(ANALYSIS) The belief, held by many, that college education drives people away from religion is not actually supported by data. Instead, a more depressing picture emerges of a generation of young people who are disconnected, unmoored and left behind.
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Black Lives Matter erased a page from their official website that included a controversial manifesto that’s been debated in Christian circles grappling with how to support efforts to fight racism without sacrificing Christian beliefs. Conservative Clergy of Color, a Christian ministers’ organization organized against the Black Lives Matter movement, is questioning the reason for BLM’s wording change.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s faith, her past statements regarding abortion and whether religion should impact judicial philosophy.
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(ANALYSIS) The repeal of the Johnson Amendment has become a cause celebre among the Christian right and President Trump campaigned on a promise to overturn it, but it’s more complicated than a simple executive order. And left-leaning religious groups are more likely to be politically involved than their right-leaning counterparts.
Read MoreThe newest EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll on Catholic priorities this election season finds that while former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys a 12-point margin over Donald Trump, the president continues to do best among those who regularly attend Mass on Sundays.
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(ANALYSIS) The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has prompted President Donald Trump to pledge a nominee this week. Frontrunner Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, has a record of being anti-abortion and will certainly inflame those on the political left who fear an overturning of Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.
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(OPINION) As Election Day in November quickly approaches, how do journalists and politicians predict that certain religious groups will be voting? Will white Catholics be the next “swing religion?”
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Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., hosted a virtual town hall this week aimed at young, religious Americans in support of 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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After China’s latest security law restricting several freedoms, Hong Kongers are increasingly drawing parallels between China’s treatment of the Uyghurs and themselves, while fears heighten in Hong Kong’s Muslim minority for speaking out against the government.
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The struggle for a just and equal society isn’t only about Black people and racism, said Rev. William Barber at the 16th Street Baptist Church 57 years after the Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four young girls. He called for communities of faith to unify around shared values and concern for the vulnerable, and to reject the divisiveness that leads to violence.
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(REVIEW) While 83-year-old Pope Francis is in good health, that hasn’t stopped speculation over who will come next. In his new book, author George Weigel examines the problems affecting the church and what the next pope will need to do in order to address them. Think of it like a very long to-do memo for the next head of the Catholic church.
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(OPINION) As Biden married two men in his own home, he was making a statement about his own Catholic beliefs. As we inch closer to election day, how are Catholics viewing Biden’s own take on Catholicism?
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The data reveals a surprisingly complex picture of a religious group that can feel pulled in opposite directions on issues of policy and partisanship, still seeking to find an identity in American politics. While American Muslims support the Democrats by a landslide, they don’t agree on many progressive policy priorities.
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In emails with Religion Unplugged, former editor of evangelical magazine Christianity Today Mark Galli explains the timeline of his recently announced conversion to Catholicism and how it overlapped with his last two years at the influential publication, including his viral 2019 editorial calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
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In 1977, an archbishop was shot dead for protesting human rights abuses. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 34 years, denounces clergy activism. But this year, several pastors have joined in political activism for an opposition party, with one even running for president. They say Uganda needs leaders who understand religious freedom and Christian values.
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(OPINION) As Liberty makes shifts in both leadership and academics, how will they save their community from the “impurities” thrust upon them recently? Will Liberty University’s values be changed after fitting under the shamed prosperity gospel under Jerry Falwell Jr.?
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(OPINION) In Columbus, Ohio, a network of churches and faith-based organizations is providing safe, supervised spaces for kids without the resources at home to log into online learning. The school district is not endorsing or sponsoring the learning centers but are making sure parents know about them.
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(OPINION) As Uighur Muslims and Turkish Muslims continue to be oppressed by the Northern Chinese through “re-education camps,” most of the world watches silently. Soon, though, there will be access to an assessment by an Independent Inquiry affiliated with the Uighur Tribunal.
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(OPINION) How is the religious left trying to promote religious liberty in a time when many Democrats classify as religious ‘nones’? Is it simply a tactic in an attempt to win over anti-Trump religious voters? Ostling discusses the steps prioritized at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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(OPINION) What potential does Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene have in the race for the House of Representatives? If elected, will she treat the entire Jewish population the same as she’s treated George Soros?
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