On March 15 an Indian court upheld a state “hijab ban” that prevents Muslim girls from wearing the head covering at schools. The ruling could set a precedent for other states governed by the ruling Hindu-first Bharatiya Janata Party.
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(OPINION) As U.S. Protestant evangelicalism copes with internal divisions and problematic status in the broader society, along with the usual brickbats from the left, nonpartisan journalists and evangelical strategists alike should carefully monitor the thinking of knowledgeable insiders who are not wedded to customary loyalties and assumptions.
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(REVIEW) “A Journal for Jordan,” a new movie directed by Denzel Washington, tells the true story of a family whose father died while serving in Iraq while his son was still a baby. The son gets to know his father through journal entries addressed to him and of his mother’s love even during grief.
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(OPINION) Some recent careful articles have tried to analyze and illuminate the divisions of American evangelicals, but they are often one-sided, which means that they may simply exacerbate the very tensions they lament.
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A former member of John MacArthur’s megachurch says she was publicly shamed by the pastor in 2002 for her decision to leave her abusive husband and defy church counsel, according to The Roys Report. MacArthur told his congregation it was necessary for him to call out Eileen Gray, who had rejected church elders’ direction to reconcile.
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Election results in India show a crushing defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party in the northern farming state of Punjab, the heart of Sikhism, after a surge of anti-Sikhism among the right-wing. The Hindu-first BJP needed support from Sikhs in the state but only bagged two seats out of 117 in the state’s legislative assembly.
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(REVIEW) “Lincoln’s Dilemma,” a new four-part documentary series streaming on Apple TV+, chronicles the trajectory of Lincoln’s morality and political ideology from his early career to his death.
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As the pandemic enters its third year, more churches are having to weigh the costs and benefits of online versus in-person worship. While most will not choose to become fully virtual, the dramatic shifts brought on by COVID-19 restrictions are forcing nearly existential questions about the nature of worship and the purpose of community.
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Fighting has intensified in eastern Ukrainian cities near the separatist-held regions. Meanwhile, Christians take supplies to congregations in these hard-hit cities. They plan to help churches set up bomb shelters and deliver aid. They also plan to bring refugees back with them.
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(REVIEW) Museum goers are challenged to “transform” their emotions at the Rubin Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Mandala Lab.” It aims for those who complete the interactions to leave with a greater awareness of their emotions and a new understanding of how Buddhism and its art, used as sacred tools, can improve one’s everyday life.
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When government officials demolished a makeshift mosque last summer as part of an anti-encroachment drive to clear land settled by refugees and migrant workers, the Rohingya community in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar neighborhood mourned the loss of not only tents and homes along the polluted riverbank but also its place of worship.
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In 1961, seven young couples moved to Vienna, Austria, to set up a printing press that would churn out tiny Bibles as small as a pack of cigarettes — small enough to be snuck through the Iron Curtain. But now that Russia has invaded Ukraine, the mission they founded is working with its longtime partners in the region to deliver emergency aid.
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A network known for religious programming ranging from talk shows to music programs and preaching from celebrity pastors will join the news business later this month with a program hosted by former Fox News correspondent Doug McKelway and journalist Blynda Layne.
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In Franklin County, Florida — where 19% of the 12,451 residents lived below the poverty line in 2020 — children ages 3 to 11 flock to the the Eastpoint Church of Christ van driven by Jenny Johnson each Sunday while her husband, Mike, the church’s minister, cooks breakfast at the building. For some kids, it’s their first meal since school on Friday.
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(OPINION) How do you look at the cross of Christ? Metzger reflects here on the meaning of Lent in the Christian faith and the importance of this period of repentance and preparation in recognition of the divine sacrifice.
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St. Patrick’s Day is once again upon us. Most think they know what the holiday is all about — like the need to wear green so we do not get pinched. But there’s so much more to this very important holiday for millions of people in Ireland and around the world.
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When a medical ministry built an impressive clinic in rural Honduras, some feared the government would take it over. Nearly two decades later, the ministry has experienced a takeover of a different kind. Through a process called “decentralization,” the Honduran health services turned administration of the rural clinics over to Predisan.
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(ANALYSIS) We interrupt your reading about the war in Ukraine with a very important post about the global Catholic Synod on Synodality. Synod on Synodality? Say that three times fast. For some Catholics, it’s kind of a Zen thing.
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On this International Women's Day, here are five women of faith to remember who were pillars for building their societies: Sojourner Truth, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Prathia Laura Ann Hall, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Zilda Arns.
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Abdul Manan Shiway e-Sharq, the former deputy minister for information and publications of Afghanistan, has relocated to Germany and is continuing his campaign to safeguard his country’s multicultural heritage — and repatriate looted antiquities.
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