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Calvinist activist warns that white nationalism is invading Reformed churches
By Bob Smietana — August 23, 2023
(RNS) —The anti-woke alliance of Calvinist Theobros and Christian nationalists hits the skids — as author Owen Strachan feuds online with Andrew Torba of Gab.
Conservative cardinal predicts Synod on Synodality could lead to schism
By Claire Giangravé — August 22, 2023
(RNS) — Cardinal Raymond Burke is considered a leading voice among Catholic conservatives and papal critics.
Church leaders plead with Israeli government as anti-Christian incidents increase in Holy Land
By Michele Chabin — August 21, 2023
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The incidents have been organized by extremist groups who consider Christians to be enemies of the Jewish people.
The ‘India problem’ under the surface at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
By Richa Karmarkar — August 18, 2023
(RNS) — Hindu organizations say they were uniquely singled out for their views on the contentious Indian political atmosphere, leaving some Hindus wondering why they must be tied to the politics of India at an event centered on cultivating harmony between the world's religious communities.
Ukrainian Orthodox churches purge vestiges of Russian influence
By Meagan Saliashvili — August 18, 2023
LVIV, Ukraine (RNS) — For centuries, Orthodox Ukrainians saw the traditional Julian calendar as one of the anchors of their church’s identity. Now many are switching to the Gregorian calendar.
Meet the South Austin parish leaving ACNA for the Episcopal Church
By Kathryn Post — August 17, 2023
(RNS) — If you ask the Rev. Shawn McCain Tirres, the story of Resurrection Anglican Church is much more about a local church than denominational politics.
Flamy Grant: A drag queen’s journey from church kid to chart-topping Christian artist
By Kathryn Post — August 16, 2023
(RNS) — For Matthew Lovegood, aka ‘Flamy Grant,’ releasing music in the Christian genre is about visibility for queer kids growing up in the church.
This India Day, Indian Americans want to be independent from politics
By Richa Karmarkar — August 15, 2023
(RNS) — For many, celebrating the anniversary of their ancestral homeland’s independence can bring tensions over the current political atmosphere there.
Parliament of the World’s Religions hopes to harness faith to address world’s ills
By Bob Smietana — August 14, 2023
CHICAGO (RNS) — More than 6,500 religious leaders from 95 countries had registered for the gathering, which returns to Chicago for the first time since the 1990s.
Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized
By Jack Jenkins — August 11, 2023
(RNS) — Faith groups are teaming up with liberal secular organizations to combat the ideology, which they say is a threat to democracy — and, for many, their religion.
How India’s religious violence is becoming a problem for American politicians
By Richa Karmarkar — August 9, 2023
(RNS) — US politicians are under increasing pressure to account for their courtship of Indian Prime Minister Modi, the leader of a strategically important ally and the world's largest democracy.
Pope Francis calls for AI ethics free from violence and discrimination
By Claire Giangravé — August 8, 2023
(RNS) — The World Day of Peace next Jan. 1 will be focused on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Peace.’
Left behind by disaffiliations, Texas town’s United Methodists charter a new church
By BeLynn Hollers — August 7, 2023
AMARILLO, Texas (RNS) — After all seven United Methodist churches in this city in the Texas Panhandle voted to leave the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination, an 83-year-old UMC minister became determined that the UMC wouldn't become extinct in Amarillo.
Pope Francis’ ‘peace offensive’ in Ukraine puts dialogue over demonization
By Claire Giangravé — August 4, 2023
(RNS) — Keeping channels for dialogue open with the Kremlin, Pope Francis has bucked the Western world's refusal to take a mediated approach to ending the Ukraine war.
For many Pittsburgh Jews, Robert Bowers deserves the death penalty
By Yonat Shimron — August 3, 2023
(RNS) — The execution may be years or decades away, if it happens at all, but for the country’s worst act of antisemitism the death penalty sent a message that hatred of Jews should never be tolerated.
