Politics
What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader?
By Bob Smietana — July 26, 2024
(RNS) — Turmoil at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has increased calls to disband the denomination's public policy arm, but some SBC pastors say it can and should be saved.
How Kamala Harris and JD Vance appeal to Hindu voters
By Murali Balaji — July 26, 2024
Catholic Rio Grande Valley migrant shelter wins victory against Texas AG
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 25, 2024
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Why mandating biblical texts in public schools may backfire
By Lauren H. Griffin — July 25, 2024
(RNS) — Christian conservatives pushing to teach their faith in public schools risk secularizing Christianity.
JD Vance’s ascent marks the rise of the Fantasy Generation
By Karen Swallow Prior — July 25, 2024
(RNS) — Tolkien is now considered the ‘father of fantasy,’ and his imitators — good, poor and in between — are infinite.
As Netanyahu addresses Congress, protests rock Capitol
By Jack Jenkins — July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As Netanyahu slammed protesters in front of Congress, thousands gathered outside, many accusing him of war crimes.
Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
By Giovanna Dell'orto — July 24, 2024
RNS - Bans on Native drum ceremonies bring up resonant histories of forced repression and trauma for Native communities today.
Biden’s exit evokes the crisis in American civil religion
By Mark Silk — July 24, 2024
(RNS) — MAGA has abandoned it.
As Netanyahu arrives in DC, hundreds of Jews protest for arms embargo against Israel
By Jack Jenkins — July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The protesters wore red shirts reading ‘Jews say stop arming Israel.’
Road to Majority conference showed how Trump plans to keep the Christian right close
By Katherine Stewart — July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the GOP pivots to an unpredictable general election season, the party is doubling down on its commitment to religious nationalism.
More than 200 Christian leaders sign letter calling for cease-fire in Gaza
By Chloë-Arizona Fodor and Jack Jenkins — July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The letter comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the U.S., where he is expected to address Congress on Wednesday and meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris has praised Brown, ‘my pastor,’ as a man who also has long been her mentor.
Catholic Christian nationalism is having a moment
By Ruth Braunstein — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — Christian nationalism has long been associated with white evangelicals. Now Catholics are emerging as some of Christian nationalism’s most muscular champions.
Brent Leatherwood, ERLC president, fired a day after praising Biden
By Bob Smietana — July 22, 2024
(RNS) — Leatherwood had been criticized for other recent positions on topics of key interest to Southern Baptists, such as not supporting legislation that would have jailed women who chose abortions.
Bishops close National Eucharistic Congress with challenge to ‘change our society’
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 22, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron told attendees, 'This great revival will have been a failure if we don't change our society.'
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