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By Jana Riess

The stubborn faithfulness of liberal Mormons

(RNS) — Liberal Mormons aren't clamoring for women's rights or LGBTQ equality because we oppose the church; we do so because we took the church at its word.

December 13, 2019
By Bob Smietana

Keeping the mystic, messianic faith of Star Wars' Skywalkers

(RNS) — It’s time once more to tell the old familiar story, set on the outskirts of an ancient and powerful empire, of a child born of a virgin and destined to save the world.

December 13, 2019
By Hemant Mehta

Dear Democrats: Four religion requests from non-religious Americans

(RNS) — While by no means our only matter of concern, toning down talk of faith in politics would show some respect to what is rapidly becoming the largest ‘religious’ group in the country.

December 13, 2019
By Alejandro de la Fuente, Ariela Gross

How Christians of color in Colonial Virginia became 'black'

(RNS) — Although the British settlers imported Africans from the first as slaves, the earliest Virginians had yet to establish many of the basic rules regarding slavery.

December 12, 2019
By Kristina Arriaga

Reforming USCIRF to death

(RNS) — Turning the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom into a federal bureaucracy will curtail its proven ability to act boldly and independently.

December 11, 2019

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By Alejandro de la Fuente, Ariela Gross

How Christians of color in Colonial Virginia became 'black'

(RNS) — Although the British settlers imported Africans from the first as slaves, the earliest Virginians had yet to establish many of the basic rules regarding slavery.

December 12, 2019
By Kristina Arriaga

Reforming USCIRF to death

(RNS) — Turning the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom into a federal bureaucracy will curtail its proven ability to act boldly and independently.

December 11, 2019
By Mark Silk

Trump's anti-Semitism order is much ado about not much

(RNS) — The president's executive order, which provides protection for Jews long since offered by previous administrations, amounts to little more than politics for the Hanukkah season.

December 11, 2019
By Jeffrey Salkin

To the Jews who applauded Trump

(RNS) — Trump uses anti-Semitic themes and Jews love it. What is wrong with this picture? Everything.

December 10, 2019
By Julie Ingersoll

How the purity movement created a sense of shame in evangelical women

(The Conversation) — Extreme abstinence culture goes beyond sexual mores to advise women not to pursue leadership roles or speak out in mixed company.

December 10, 2019
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By Bob Smietana

Luke Putney testifies to the healing power of music, helping others

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Aspiring musician Luke Putney hopes to help others while recovering from a brain tumor and stroke that left him unable to walk and play his guitar or bass. Earlier this fall, he walked a modified marathon — a mile a day for 26 days — to raise money for his charity, which helps provide funds for music therapy.

December 11, 2019
By Jeffrey Salkin

To the Jews who applauded Trump

(RNS) — Trump uses anti-Semitic themes and Jews love it. What is wrong with this picture? Everything.

December 10, 2019
By Jamie Aten

The new science of spiritual fortitude: The key to enduring faith

(RNS) — Resilience has been touted as the key to a successful life. But the concept didn’t resonate with my personal experience of suffering from cancer.

December 9, 2019