(ANALYSIS) Netflix will release Sundance 2019 winner “Cuties” on Sept. 9. Ahead of its release, Muslims have criticized the movie for glorifying a growth away from Islam. Muslims and others — including evangelical Christians — have called for boycotts against the movie because of its sexualization of children.
Read MoreThe son of evangelists, Floyd Brady left the church in his teens and hit the road touring with a metal rock band, singing songs filled with hatred for religion. Decades later, he’s welcoming “outcasts” at Michigan’s Victory Biker Church by embracing, not fighting, the road warrior culture he came to love.
Read More(REVIEW) Norman Lebrecht’s Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947 paints a complex portrait of Jewish figures and their relationships to each other. He points out that their brilliance and influence was the result of their collective anxiety.
Read MoreJimmy Lai is one of the most prominent Catholics in China, known for his pro-democracy involvement and financing of underground Catholic churches. He was acquitted on Thursday from the charge of intimidating a reporter of a rival newspaper. He will now face several more charges in Chinese courts.
Read More(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.
Read MoreAlaska’s Episcopal diocese is America’s largest geographically, with 48 churches isolated across more than 500,000 square miles. Half are in Native communities only accessible by boat, plane or snowmobile. Church attendance is declining along with nationwide trends but for those spiritually hungry, an alternate model is needed to create and train clergy in a state where a college diploma, much less a seminary degree, is an impossibility for many Alaska Natives.
Read More(REVIEW) Bob Dylan was raised Jewish and explored Christianity for several years, and his work has been influenced by both. His first album of original music in eight years, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” contains influences from both of these religions and provides greater insight on Dylan’s view of faith.
Read MoreThis week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the news of prominent Trump supporter and evangelical talk-show host Eric Metaxas punching a protester, featuring a scoop by Religion Unplugged. Plus, catch up on all the top reads and headlines in the world of faith.
Read More(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?
Read MoreBest-selling author Eric Metaxas acknowledged to ReligionUnplugged.com that he hit a protester on Aug. 27 who was verbally harassing Trump supporters as they left President Donald Trump’s speech during the Republican National Convention at the White House.
Read MoreAfter a shooting in 2019 that claimed the lives of two congregants, the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas rebuilt their worship center. They have now returned to worship after the COVID-19 lockdown and completion of construction.
Read MoreIn a letter from prominent Orthodox Jews, leaders explain that their utmost law must be the Torah — not common law from partisan leaders today. As politics continue to become more partisan, how will Jews stay fixed on the ideals of the Torah, not certain political leaders?
Read MoreAs greater numbers of Muslims in the West seek Islamic communities outside local mosques, the new website Imam Connect aims to connect the so-called “unmosqued” to Islamic services they want, from match making to art lessons, counseling and funeral and wedding rituals.
Read MoreProminent evangelicals Francis Chan, John MacArthur, Sam Rodriguez, Andy Stanley and religious freedom experts weighed in on how churches should navigate changing COVID-19 guidelines that some say unfairly target houses of worship.
Read More(OPINION) The Hagia Sophia, or Holy Wisdom, reverted back to a mosque after centuries of it being an interfaith museum. This begs the question, is it ethical under Islamic law to seize what once was a church in the 21st century?
Read MoreMassive corruption has allowed the embezzlement and theft of funding meant to combat COVID-19 in Kenya and South Africa, prompting the countries’ Christian leaders to speak out.
Read More(OPINION) Governments have often overstepped their bounds in restricting religious gatherings more than other types of gatherings in restaurants, protests or casinos. Media has unfairly blamed churches for spreading COVID-19 cases when they make up a tiny portion of the overall case spread. But should churches defy orders and worship in-person?
Read More(OPINION) The House’s Freethought Caucus attracts more members from the rising number of religious ‘nones’ in U.S. politics. With the growth of groups like these that promote the representation of the ‘nones,’ what is the future of the U.S. House’s religious standpoints?
Read MoreThese evangelical women say their faith called them to action to help end child-family separations of migrant families in immigration detention. The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity for some to engage with legislators in the nation’s capital via Zoom.
Read MoreOver the weekend Indian security forces fired iron pellets into a peaceful Muslim procession in Kashmir that included children, citing the pandemic restrictions on large gatherings even though several Hindu pilgrimages have been allowed to continue. Although pellet fire has been used to quell political protests, this is the first time the government has used the condemned use of pellet fire on the Shia Muslim Muharram procession.
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