Faith
How Chappelle’s antisemitic ‘SNL’ bit betrays Black liberation
By Andre Henry — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — The comedian never misses an opportunity to minimize the abuse of oppressed people not his own.
How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill
By Bob Smietana — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — Same-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.
Cardinal asks bishops to challenge lawmakers who want to cut Ukraine aid
By Jack Jenkins — November 16, 2022
BALTIMORE (RNS) — The suggestion, which drew applause from bishops, appeared directed at Republicans who have suggested reducing aid to Ukraine.
Chabad rabbis celebrate growth at 6,000+ conference in Crown Heights
By Yonat Shimron — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — The five-day event includes workshops on how its emissaries can be more useful — whether on college campuses, in day schools, teaching adult education or in other forms of outreach.
Veterans, Muslim and Jewish groups file support for Sikh recruits suing Marine Corps
By Alejandra Molina — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — Sikhs who serve in the Marine Corps can keep their beards and unshorn hair while on duty but are forbidden from doing so during combat deployment and in the course of boot camp.
As Trump launches new presidential bid, will former faith advisers back him?
By Jack Jenkins — November 16, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Most have remained silent about his new campaign, while others have hinted at allegiances to other potential contenders such as Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis.
No, Stacey Abrams is not Moses
By Candice Marie Benbow — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — She is not a man who squandered the opportunity of a lifetime. She is a Black woman who tried to bring revolutionary change to a deeply red state.
The Respect for Marriage Act protects my family — and my faith
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — We support equality not in spite of our religious beliefs, but because of them.
A doctor decides mother and child are both his patients
By Charles C. Camosy — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — An OB/GYN who once provided abortions has a conversion.
Tennessee preacher and MAGA celebrity Greg Locke claims YouTube has banned him
By Bob Smietana — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — Locke, who rose from little-known Nashville preacher to Christian nationalist celebrity preacher on the strength of viral videos, has lost access to one of his biggest channels.
French Catholic leaders mired in sexual abuse scandals dig themselves deeper
By Tom Heneghan — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — French Catholic leaders initially played down clerical abuse, but the issue has now gone far beyond the ‘few bad apples’ stage.
US Catholic bishops elect Archbishop Timothy Broglio as conference president
By Jack Jenkins — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — Broglio’s election does not appear to be a radical ideological departure from his predecessor.
New memoir unpacks what Mormon girls are taught about marriage
By Jana Riess — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — 'I needed to learn that I get to decide what my life looks life,' says Rachel Rueckert, author of the new memoir 'East Winds.'
MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
By Jack Jenkins — November 14, 2022
It's the single largest donation in the organization's 83-year history.
