Universities close encampments in the name of ‘safety.’ Whose safety?
By Dilshad Ali
(RNS) — 'What some may actually be feeling is discomfort with the truth, and the truth hurts.'
God suffers with us
By Jeffrey Salkin
(RNS) — It is an outrageous idea. And yet, it touches our souls.
How Trumpism has pushed a fringe charismatic theology into the mainstream
By Matthew D. Taylor and Paul A. Djupe
(RNS) — Charismatic Christian prophets have gained new influence since becoming identified with the former president.
The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
By Christopher P. Scheitle and Katie Corcoran
(The Conversation) — Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
By The Associated Press
(AP) — The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.
A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7
By Melanie Lidman
KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — While Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, tries to steer clear of politics, its ceremony this year includes an empty yellow chair in solidarity with the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
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