Civil War
Trump disqualification case has shaken up American civil religion
By Mark Silk — February 6, 2024
(RNS) — Liberals and conservatives have switched sides.
Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue melted down
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — ‘It’s taking that culture of death and repurposing it for the sake of life, telling this very long story of resistance to that white supremacist culture,’ said the Rev. Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister who attended the melting.
Cardinal Parolin brings Pope Francis’ message for peace to South Sudan
By Claire Giangravé — August 16, 2023
(RNS) — Cardinal Pietro Parolin is in South Sudan, which has been ravaged by a bloody civil war, bringing the pope’s message for peace.
Should white Christians celebrate Juneteenth?
By Chuck Mingo — June 14, 2023
(RNS) — Yes, and like any celebration, it’s better with friends.
Sudan’s increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 15, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The brewing civil war in the country has convinced Christians and their leaders to leave the capital en masse, with many fleeing across the border to South Sudan.
What the country can learn about the Jan. 6 attack from the Civil War
By Danya Ruttenberg — October 14, 2022
(RNS) — We can't 'move on' from the Capitol attack at the expense of key members of our polity.
Survey: Confederate memorials still divide Americans and religion is a big predictor
By Yonat Shimron — September 28, 2022
(RNS) — Majorities of Protestants, Catholics and Mormons support efforts to preserve Confederate monuments and memorials, a PRRI survey finds.
Grappling with the sacred in Juneteenth’s celebration of freedom
By Haley Barker, Riley Farrell, Marika Proctor, and Paul O'Donnell — June 19, 2022
(RNS) — With Juneteenth falling on Sunday this year, Christians especially are taking the opportunity to consider the spiritual charge of the day.
In Yemen, child soldiering continues despite Houthi promise
By Samy Magdy — June 16, 2022
CAIRO (AP) — Houthi officials said the rebels recruited several hundred children including some as young as 10 over the past two months.
Removal of Robert E. Lee leaves Arthur Ashe as Richmond’s remaining witness
By Robert P. Jones — September 8, 2021
(RNS) — A statue of the tennis great has outlasted the Confederate generals on Monument Avenue.
The Baptist insights of the man who wrote ‘Robert’s Rules’
By Mark Silk — July 9, 2021
(RNS) — It's time for our democracy to give the man his due.
As South Sudan turns 10, questions over the role of the church emerge amid anti-clerical violence
By Christopher Tounsel — July 9, 2021
(The Conversation) — A spate of anti-clerical attacks has put a spotlight on the role of Christian leaders in South Sudan.
Pope Francis has not forgotten the people of Syria, says cardinal
By Claire Giangravé — March 23, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — COVID-19 and other crises have overshadowed the ongoing suffering in Syria. Catholic relief groups hope to draw the world's attention to the crisis there.
HBO documentary on slain Guatemalan bishop has lessons for today’s fight for justice
By Claire Giangravé — December 11, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — 'The Art of Political Murder,' inspired by the book of the same name, was produced by George Clooney and will debut on HBO MAX on Dec. 16.
Trump evangelicals bewail ‘civil war’ while still profiting from last one
By John Fea — October 3, 2019
(RNS) — We don’t need to fear a new civil war. Instead, to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln in his Second Inaugural Address, we still need to bind the wounds of the old one.
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