Marianne Williamson campaigns for president at the Sondheim Center in Fairfield, Iowa. RNS photo by KC McGinnis
Need to know: Monday, April 15, 2019
The spiritual politics of presidential candidate Marianne Williamson
'The only way to defeat dog whistles is to drown them out with angel voices. But the angels can only sing through us,' said the author of 'A Return to Love,' of her run to deprive Donald Trump of the White House.
Evangelicals issue principles on benefits, challenges of artificial intelligence
The statement aims to help evangelicals proactively navigate their use of technology like smartphones and virtual assistants such as Siri or Alexa from a scriptural perspective that focuses on ethics about human dignity.
Conservative rabbinical group selects new leader
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, 52, who has served his entire career at Shaare Torah, in Gaithersburg, Md., will lead the 1,700-member international organization of Conservative rabbis.
Lion of Judah church straddles Boston’s two worlds
For the last 30 years, Ivy League-educated Pentecostal pastor Roberto Miranda has been fighting Boston's demons as leader of Congregación Leon de Juda.
What’s crazy about religion on Game of Thrones
It's not surprising that the state religion of the Seven is DOA. What's unexpected is that so many of the other religions have real power, writes Jana Riess.
Faith politics on the rise as Indonesian Islam takes a hard-line path
In recent years, the country’s Muslim majority has embraced more overt signs of religiosity and shifted toward Arab-style devotion: flowing clothes and veils, Arabic names and Middle Eastern devotional architecture.
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‘We need to inspire the new, not just curse the darkness’
Spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson is running for president not just against Donald Trump but for a new politics based on love.
Pope kisses feet of South Sudan’s leaders to encourage peace
(AP) — The pope usually holds a ritual washing of the feet with prisoners on Holy Thursday, but has never performed such a show of deference to political leaders.
Authorities say deputy’s son behind fires at black churches
Holden Matthews, 21, faces arson charges in the connection with the blazes in and around Opelousas, a city of 16,000 where the flame-gutted remains of the buildings evoked memories of civil rights era violence.
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On Vaisakhi, making the spiritual and long ago immediate and personal
(RNS) — Connecting with a sacred moment of servant-leadership can be done by looking for ways to incorporate humility into our daily lives.
Shadows in the stained glass: Patterson and Pressler chapel windows come down
With no fanfare, and to the secret relief of many, the windows of two of the heroes of the Southern Baptist Convention's conservative resurgence have been removed from a seminary chapel, writes Jacob Lupfer.
How psychics, suddenly everywhere, are healing the world
(RNS) — This year's equivalent of 'yoni' eggs, psychics — pardon me, 'intuitive healers' — are more than the latest trend in wellness culture; they are redeeming human feeling as a basic truth.
