Religion UnpluggedAlong the Hudson River, about an hour of New York City, is a church perched atop a hill in a village called Sleepy Hollow. When Washington Irving immortalized the Old Dutch Church with its Headless Horseman in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” it...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) As early as 1856, experts gleefully noted that one could create images of ghosts “for the purpose of amusement.” Commercial photographers began producing this spectacular phenomenon for fun and profit and – as I have found while...
Feminism and Religion"On my grandparent’s farm witch hazel trees were common, sprouting up around old fieldstone walls at the edges of the forest. I loved these trees that bloomed in the fall after all the leaves had fallen. Masses of buttery yellow spindles covered...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these measures can result in a death penalty. While the U.S. is...
Religion UnpluggedThe role of Jewish delis in American politics took a turn that gave some of its Jewish voters indigestion. Some Jewish Democrats said they would never again eat at Hymie’s Deli, a popular spot in the Philadelphia’s suburbs for nearly 70 years,...
Religion News Service(RNS) — After interrogating their beliefs, some onetime CCM artists are revisiting faith in some fashion, trying on elements they’d previously discarded and writing music for listeners who might be more spiritual than religious. The post After...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Trump has made inroads into the Latino community's solid support for Democratic candidates, but remarks made at a rally at Madison Square Garden may cause some to rethink. The post San Juan archbishop condemns racist jokes at Trump’s New...
Religion News Service(RNS) — And then, they came for Bernard-Henri Lévy. The anti-Israel stuff in the book industry is growing. The post Welcome to the literary intifada appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The creators say the Idaho pastor represents an increasingly mainstream biblical patriarchy movement with dangerous implications. The post Controversial pastor Doug Wilson subject of new podcast, ‘Sons of Patriarchy’ appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The synod’s job is over. Now it is up to the rest of the church to become synodal. The post Synod ends with disappointment and hope appeared first on RNS.