(OPINION) Richard Ostling commends journalists at Christianity Today and World for prioritizing truth over tribalism in the case of sexual assault claims against Ravi Zacharias. Both publications seek to prioritize the community over the reputation of the religion.
Read MoreVice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had a brief spat Wednesday over attacks against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic faith. Pence brought up Harris’s past remarks about “extreme” beliefs of the Catholic group Knights of Columbus while Harris assured listeners that as people of faith Biden and her would not knock anyone else for their faith.
Read More(OPINION) A 2020 Executive Order prioritizes international religious freedom and promotes USAID and the U.S. State Department to infuse religious freedom with foreign policy. What will these organizations continue to do to advance the United States’s notion of religious freedom in and out of its borders?
Read More(REVIEW) Indie musician Sufjan Stevens released his newest album, “The Ascension,” on Sept. 25. He uses synth pop and tragic lyrics to express a sense of hopelessness with American society and politics. As he addresses God, however, his raw honesty creates an atmosphere of worship.
Read MorePopular pilgrimage destinations like Jerusalem and Rome have seen a massive drop in religious travelers, especially during Passover, Easter and this past summer.
Read MoreNeal Harmon is the CEO of a streaming service called VidAngel that initially started as a "content filtering" service, for families to stream TV and movies without sex, language or violence. Now it has begun to produce original content — such as "The Chosen," a drama series about the life of Jesus. Harmon talks to contributor Joseph Holmes about the service, some of their current projects and what's next.
Read MoreIs religion a force in American life that pushes people to be more politically conservative or liberal? Do certain types of political partisans place a great emphasis on their spiritual life? Or do other competing identities seem to shape people more? The Democracy Fund made public a huge dataset of over 300,000 respondents and they asked them how important a number of identities were to them. When those are broken down by party affiliation, the results are fascinating.
Read MoreIn his newly released encyclical, Fratelli tutti, Pope Francis addresses the whole world as his audience, attempting to answer how modern society can correct course towards a kinder and more loving world. The pope’s third encyclical has ruffled some Catholics for its condemnation of profit-driven economic models, the death penalty, immigration policy and more.
Read More(OPINION) As Black Lives Matter persists as one of the hot topics in the media, mainstream news associations often neglect the religious angle — isolating entire groups of stakeholders within the community. This leaves us asking the question, how are people within religious communities responding to Black Lives Matter?
Read MoreOn Sunday, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump and his closest faith advisors hosted a prayer service on Facebook Live, praying for Trump, the First Lady and several White House, campaign officials and Senators who’ve recently tested positive with COVID-19. One pastor who attended last weekend’s Supreme Court nomination event that spread the virus says he was one of the few wearing a mask.
Read More(OPINION) A recent four-year national study by Ohio State University, North Carolina State University and Interfaith Youth Core traced how Muslim college students saw Jews from the beginning to end of their college experiences. The results are both encouraging and unsettling.
Read MoreSouth Dakota used to be the only state in the U.S. without a Chabad center, despite its history of Jews in the region since the 1800s when German and Russian Jews settled in the Black Hills following a gold rush. Then a visiting rabbi from Brooklyn decided to change that.
Read MoreThis week’s Weekend Plug-in explores whether religious supporters of President Donald Trump care what he says about them behind closed doors. Plus, our roundup of the top religion headlines and best reads of the last week.
Read More(OPINION) SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett has faced questions and criticism about her Catholic faith since 2017. But she has rarely been asked about her ties to People of Praise, a unique Catholic group. Questions like these are necessary to make an accurate choice in appointing Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Read MoreUganda allowed houses of worship to reopen this week with COVID-19 guidelines like wearing masks and social distancing. Many churches and mosques had overflow lines outside and multiple services, because the government limited services to 70 people. Clergy say the rules should be adjusted for larger buildings.
Read MoreThis past Sunday, online trolls interrupted a North Carolina Black congregation’s online service with racial slurs and hate speech. They’re far from the first church to experience an internet hijiacking. Security experts say sharing Zoom meeting IDs publicly in hopes of attracting newcomers to church can allow such breaches.
Read More(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.
Read MoreIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters — such as hurricanes and wildfires — leave Christian aid ministries short on volunteers.
Read MoreRavi Zacharias, who was well-known Christian apologist who died in May at age 74 from cancer, has been accused of additional incidences of sexual harassment. His foundation is opening an investigation into his behavior.
Read More(OPINION) Recent cases from Pakistan show how religious minority women and girls are abducted, forcibly converted, forcibly married and abused. This is a systemic, idealogical issue rather than isolated incidents.
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