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By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes

How Kamala Harris delivers on 150 years of Black women’s political history

(RNS) — The Democrats' presumptive vice presidential nominee rose out of a network of women’s organizations and movements, churches and loving communities by which Black women have transformed themselves since Reconstruction.

August 13, 2020
By Thomas Reese

Five things Pope Francis should do while imprisoned by the pandemic

(RNS) — Reforms to the Vatican’s financial system, the Curia and how the church prevents clergy sexual abuse are the ecclesial equivalent of cleaning the basement and the attic, but now’s the time.

August 13, 2020
By Simran Jeet Singh

Harris’ nomination shows why representation matters, but is not enough

(RNS) — The Democratic vice presidential nominee has to show the moral courage to address her own role in perpetuating systems that drag underrepresented communities down.

August 12, 2020
By Mark Silk

Trump’s 2020 religious attack on Biden harks back to 1800

(RNS) — Then too, a Democrat was charged with being godless.

August 11, 2020
By Alan Cross

Our California church met in person. Then the police came by. And said 'well done.'

(RNS) — We all need to follow Scripture’s commands first, while seeking to live peaceably with our community and work for the common good.

August 11, 2020

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By Mark Silk

Trump’s 2020 religious attack on Biden harks back to 1800

(RNS) — Then too, a Democrat was charged with being godless.

August 11, 2020
By Alan Cross

Our California church met in person. Then the police came by. And said 'well done.'

(RNS) — We all need to follow Scripture’s commands first, while seeking to live peaceably with our community and work for the common good.

August 11, 2020
By Jeffrey Salkin

Do American Jews have a prayer during COVID?

(RNS) — No, American Jews do not worship as much as other Americans. But there is more to the story than that.

August 10, 2020
By Melissa Rogers

Trump couldn’t be more wrong about Biden’s faith

(RNS) — Biden speaks readily and movingly about his personal faith, including the duty to love one’s neighbor. But even more importantly, he lives out his faith on a daily basis.

August 10, 2020
By Marybeth Davis Baggett

To save Liberty University's soul, its board must reject Jerry Falwell's vision

(RNS) — Liberty University's business success under Jerry Falwell Jr. has distracted the school from its mission.

August 10, 2020
By Riyaz Wani

Kashmir's lockdown at one year: A region's alienation turns to betrayal

(RNS) — Kashmir's loss of autonomy has now taken on a larger figurative dimension: It is also about betrayal of trust, political disempowerment and a deep sense of humiliation.

August 7, 2020
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By Mark Silk

Trump’s 2020 religious attack on Biden harks back to 1800

(RNS) — Then too, a Democrat was charged with being godless.

August 11, 2020
By Sarah Rankin, Elana Schor

With Falwell on leave, Liberty board names Jerry Prevo acting president

The chair of Liberty University's board of trustees will serve as acting president with Jerry Falwell Jr. on leave.

August 10, 2020
By Kathryn Post

LGBT Christians push to overturn Young Life's 'sexual conduct' policy

 (RNS) — #DoBetterYoungLife, a movement advocating for broader LGBT inclusion, has shared hundreds of stories of exclusion, and its petition has garnered over 6,700 signatures.

August 10, 2020