Christianity
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African archbishops tell Church of England
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 16, 2023
(RNS) — Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Southern Baptists passed abuse reforms last year. Now they have to make them stick.
By Bob Smietana — February 16, 2023
(RNS) — A volunteer task force charged with implementing SBC reforms to address abuse said recently that its work will likely require more time.
Latino evangelicals launch campaign against Florida execution of Donald David Dillbeck
By Alejandra Molina — February 15, 2023
(RNS) — ‘We believe in life at all levels and in all circumstances,’ said Bishop Angel Marcial, president of the Florida Fellowship of Hispanic Councils & Evangelical Institutions.
As faiths shift underfoot, a TED-like gathering aims at rebalancing
By Kyle Desrosiers — February 15, 2023
(RNS) — Two friends from seminary in Texas launched a new festival to foster conversations about our changing religious communities that they felt were missing in civic life.
Finding spirituality on Earth’s ‘most secular’ continent
By Elaine Krebs — February 15, 2023
(Interfaith America) — Looking for God at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
How much do Americans know about the faiths around them?
By Ryan Burge — February 15, 2023
(RNS) — And what helps us most to understand our neighbors’ faiths?
Hindus only: How religious nationalism has spread through India’s villages
By Priyadarshini Sen — February 15, 2023
KADAPA, India (RNS) — A village of just 250 families put up a clear warning to non-Hindus wanting to enter.
Trailblazing Episcopal priest Pauli Murray to be featured on US quarters
By Yonat Shimron — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — The civil rights lawyer, activist, writer and priest was also gender nonconforming.
They got us
By Phyllis Zagano — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — If people want to spend their millions promoting Jesus, they can. It’s a free country, after all.
Library of Congress to highlight Muslim slave and scholar with $2.5 million grant
By Adelle M. Banks — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — The project, which will aid other library programs, is one of 16 to receive grants from the Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
The ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads brought back bad memories
By Kirsten Powers — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — How the Christian ‘seeker’ movement can cause serious harm.
Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock
By Bob Smietana — February 14, 2023
(RNS) — Students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury University for nearly a week, holding round-the-clock prayer and worship.
Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
By Jonathan Kaplan — February 14, 2023
(The Conversation) — The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people.
Christian nationalism needs to be distinguished from civil religion
By Mark Silk — February 13, 2023
(RNS) — The latest PRRI survey shows it's a Black-white thing.
Trashing Pope Francis won’t make Congo’s complex problems simpler
By Thomas Reese — February 13, 2023
(RNS) — The pontiff also blamed the country's leaders for its problems.
