China's relentless assault on religious freedom

(COMMENTARY) Since 2017, there has been a rapidly broadening pattern of assaults on believers, faith leaders and worship centers in China.

Holiday mystery to ponder – Where are all the Hanukkah movies?

(COMMENTARY) Cable TV’s holiday movie season is full of Christmas titles. Do Jews want more representation?

North America, Religion, OpinionTerry MattinglyDecember 4, 2018Christmas, Hanukkah, Terry Mattingly, Holiday, Adam Sandler, Mark Pinsky, Maccabees, Menorahs, Judaism, Jews, Christianity

Is Genocide Threatening Nigeria's Christians?

(COMMENTARY) Is the world turning a blind to eye to another imminent genocide?

Africa, Religion, OpinionLela GilbertDecember 4, 2018Lela Gilbert, Nigeria, jihad, Boko Haram, Fulani, Leah Sharibu, Donald Trump, Muhammadu Buhari, religious violence, Nigerian Christians, Islamist Jihadis, Christianity, Islam

9 Catholic Traditions That Highlight The Christmas Season

Christmas is more than just Santa Claus, bright lights and presents. For Christians, the season, marked by the start of Advent, begins a period that culminates with the birth of Jesus. While Christians of many denominations observe this period, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the four weeks preceding Christmas with many special observances in order to prepare for the coming of Christ.

Analysis, Religion, OpinionClemente LisiDecember 3, 2018Christmas, Catholics, Catholic Church, Jesus, Clemente Lisi, Advent, nativity scene, Primary Feature, Christianity, Roman Catholicism Comment

The Saudi puzzle: Here are four religion threads woven into this sordid political drama

(OPINION) There are several more religion stories to be told surrounding the murder of the former Washington Post op-ed writer Jamal Khashoggi.

Middle East, Religion, Politics, North America, Conflict, Analysis, OpinionIra RifkinDecember 1, 2018Ira Rifkin, Middle East, Islam-Muslims, Godbeat, Islam, Muslims, Human Rights, International News, New York Times, CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Primary Feature

Protestants also face #ChurchToo scandals. Reporters: Here’s a handy way to assess them.

(OPINION) Journalists should be paying more attention to sexual abuse stories from Protestant churches.

North America, Religion, Women, Justice, OpinionRichard OstlingDecember 1, 2018Richard Ostling, women, #MeToo, #ChurchToo, #MeToo Movement, social media, sex, Pope Francis, Evangelicals, Catholicism, Christianity, sexual abuse, Protestant Church

Meeting the woman who could become St. Thea of Mississippi

(COMMENTARY) The Vatican is investigating whether to grant a Mississippi African-American woman sainthood.

North America, Religion, Africa, Women, OpinionTerry MattinglyNovember 26, 2018Catholic, women, Thea Bowman, USCCB, Saints, Black Church, Africa, Denver, Mississippi, Primary Feature, Terry Mattingly, Catholicism, Christianity

How do conservatives respond to archaeologists’ skepticism about Bible history?

Richard Ostling explains seeming discrepancies in what archaeologists find and the Bible teaches.

Religion, Science, OpinionRichard OstlingNovember 20, 2018Richard Ostling, Bible history, archeology, Biblical Archaeology, skeptics, Christianity

Jordan Peterson's secular approach to the soul and the sacred (Part II)

(COMMENTARY) Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor turned Youtube theologian, mixes science, art and faith from a nuanced secular perspective.

Religion, Science, OpinionTerry MattinglyNovember 20, 2018Jordan Peterson, Terry Mattingly, Youtube, Jonathan Peterson, Apologetics, Atheism, Psychology, Darwinism, science, YouTube

The Catholic Connection To Thanksgiving Day

(OPINION) The Thanksgiving meal in 1621 between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts may not have been the first of its kind. Some historians say the first meal has a connection to Catholicism and that it took place more than 50 years earlier in Florida.

North America, OpinionClemente LisiNovember 19, 2018Primary Feature, Thanksgiving, Catholicism, Catholic Church, St. Augustine, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Protestant separatists, Don Juan de Onate, Fort Caroline, Florida, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Clemente Lisi, News, Christianity, Thanksgiving day

New Documentary Honoring Charleston Church Shooting Tells Story of Forgiveness

Deeply stirring documentary “Emanuel” about the 2015 Charleston Church shooting, directed by Brian Ivie, unearths a hidden parallel tale of living amidst hate. The film, which premiered on November 14 at the New York Documentary Festival, shows how one community chose to respond to tragedy with forgiveness.

Blasphemy laws, death threats – and a Pakistani woman’s ruined life

(COMMENTARY) The case of Asia Bibi has proved that Pakistan’s government is intimidated by its own draconian legislation.

Opinion, Asia, ConflictLela GilbertNovember 15, 2018Commentary, Lela Gilbert, Asia Bibi, Pakistan, Christianity

Outcome not so gay for UK’s sexuality activists

(COMMENTARY) The ‘gay cake’ row in Britain shows up Northern Ireland’s inequality.

Politics, Opinion, EuropeDr. Jenny TaylorNovember 15, 2018Jenny Taylor, Ashers Baking Company, discrimination, Commentary, Gareth Lee, LGBT, Karen McArthur, Northern Ireland, Attorney General John Larkin, gay, sexuality activists, anti-christian, Christianity

Stan Lee on God

(COMMENTARY) Marvel Comics’ creative genius Stan Lee revolutionized the comic book world with super-heroes who were flawed, insecure and prone to evil forces. What’s lesser known or asked is where Lee’s storytelling perspective came from and how his mix of religious beliefs informed the Marvel universe.

Culture, Opinion, North AmericaMeagan SaliashviliNovember 14, 2018Primary Feature, Stan Lee, Meagan Clark, Marvel Comics, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Black Panther, Thor, Marvel, Judaism, Christianity

Jordan Peterson: The Devil's in the details of all those Youtube debates (Part 1)

(COMMENTARY) University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson answers critics, the faithful and seekers in between on his popular Youtube channel. Peterson has sent mixed signals about Christianity.

Religion, North America, OpinionTerry MattinglyNovember 14, 2018Terry Mattingly, Jordan Peterson, Twitter, Youtube, Sam Harris, Psychology, Toronto, Atheism, Bishop Robert Baron, Donald Trump, YouTube, Millennials, Catholic, Christianity

Worship wars: Will evangelicals and charismatics ever learn to get along?

(COMMENTARY) The Religion Guy answers whether evangelical and charismatic Christians can worship together.

Ties that bind: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, Russia and Fatima

(COMMENTARY) Pope John Paul II believed his and former US President Reagan’s survivals of shootings were part of a divine plan countering evil in Russia.

1,000 years of Orthodoxy history loom over today's Moscow-Istanbul clash

(COMMENTARY) There are three distinct Ukrainian Orthodox strains with differing loyalties to Russian and Turkish Orthodox patriarchs. While an Istanbul patriarch has lifted a condemnation of Ukrainian Orthodoxy, a Moscow patriarch has severed ties with Kiev.

Religion, Europe, Conflict, OpinionTerry MattinglyNovember 4, 2018Terry Mattingly, Prince Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church, Bartholomew, Kiev, Alexander Webter, Moscow, Istanbul, Ukraine, Commentary, Orthodox Christians, Catholicism, Christianity

The Death of Free Speech in Europe

(COMMENTARY) Europe took a dystopian turn last week when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that governments can punish citizens for criticizing the prophet Muhammad if such criticism “conflicts with the right of others to have their religious feelings protected.”

The Attack On Jews In Squirrel Hill Is An Attack On Religion And Civility In America

A Saturday morning in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh normally involves joggers on their way to Schenley Park, hipsters going for brunch and Jews walking to one of a dozen local synagogues.

Opinion, North America, ConflictPaul GladerOctober 30, 2018Primary Feature, Tree of Life Shooting, Gun Violence, Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism, Paul Glader, Jews, Squirrel Hill

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