Religion UnpluggedOver the years. as a film critic, I’ve sometimes been asked to change my reviews so that my criticism wouldn’t prevent people from seeing the movie and being impacted by its message. This question came to mind while watching the movie “The Last...
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Religion UnpluggedThe Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the Project 2025 blueprint for the second Trump administration, launched “Project Esther” to combat antisemitism. It was drafted largely by evangelical organizations. At the same time,...
The Domination ChroniclesA View-from-the-Shore Assessment
Religion News Service(RNS) — Thursday (March 13) marks the start of Holi, the colorful festival welcoming in springtime. But it’s not just for Hindus anymore. The post Adding local color, American Hindus fashion Holi into a festival of belonging appeared first on RNS.
Religion News ServiceNEW YORK (RNS) — The sit-in was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist Jewish organization, and took place under the golden escalator where Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign in 2015. The post Jewish protesters...
Religion News Service(RNS) — The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza. The post On Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retribution appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Please do not curate our Jewish identity for us. The post ‘Are you a Zionist?’ appeared first on RNS.
Religion News ServiceGloo The post New shifts in church engagement trends appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Instead of pulling federal funding from universities, why not pour federal aid into remedies, like promoting dialogue between groups? The post Standing up to Jewish hate means standing up to all hate appeared first on RNS.
Religion News ServiceVATICAN CITY (RNS) — Claims against the famous artist have brought attention to the widespread sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse of religious sisters. The post Rupnik’s case casts light on the sexual abuse of nuns appeared first on RNS.
Contending ModernitiesThe Heritage Foundation provoked widespread outrage with the publication of their Project 2025, a policy agenda that targets immigrants and... The post Rejecting Project Esther: Understanding Christian and White Nationalism as Racism and...
Religion News ServiceDALLAS (AP) — Robert Preston Morris, 63, has been charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. The post Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Beyond entertainment, fandom provides meaning, values and essential community to some participants. The post For superfans, comic-con culture is more than fun – it’s sacred, a sociologist explains appeared first on RNS.
Ancient Jew Review“Ophir insists that he is not simply claiming the modern sovereign as a “secularized political concept,” but something deeper: a deification of the state itself, as the one concept that we cannot think without, just as the biblical writers could...
The ConversationAlcoholics Anonymous helped make the Serenity Prayer famous, but it was written by one of the 20th century’s most influential theologians, Reinhold Niebuhr.
Religion UnpluggedAll Saints Church has a long history of supporting oppressed groups. In the 1940s, their chief pastor protested the deportation of Japanese Americans; in the 1960s, their White clergy stood alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the Los Angeles...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedMinisters who regret opting out of Social Security may soon get to reverse that decision. In a move lauded by evangelical leaders, U.S. legislators have reintroduced the bipartisan Clergy Act. The act offers a way out for clergy experiencing...
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Good Faith MediaGood Faith Media (GFM) is excited to announce its “Faithful Pride Initiative” (FPI), which will highlight and amplify the stories of LGBTQ+ people of faith doing inspiring work worldwide. Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels, a longtime GFM contributing...
Good Faith MediaDespite its essential role in our church and spiritual lives, worship music is often critically overlooked and taken for granted as a tradition. While it is ubiquitous in the lives of many Christians, that was not always the case. In its current...
Good Faith MediaIf we are driven by the desire to harm and reduce ourselves to name-calling and the dehumanization of others, no matter how deplorable they may be, we sabotage our efforts and our credibility. Even if we are on the side of the good, we risk being...
Religion UnpluggedThe U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention lawyers on Wednesday that its investigation into the SBC and its entities was closed. No sexual abuse-related charges were filed.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) In the chaos, journalists have struggled to confirm statistics about fatalities, while waves of social media videos claim to show crucified Christians, Alawites and other members of religious and ethnic minority groups being beaten,...
Religion News ServiceKatelyn and Roxy revisit some of the Capital T-truths of their youth group days and dare to say 'maybe I don't believe that anymore.' The post Truth or Dare: Evangelical Edition + Erin Hicks Moon appeared first on RNS.
Bible For Normal People BlogIn the debut episode of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke aim to uncover women’s stories hidden in the Southern Baptist Convention’s archives. The story... The post Episode 1 – George Orwell Warned Us About 1984...
Religion Unplugged(OPINION) In recent weeks, the plight of a group of Iranian asylum-seekers claiming to be converts to Christianity has been followed by The New York Times, helping to shine a light on a story not commonly reported by the mainstream media. The...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraDating with intention on Hulu’s new series about the romantic lives of American Muslims The post “Get Married or Chai Trying” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsDating with intention on Hulu’s new series about the romantic lives of American Muslims The post “Get Married or Chai Trying” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Canopy ForumMain chamber of Badshahi Mosque by User:Amjad.m (CC BY-SA 3.0) On January 16th, 2025, the government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, demolished a historic Ahmadi mosque in the city of Daska. This mosque was built by Zafrullah Khan...
Religion UnpluggedInternational House of Prayer-Kansas City (IHOPKC) founder Mike Bickle is a “chronic sexual predator” who should never serve in paid public ministry again, according to recommendations released yesterday, following an independent investigation...
Religion UnpluggedFrom a donor’s perspective, it’s worth asking: Could a nonprofit’s dissolution introduce the temptation for its leaders to misappropriate assets or commit fraud? While documented cases of misconduct during dissolution are relatively rare,...
Contending ModernitiesWe cannot allow [our] differences to transmutate into subjugation, violence, terror—lest we become monsters ourselves. The post Muslim Mimesis: Almost The Same but Not Quite? appeared first on Contending Modernities.
Political TheologyThe Political Theology Network invites proposals for seminar streams for PTNCON25 to be held in Nashville, TN. Source
Wabash Center BlogI spent my first week as an assistant professor contending with what I have deemed the “Dropocalypse.” My Introduction to Judaism class was full before the ink on my contract […]
The ConversationBeyond entertainment, fandom provides meaning, values and essential community to some participants.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedMarch 8 holds painful memories for Ezekiel Batsi Batende, pastor of Swahili Baptist Church at Woodmont. On that day in 2008, he and his family fled their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebels burned Machumbi village.
Good Faith MediaWith each new directive came new doubts. Many wondered, “Do these people even know what they are talking about?” This was a failure of formation. Without the constant reminder that scientific information is conditional and that new information...
Good Faith MediaAfter reviewing the history of Christianity, I knew its violent history. Those who were called “heretics” were imprisoned and often tortured to death. In the fifteenth century, Joan of Arc was burned to death. One of her “crimes” was wearing what...
Good Faith MediaHumpty Dumpty is an apt metaphor for environmental regulation. The government puts it on the wall, only to see a succeeding government cause the fall, knocking Humpty Dumpty to the ground. Once shattered, all subsequent efforts for rehabilitation...
Barth Notes(Updated post after more sources became available) From the New York Post: New York Post columnist Douglas Murray won a libel claim Tuesday over an article that falsely accused him of “supporting violent racist attacks” during anti-immigration...
The ConversationSoft power is a foreign-policy tool to get what a country wants without using force.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraThe case for Catholic life beyond Mass The post More Than Sunday first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsThe case for Catholic life beyond Mass The post More Than Sunday first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.