We can’t cancel ‘white Jesus,’ but we can keep telling our church’s story
(RNS) — Today the Evangelical Covenant Church that commissioned Warner Sallman's portrait of Christ is creating art that reflects the beauty and diversity of God’s Kingdom.
Savor and strategize: The SCOTUS decision to protect DACA
(RNS) — It is moments like this that remind us that change is possible and motivate us to not settle for this partial fix.
Trump's popularity eroding in Utah, especially among women
(RNS) Trump is still likely to win Utah, but given the usual fantastical margins of GOP candidates in this reddest of states, a single-digit lead is a disaster.
Black children in foster care need relief from systemic racism, too
(RNS) — We need to support Black families to keep them together and prevent generation after generation of children from achieving their full potential.
In an era of disinformation we have to hold The Tennessean to a higher standard
(RNS) — Last Sunday, The Tennessean, a Gannett newspaper, ran a full-page advertisement in its print edition that perpetuated disinformation, aimed at inspiring fear, and ultimately hate.
Religious conservatives have lost LGBTQ rights battle. It’s time to surrender.
(RNS) — Jesus recommended negotiation when the odds are against you, and St. Thomas Aquinas said legislating morality is a losing proposition.
How to pray, talk and act across faiths without betraying your own
(RNS) — Interfaith work means saying ‘Amen’ to other people’s invocations and reading others’ Scripture. At what point is accommodating other faiths’ beliefs still fruitful?
Surveys suggest protests, not pandemic, have lost Trump white evangelical support
(RNS) — Since the protests against the killing of George Floyd began a month ago, a survey shows a 10 percentage point swing among white evangelicals to Joe Biden.
What religion is Dylan now?
He's been Jewish. He's been Christian. He's been Jewish, again. And, now?
We reversed Trump’s immigration policy once. We’re back to fight ‘Remain in Mexico.’
(RNS) — We are relaunching our campaign for those suffering from the United States’ ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, which effectively allows the Trump administration to wash its hands of asylum-seekers while claiming to be pro-life.
How millennials make meaning from shopping, decorating and self-pampering
(RNS) — We are experiencing a dot-com bubble for spirituality, a free marketplace of innovation and religious disruption.
The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests
(RNS) — Islam has a deep backstory in the continuing drama of resistance, protest and race in America.
Jacqui Lewis fills the virtual house to talk about anti-racism
(RNS) — The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, the first woman to serve as a senior minister at New York's historic Middle Collegiate Church, has shown how to use diversity to expand the size and reach of her congregation.
In 'love thy neighbor' Quakers and Catholics share a call to protect our common home
(RNS) — Celebrating Pope Francis' Laudato Si, published five years ago, and its message that loving our planet first means loving its people.