man. But the authors of the Christian Scriptures would never have understood that logic.

(RNS) Both the Jewish and Christian Scriptures are clear about the obligation to care for ‘resident aliens.’ The same duty holds for believers today.