Bible passages

An Arizona school board member was told to stop quoting the Bible. Now she’s suing.

By Kathryn Post — October 2, 2023
(RNS) — Heather Rooks, a Christian who attends a large nondenominational church, says her First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion have been violated.

Has the time come for America to atone for its original sin?

By Paul O'Donnell — July 29, 2019
(RNS) — In one of the most significant developments in religious history, slaves cast aside passivity and servitude using a biblical story that is central to Jewish worship. It's time for America to complete that story with atonement in the public square.

Instapray app puts our best (and worst) prayer impulses on display (COMMENTARY)

By Laura Turner — June 10, 2015
(RNS) A new app called Instapray, founded by Stanford grad Fryderyk Ovcaric and backed by venture capitalist Peter Thiel among others, is billed as "a safe place that connects people around the world through prayers." But it also puts some of our worst impulses on display.
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