Opinion
‘The Ally’: The cost of not being angry
By Beth Kissileff — March 21, 2024
(RNS) — A play that enables audiences to listen in on topics about which no one is able to speak courteously.
The zone of indifference
By Joshua Hammerman — March 21, 2024
(RNS) — Elie Wiesel's creed of non-apathy demands that Jews open our eyes to the suffering of innocents on all sides, including Gazans.
Do Christians who vote Republican hate their country?
By Mark Silk — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — Not to mention their religion.
Haiti’s crisis is at a tipping point. The world needs to help.
By David Vanderpool — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The international community has a moral obligation to support Haiti during this crisis.
That really nasty part of Purim
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The end of the book of Esther is monstrous. How do we cope with it?
We need practical — and humane — migration solutions
By Bridget Moix — March 19, 2024
(RNS) — Sincere bipartisan negotiations and solutions on immigration law are overdue.
Before tackling troublesome issues, Pope Francis insists on synodality
By Thomas Reese — March 19, 2024
(RNS) — I feel that I am on the Titanic while the crew is meeting to talk about how they should listen to one another.
Mosques depend on Ramadan for a third of their fundraising. Is there a better way?
By Dilshad Ali — March 18, 2024
(RNS) — Looking for ways to de-link Ramadan and fundraising so Muslims can focus on worship.
Jesus’ comfort is for all who suffer: A response to Mike Cosper and Christianity Today
By Ben Norquist — March 18, 2024
(RNS) — Jesus is perishing among the 30,000 who have died in Gaza as much as he was those killed on Oct. 7.
The speech Jonathan Glazer could have given
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — What would it look like if Jewish celebrities stood up for Judaism and the Jewish people? Maybe this.
The Exvangelical plight: ‘Hurting because we followed the rules’
By William Schultz — March 15, 2024
(SIGHTINGS) — NPR reporter Sarah McCammon's memoir of growing up evangelical is both timely and superb.
Why would survivors attend the Southern Baptist Convention meetings?
By Tiffany Thigpen — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — It is walking into what feels like a den of lions.
Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion
By Michael Brenner — March 15, 2024
(The Conversation) — The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
Full-time ministry drains too many clergy and church budgets. Part-time pastors can help.
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — March 14, 2024
(RNS) — The happier, healthier future of ministry is in part-time clergy.
A new poetry, post-Oct. 7
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 14, 2024
A new Israeli literature has emerged out of the rubble of Oct. 7. It is powerful, devastating and hopeful.
