Opinion

(RNS) — Rome, packaged as a trend item for the trust-fund literary set, will never win converts.

(RNS) — The vote showed that the anti-abortion movement is really about white privilege and political power. 

(The Conversation) — As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it.

(The Conversation) — The pandemic has intensified wanderlust – but also the need for mindful, ethical travel.

(The Conversation) — Jinnah insisted on secular education, gender equality and equal rights for minorities – all of which remain unrealized dreams in Pakistan.

(The Conversation) — During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains.

(RNS) — Does the decision protect private, personal prayer, or is it the camel’s nose for more prayer in schools?

(RNS) — Latter-day Saints have the opportunity to learn from others’ mistakes. But will we?

(The Conversation) — On the 10th anniversary of the Oak Creek massacre, a Sikh scholar writes that there is little understanding of the Sikh faith in the U.S.

(RNS) — Are American Jews in a new Yavneh? Or, something better?

(RNS) — Why those removed from the world should refrain from declarations on marriage and family.

(RNS) — To judge from Indiana's new abortion legislation, the pro-life movement is still in a Roe-era mode.