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Church of England goes cashless for worshippers’ contributions
By Catherine Pepinster — April 2, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — Contactless payment machines will first be used for funeral fees, wedding notices and, eventually, for the weekly offering to the collection.
New Bible app creates online community for progressive Christians
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 2, 2018
RNS) — There are a number of popular apps that put Bible translations and devotional content in the palm of your hand. But the new Our Bible app is created by and for LGBTQ Christians and others who have felt estranged from their churches.
Four trends that demand Christian and Jewish leaders’ attention
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2018
(RNS) — Four powerful and irreversible forces are rapidly transforming the Jewish and Christian worlds.
Religious broadcasters take aim at tech giants for ‘stifling’ conservative speech
By Chris Mathews — December 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is unacceptable for these titans to discriminate against users just because their viewpoints are not congruent with ideas popular in Silicon Valley,' said NRB President & CEO Jerry A. Johnson.
Policing themselves? Hate speech watchdog ADL enlists Facebook and others
By Kimberly Winston — November 14, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — The new Center for Technology and Society wants to place tech companies on the front lines in combating online hate speech. But can Silicon Valley police itself?
Is Tumblr witchcraft feminism – or cultural appropriation?
By Aysha Khan — October 27, 2017
(RNS) — A perfect storm of Instagram-era online branding combined with leftist political posturing has made witchcraft the latest victim of cultural appropriation.
Survey: Trump voters ‘anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 7, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Almost three-quarters of Trump voters said Islam is a threat, compared with 18 percent of those who voted for Hillary Clinton.
A 3-D digital scan throws a Buddha statue’s carvings into sharp relief
By Madeleine Buckley — June 22, 2017
(RNS) For years, museums ignored the religious teachings that form a large part of their art collections. Thanks to technology like 3-D scanning, they are beginning to explore it once more.
Pope Francis embraces technology in an unexpected TED Talk
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 25, 2017
(RNS) His virtual appearance at the conference makes Francis the first pope to give a TED Talk, and it highlights his willingness to reach beyond the Vatican walls and to embrace science and technology.
iPhones and the risen Christ: What’s the connection?
By Jonathan Merritt — April 14, 2017
A few years ago, Esther Emery was not a believer but she was burnt out. In a “desperate attempt for a reset,” she decided to take a year hiatus from technology. Surprisingly, her digital fast leads her into a profound experience with the Risen Christ and the faith she had previously rejected. Her book, “What Falls From the […]
Author Esther Emery on her year without internet and how she reconnected with God
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 20, 2017
(RNS) Since her year without internet, Esther Emery has moved to rural Idaho, gone off grid and reconnected with her Christian faith — all things she said she’s not sure would have happened if not for the yearlong experiment.
Religious Americans should take up Obama’s call for a moral awakening
By Jacob Lupfer — May 27, 2016
(RNS) The first visit of an American president to Hiroshima occasions a broader and ongoing debate about the ethics and strategic value of nuclear weapons.
The human toll of drone warfare
By Charles C. Camosy — May 3, 2016
(RNS) The U.S. military is about to take a giant step forward in fighting wars without directly endangering American soldiers. Is this a good thing?
Pope Francis meets Google chief — but where’s the Doodle?
By Rosie Scammell — January 15, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis, a professed technology "dinosaur," met with Eric Schmidt. But the pair may have discussed more than getting the pope up to speed with the digital age.
Pope Francis: Put away technology, enjoy family dinners
By Rosie Scammell — November 11, 2015
(RNS) Sitting around the table helps measure the health of relationships, the pontiff said: “If in a family there’s something that doesn’t work, or a hidden wound, at the table it's understood immediately.”
