8 Feb 2025ICE has been doing mass round-ups of anyone who looks like “the other.” The people cheered. “This is my country,” they shouted to the deportees. “Go back where you came from.” The people are flush with excitement thinking this is what we voted...
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) In “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance,” Jamar Tisby provides a survey of leaders whose devotion to racial justice resulted from their belief in God and commitment to God’s work in the world. Here, the...
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Religion News Service(RNS) — The campaign returns as a big advertiser during Sunday’s big game. The post ‘He Gets Us’ ads return to Super Bowl LIX — a little less political after 2024 backlash appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Medley has shown people of all faiths the power of standing in solidarity with the oppressed not just from their own group or faith, but also vulnerable 'others.' The post Just in time, Baptist leader Roy Medley gets his church’s award for...
Religion News Service(RNS) — The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work. The post Understanding the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS)— Legal betting is bad for bettors and society alike, said gambling critic Kathleen Benfield. 'It's a house of cards,' she said. 'And it’s going to fall.' The post Americans will bet more than a billion on the Super Bowl. Do faith leaders...
Church HistoryWhen: June 21, 2025 in Bath Submit abstract and brief bio by: March 31, 2025 2025 marks the 250th anniversaries which commemorate the American Revolution. Not only a period of geopolitical upheaval, it saw a transformation in the theologies and...
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Forum 18, a site based in Norway, is one of the few media outlets specializing in coverage of religious freedom. The post Religious freedom is routinely curbed in Central Asia – but you won’t often see it making international...
Religion UnpluggedUnder normal conditions, a pope releasing a highly personal memoir about his life would create quite a few headlines. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case with “Life: My Story Through History,” the new autobiography from Pope Francis,...
Religion Unplugged(OPINION) It’s gratifying to see new government policies which align with God’s creational order, yet this is not the end of our witness on this issue. Our churches should both be eager to declare what is good and true and beautiful about...
Religion UnpluggedEvangelicals want both secure borders and laws that provide avenues for certain illegal immigrants to obtain legal status, according to a Lifeway Research study. They want to deport dangerous illegal immigrants but aren’t as concerned about...
Religion News ServiceNEW YORK (RNS) — The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate crime prevention: one characterized by a pluralistic Hindu worldview. The post Mayor Adams’ new director of...
Religion UnpluggedExtolling the importance of religious liberty, Trump announced the formation of a task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” in the country as well as the launch of the White House Faith Office during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday...
Religion News ServiceBest Christian Workplaces The post Record number of organizations recognized for excellence as Certified Best Christian Workplaces in 2024 appeared first on RNS.
Religion UnpluggedFor the most fervent of the football faithful, the Super Bowl — which last year drew a record 123.7 million U.S. viewers — brings rituals and traditions with a quasi-religious feel. But at least one Christian scholar has concerns.
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Good Faith MediaThe world no longer has to accept the whims of madmen. The world can reject the new colonialism. The true power for a better world lies within the people, a power more significant than any political bullies exerting their evil upon the rest of...
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Good Faith MediaAfrican theology teaches us that God is both transcendent and imminent, that the divine is in relationship with creation and is deeply woven into the fabric of our lives. African spirituality reminds us that God is not a distant, punitive ruler but...
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Feminism and Religion"In preparation for my hysterectomy, I decided to spend a night in a dolmen at Samhain last year, to seek guidance and healing. I chose Dolmen de Bajouilière in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne, in Northern France, a site I had discovered by chance the...
Religion MattersGuest Blog: Jane Fitzpatrick, Contributing Writer for Religion Matters Danish anthropologist Rane Willerslev documented his personal experiences with a group of Siberian hunters called the Upper Kolyma Yukaghirs in his book, Soul Hunters. He...
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) Bryan Johnson went viral several times before the recent release of his Netflix documentary “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.” The title says enough about his goal and the source of his virality — but his story, of course,...
Religion News ServicePHILADELPHIA (RNS) — Spearheaded by Dr. Atasha Jordan, a Christian psychiatrist, the Christian Mental Health Initiative provides free mental health first aid trainings to churches. The post Treading on taboos, a psychiatrist trains Christians to...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Two administrators at Harvard Divinity School’s Religion in Public Life program have left. The latest, Hussein Rashid, cited anti-Muslim bias. The post Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate appeared first...
Religion News Service(RNS) — U.S. Latter-day Saints seem more accepting of gambling than in the past, according to a recent survey, despite the church’s consistent and total opposition. The post Is it OK for Mormons to bet on the Super Bowl? appeared first on RNS.
Marginalia Review of BooksELAINE FISHER | By pursuing this sort of boundary-crossing inquiry, we might come to better articulate how. . .
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Carey Nieuwhof recently released a video discussing five disruptive trends in the church, which included some sobering statistics. In this article, I’ll highlight one of these trends and offer thoughts on potential solutions from the...
Wabash Center BlogIntroduction As a group, we took multiple months to enact a vision Dr. Neomi De Anda, director of the International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton, had because […]
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should “take over” Gaza, displace its current population and turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle East” is unsettling — in both a literal and, to Palestinians, a very...
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Religion UnpluggedPresident Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports, directing agencies to withdraw federal funding for any schools that refused to comply. The step, taken on...
Canopy ForumPhoto of the State Library of South Australia by Vlad Kutepov on Unsplash The following essays are reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal, Australian Journal of Law and Religion, a biannual electronic publication...
The ConversationForum 18, a site based in Norway, is one of the few media outlets specializing in coverage of religious freedom.
Ancient Jew ReviewActually, Simcha suggests, maybe all we have reflected in the Bavli is not a historical truth of kind kings versus mean magi but the effects of an imperial ideology which endeavored to get its Jewish subjects to think positively of the...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraSome cities are giving up on them, but sanctuary policies will be central in fighting the cruelties of Trump’s second term The post Let Us Now Praise Sanctuary Cities first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsSome cities are giving up on them, but sanctuary policies will be central in fighting the cruelties of Trump’s second term The post Let Us Now Praise Sanctuary Cities first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Good Faith MediaPharaohs are always going to Pharaoh. They can’t help themselves. They’ll create “restructuring plans” or “departments of government efficiency” from their penthouses and private jets, and it will all be under the guise of “slackers” and “lazy...
Good Faith MediaDialup Ghost’s new record, “May You Live Forever in Cowboy Heaven,” showcases their love of indie rock balladry, the slacker rock heroes of the 90s, and the many other artists they namecheck directly in their lyrics and on the inside cover of their...
Good Faith MediaDakota Felton is a Junior Management major at the University of Kentucky. He is a Spring 2025 Ernest C. Hynds intern at Good Faith Media. The post People of Good Faith | Dakota Felton appeared first on Good Faith Media.
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Feminism and Religion"In the first ten days of the Trump administration, when his sycophants are purring and praising, private corporate execs are rolling over and doing his bidding, and even many of his opponents in Congress have been somewhat muted in their response...
The ConversationIf you’re feeling disconnected from others, or just disenchanted with the day, you might consider trying loving-kindness meditation, writes a scholar of mindfulness.
Popular Culture And TheologyTitle – Religion and AI Romance in Popular Media: Wired for Love Edited by: Amanda Furiasse, Nova Southeastern University As AI-driven love stories become increasingly central to cultural narratives, they provoke fundamental questions about love,...
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Religion in United States HistoryJoin Jenny Caplan, Associate Professor and The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati, on Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7 PM eastern for a discussion on "Jews in Space on Screen!" Amy Weiss, Assistant...
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