Columns

Being pro-choice doesn’t necessarily make Biden a bad Catholic
(RNS) — But he could do more to make the case.

Latter-day Saint Charities donates $20 million to UNICEF’s Covid vaccination campaign

Tish Harrison Warren, a rising star in Christian spiritual writing

In US Capitol attack, America’s violent gun culture finally reached its source
(RNS) — Gun violence is not an issue that can be solved through legislation alone; it will require moral and religious efforts as well.

On Joss Whedon, cancel culture and the Bible
(RNS) — I won’t be torching my Harry Potter books or throwing my Buffy DVDs on a bonfire. I’d have to throw my Bible to the flames as well.

We must take care of our children
(RNS) — A refundable child tax credit would drastically reduce child poverty at a time when children are in great need.

Does NBC have a Jewish problem?
(RNS) — Anti-Semitism. On your television screen.

Biden needs to restore Obama rule for faith-based organizations
(RNS) — Given what’s at stake for families, faith-based regulations about social service organizations should not take years to put in place.

The Mormon Jesus can handle your grief and pain
(RNS) — I hunger greatly for deeper connections at church, a frank acknowledgment that most of us are the walking wounded.

Are you glad that Rush Limbaugh is dead?
(RNS) — How not to say goodbye to a very dangerous man.

The impeachment vote was a vote for white supremacy
(RNS) — The refusal to confront the white supremacy at the Capitol is a refusal to reconcile America’s lofty democratic rhetoric with the state of its floundering institutions.

Biden signals willingness to dialogue with bishops and other faith leaders
(RNS) — Melissa Rogers, restored to the White House faith partnerships office, listens to all sides of a dispute.

The rabbi sings the COVID “blues.”
There are some things that we just don’t know. Like, a certain biblical color. And even more important things.

Have a digital Lent to get through the pandemic
(RNS) — How Alexa might help us celebrate Lent better.

Leadership by old men: In Mormonism, gerontocracy is a blessing and a curse
(RNS) — With an average age of 90, top Mormon leaders are unlikely to be named in headlines about religious sex scandals. The cost of gerontocracy, though, is that they are also resistant to needed social change.