commentary
How might Easter be reinterpreted in light of climate change?
By Brandon Ambrosino — March 29, 2018
(RNS) — We can start by expanding our vision and admitting that Easter is about God’s relationship with the whole world — not just human beings.
When Martin Luther King Jr. broke his silence on Vietnam
By Amy Butler — March 29, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — In 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' King reminded his listeners of why he began the work for which he would ultimately give his life.
Of pastors and presidents
By Mark Silk — March 28, 2018
(RNS) — Why we overlook the immorality of both.
MLK’s last Sunday sermon is as relevant today as it was in 1968
By Randolph Marshall Hollerith — March 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On issues of gun violence, racism, economic inequality or immigration, our human instinct is to not offend and to wait for others to act. He challenged the institutional oppression of his day and calls us to confront the injustices of our own time.
Christians, Jews and the dubious history of the Passion play
By Lauren Markoe — March 27, 2018
(RNS) — I judge every Passion play by asking if it tells a story that is totally free of anti-Jewish images, costumes and teachings.
Young Catholics call for an authentic, empowering church
By Thomas Reese — March 24, 2018
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After a weeklong meeting in Rome with Pope Francis, young Catholics called for an authentic and empowering church where they would feel welcomed.
Archbishop Oscar Romero was gunned down inside his own church 38 years ago. Soon he’ll become El Salvador’s first saint.
By Michael E. Lee — March 24, 2018
(The Conversation) — On March 23, 1980, Romero concluded his Sunday sermon with an appeal to Salvadoran soldiers to cease killing their fellow citizens. He was killed the next day.
The Sephardic chief rabbi must go!
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 22, 2018
(RNS) — He defamed Judaism. He defamed the Jews. He defamed God. Anything else?
Evangelicals haven’t always cozied up to Russia
By Jonathan Merritt — March 21, 2018
(RNS) — A generation ago, evangelical luminaries denounced the Soviet Union and Russian leadership in the strongest possible terms.
Praying for students in Kentucky
By Mark Silk — March 21, 2018
(RNS) — Kentucky could soon have a new law on prayer for its students, and given what Gov. Matt Bevin is saying about their teachers, they'll need it.
The worst lesson parents can teach
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2018
(RNS) — Children are not born hating (or, for that matter, loving or tolerating). Someone has to teach them, either hatred or compassion.
As a rabbi, I will violate the Sabbath to help save lives from gun violence
By Joshua Hammerman — March 20, 2018
(RNS) — Yes, this march is so important that I — a rabbi — am going to blatantly disrupt God’s holy Sabbath. But if the ancient rabbinic sages are to be believed, that’s precisely what God wants me to do.
When Pope Francis asks young people what they think
By Thomas Reese — March 20, 2018
(RNS) — 'Too often we talk about young people without asking what they think,' said Pope Francis at the opening of a weeklong meeting with young people from all over the world.
A landmark religious freedom case especially threatens low-income women and those of color
By Sung Yeon Choimorrow — March 19, 2018
(RNS) — A case going before the Supreme Court this week could redefine public accountability regarding providing false information or misleading women about their reproductive health choices, all in the name of religious freedom.
Can the government force pregnancy centers to speak a message they disagree with?
By Thomas Glessner — March 19, 2018
(RNS) — Forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to become abortion referral agencies is a mandate that violates the foundational principles of these faith-based agencies. This is government-compelled speech, and it is clearly unconstitutional.
