Faith
Israel just had a bad week
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 4, 2022
(RNS) — The challenges that face world Jewry seem almost overwhelming. Time to drill down on what we know to be true.
‘I didn’t resign because of my mistakes,’ says former Hillsong pastor Brian Houston in video
By Roxanne Stone — November 3, 2022
(RNS) — He had hoped, he said in the video, that the board would refuse his resignation.
New Hulu documentary recaps rise of Moral Majority and downfall of Jerry Falwell Jr.
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 3, 2022
(RNS) — ‘God Forbid,’ which clocks in at nearly two hours and carries a TV-MA rating, released this week on streaming platform Hulu.
Now’s the time to hew to your faith — by doubting your faith
By Bruce B. Miller — November 3, 2022
(RNS) — The realizations we uncover on our own terms have the potential to transform our lives.
Major Christian leaders asked Jan. 6 committee to investigate Christian nationalism
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — November 3, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The ideology of Christian nationalism helped motivate and intensify the insurrection,’ read the letter to the committee, signed by the heads of several major denominations.
‘The Chosen’ to debut much-anticipated third season on the big screen
By Kathryn Post — November 3, 2022
(RNS) — 'Two thousand years ago, we were facing the same denominational and political differences that we do today,' said director Dallas Jenkins. 'And there is an answer for them.'
Calvin University board votes to keep faculty who disagree with stand on sex
By Yonat Shimron — November 2, 2022
(RNS) — Many professors at the 146-year-old school no longer hold that sex outside of heterosexual marriage is sinful. The university gave them permission to dissent on that issue.
Los Angeles City Council adopts definition of antisemitism amid rise in hate incidents
By Alejandra Molina — November 2, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Council members on Tuesday approved the definition from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance that supporters say is an important step in combating antisemitism. Not all agree.
It’s not un-Christian to require people to treat you in healthy ways
By Lysa TerKeurst — November 2, 2022
(RNS) — Having boundaries in our relationships isn’t selfish.
Democrats, it’s not enough to talk about abortion. Let’s talk about criminalization.
By Ross M. Allen — November 2, 2022
(RNS) — We need to be telling the stories of the women who have been prosecuted for lost pregnancies.
In Bahrain, Pope Francis to bring message of fraternity to all Islam
By Claire Giangravé — November 2, 2022
(RNS) — The historic trip is aimed at promoting dialogue between Catholics and Muslims in the interest of peace.
DHS panel on security for houses of worship begins its work
By Tori Luecking — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, which will make recommendations to the secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, convened for the first time in early October.
Synod on Synodality: Where has it been and where is it going?
By Thomas Reese — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — To win Francis’ support, liberals need to show their reforms allow the church to better proclaim the gospel.
Too many Christians are afraid to admit they’re wrong, argues Tim Keller in ‘Forgive’
By Bob Smietana — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — Keller said many of his fellow Christians have become afraid to say they are sorry and admit when they are wrong. Others use forgiveness to hide the truth.
As a rabbi, he worked on Jewish-Catholic relations. Now the pope is knighting him.
By Yonat Shimron — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — A Reform rabbi and a longtime columnist for Religion News Service, James Rudin has met with popes, presidents and world-famous evangelists in his efforts to improve Jewish-Christian relations.
