Columns
Alito argues that religious bias is better than any other kind
By Mark Silk — February 29, 2024
(RNS) — The Supreme Court justice said a Missouri case proves he was right about same-sex marriage.
Mormonism, as shaped by the culture wars
By Jana Riess — February 29, 2024
(RNS) — Debates over gender, race and sexuality have been part of Mormonism since Kirtland, says historian Benjamin Park.
Protesting for Palestinians is necessary, but stopping the war will take more
By Andre Henry — February 28, 2024
(RNS) — If a movement can’t do more than protest, it’s just begging.
Alabama IVF decision is bad law with religious filigree
By Mark Silk — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — Being a religious conservative doesn't necessarily make you a theocrat.
The Catholic Church needs married priests now
By Thomas Reese — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — At the Last Supper, Jesus said, 'Do this in memory of me.' He did not say, 'Be celibate.'
Why my uncle left Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — Let's be careful how we treat people in our religious institutions. It matters — sometimes across the generations.
Alabama’s ruling puts the rights of the vulnerable above convenience of the powerful
By Charles C. Camosy — February 23, 2024
(RNS) — We should do what's right for its own sake, not because it's the most convenient.
And then, they came for the rock star …
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 22, 2024
(RNS) — It happened to Matisyahu. It could happen to any Jewish performer. And, any Jew.
A call for Christian leaders to denounce the Russian Orthodox Church
By Mark Silk — February 22, 2024
(RNS) — Calling out leaders who seem to consider it bad ecumenical manners to tell the Russian patriarch he’s wrong.
Bipartisanship is dead; can it be resurrected?
By Thomas Reese — February 20, 2024
(RNS) — Partisanship is baked into our political system because of gerrymandering, primaries and campaign financing.
How many deaths …?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 19, 2024
(RNS) — As Marvin Gaye sang: 'War is not the answer.' A new book asks: Is it ever the answer?
How many Mormons are actually in church every week in the US?
By Jana Riess — February 16, 2024
(RNS) — Cellphone data reveals the number is lower than people self-report (but Mormons do better than most).
Trump’s language of evil
By Phyllis Zagano — February 16, 2024
(RNS) — A manner of speaking is infesting our politics that is insulting to both the subject and the listener.
The ‘biblical manhood’ industry is a scam
By Karen Swallow Prior — February 15, 2024
(RNS) — The church is the last place where cultural stereotypes should be upheld as biblical truth.
How is this Holocaust movie different from other Holocaust movies?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 14, 2024
(RNS) — ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a nominee for best picture, makes the propensity for evil quite plain — and relevant.
