Civil War
Harriet Tubman’s long journey to the $20 bill acknowledges sin of slavery
By Daren C. Jaime — April 22, 2016
(RNS) By stamping her likeness on our currency, the U.S. now is forced to awkwardly roll away, unseal and uplift the highly secured stones of its dark and embarrassing past.
Churches pray for refugees on fifth anniversary of Syrian civil war
By Timothy C. Morgan — March 14, 2016
(RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board and a dozen other Christian groups will raise awareness in American churches through the #PrayForRefugees campaign.
Evangelical leaders see Syrian refugees as opportunity
By Timothy C. Morgan — January 21, 2016
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (RNS) A meeting billed as the largest gathering of evangelicals on refugees calls on American Christians to overcome anxieties about differences of religion.
Priest who survived ISIS: ‘My interfaith work saved my life’
By Rosie Scammell — December 11, 2015
ROME (RNS) Speaking in detail for the first time since his escape, the Rev. Jacques Mourad admitted he didn't always think he would make it: “It was very difficult above all when they said, ‘Become Muslim or we’ll cut your head off.'"
Jefferson Davis descendant: Be the one nation ‘God intended’
By Bertram Hayes-Davis — June 25, 2015
Davis preached, after the war, that we have one country and should focus on making it that which God intended.
Why it was easy for Republicans to flip on Confederate flag issue (ANALYSIS)
By Tobin Grant — June 25, 2015
(RNS) Even before the current controversy, the flag and other public symbols of the Confederacy were never important to the typical Republican voter, poll data show.
The echoes of Abraham Lincoln in President Obama’s Prayer Breakfast speech (COMMENTARY)
By John Fea — February 11, 2015
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (RNS) No president has made such an appeal to humility and mystery since Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.
Christians in the Sudan face travel restrictions, cardinal says
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 23, 2014
(RNS) The Christian minority in Sudan is facing growing violence, harassment and discrimination, a church leader says.
COMMENTARY: Orthodox bishops chafe at Christian persecution in the Middle East
By David Steinmetz — November 14, 2013
(RNS) With the civil war in Syria and the civil conflict in Egypt, instances of violent repression against minority Christians have increased. This rise was particularly worrying for Orthodox bishops, who lead the largest body of Christians in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY: Moving backward on racial progress
By Tom Ehrich — August 6, 2013
SEWANEE, Tenn. (RNS) Adaptation is how a bitter and broken South survived its own worst instincts after the Civil War. But now the dream has receded.
COMMENTARY: God didn’t choose sides at Gettysburg
By A. James Rudin — July 1, 2013
(RNS) Despite the North's victory at Gettysburg, it seems the only other victors were the munitions makers and cigar manufacturers. Everyone else lost, including those who presumed to know the will of God.
New Gettysburg museum explores role of faith in Civil War
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 25, 2013
(RNS) On July 1, marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Schmucker Hall, located on the campus of Lutheran Theological Seminary, will reopen as a museum depicting the epic battle, the costly war and the complex role of faith.
COMMENTARY: Father Abraham and the Jews
By A. James Rudin — February 21, 2013
(RNS) Steven Spielberg’s "Lincoln'' will probably pick up a few Oscars on Sunday, and it shows that Americans will never tire of our 16th president. While the film centers on the fight to abolish slavery in 1865, two years earlier Lincoln used his powers to correct another injustice aimed at American Jews.
Bosnian Muslims thrive in U.S. despite unease over homeland
By Omar Sacirbey — November 28, 2012
BOSTON (RNS) Despite their relatively short time in America and the traumas of war, Bosnian Muslims are thriving in American society. Success, however, hasn’t diminished the sense of injustice that many feel over how the bloody war ended, or concerns that their trials could be too easily forgotten. By Omar Sacirbey.
Analysis: Film revives questions about Abraham Lincoln’s faith, but offers few answers
By Kimberly Winston — November 20, 2012
(RNS) The release of the new Steven Spielberg movie "Lincoln" has resurrected more than the physical presence of America's 16th president. It has also brought to the fore again questions about his faith. Was he a Christian? Was he an atheist? By Kimberly Winston.
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