Good Faith MediaA faith that follows the radical teachings of Jesus cannot be content with performative monuments to freedom as the descendants of the oppressed are still dehumanized and denied true freedom. The post ‘Independence’ Day Wisdom from Frederick...
Good Faith MediaNational pride is decreasing. Ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial this July 4, a new Gallup poll finds just 33% of citizens polled are “extremely proud” to be American, a quarter century low in Gallup polling that started in 2001. The post...
Feminism and ReligionPart 1 was posted yesterday Being a lifelong spiritual seeker, DeeDee began searching for a church community where she could be herself. Fortunately, she found a Unitarian Universalist Church which had long welcomed the LGBTQ community. DeeDee...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Being around academics for my entire working career has taught me that most of them grew up in highly populated areas and want to live in close proximity to large population centers. I never really wanted to do any of that. I’m happy...
Religion UnpluggedThere’s that question again: How can mainstream media cover this story? Do elite journalists want to cover it? Is it cynical to thinkthat this story could, finally, end up on the front page of The New York Times if, and only if, it can be framed...
Ken ChitwoodThis month, the United States marks its 250th anniversary.And as we've already seen, there's a temptation to tell some pretty tidy stories about national origins and shared ideals at such a time as a Semiquincentennial.Religion usually pops in that...
Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The pillars of this great republic are not made of marble; they are made of scripture,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez during a five-hour program on faith.
Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organize to call for an end to the death penalty. But religion has also been present in support...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic needs to the large population of victims.
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post There Is No Other Body, There Is No Other World appeared first on April Online.
Religion News Service(RNS) — There is a powerful movement working tirelessly to abolish the death penalty.
Religion News Service(RNS) — This man didn’t set foot in North America. He never signed a founding document. But there is a compelling case that our country’s great story would look very different without him.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Pope Leo has reaffirmed that disputes over doctrine and worship within Catholicism ultimately converge on a single question: Whether authority rests with individual movements claiming to preserve tradition or with the pope as the...
Religion News Service(RNS) — The latest consecrations could prompt Pope Leo to end the Vatican’s decades of dialogue with the breakaway society.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The key issue is not the use of technology as such, but the vision that underlies it.
The ConversationAn ethicist who studies disagreement and civility assumed she could handle a neighborly dispute – until the neighbor refused to even interact with her.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraNational birthday parties feature fireworks and commemorative stamps. Why not humanities lectures, too? The post For America’s 250th, Go Back to School first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsNational birthday parties feature fireworks and commemorative stamps. Why not humanities lectures, too? The post For America’s 250th, Go Back to School first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraIan Buruma’s new book looks at Berliners’ compromised struggles for normalcy, and survival, during World War II The post Nichts ist klar first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsIan Buruma’s new book looks at Berliners’ compromised struggles for normalcy, and survival, during World War II The post Nichts ist klar first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — William Tyndale’s translation, published in 1526, was based on a then-radical idea: Anyone should be able to read the Bible in their own language.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Muslims were woven into both America’s founding population and its labor force, writes a scholar of Islam on the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The Immanent FrameThe six essays that comprise this forum probe the utility, value, and analytic pay-off of the concept of innovation as […] The post For and against “religious innovation” appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
The ConversationThe Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission argues that religious freedom is under attack and blames the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state.
ReligionProfI would have been intrigued by Disclosure Day simply because it was science fiction, directed by Steven Spielberg, with a score by John Williams. Heck, any one of those things alone would have guaranteed that I would see it eventually. Combine all...
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) The faith-based film industry is shifting from family-friendly dramas toward male-focused, patriotic stories for conservative Christian audiences. “Young Washington” reflects that evolution with strong action, but ultimately weakens its...
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaAnniversaries compel us to ask a crucial question: What kind of country will we become? The post The United States at 250: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThe challenge of Christian belief is to open up so that meaning can penetrate every pore of our being. The post Cutting Open the World appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaWhat must they think of our speeches and concerts purporting to celebrate our national virtues of bravery and freedom? The post What, to the Immigrant, is the Fourth of July? appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedThe Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, proved to be just the first bloodletting in a renewed cycle of violence and recrimination. Israel responded with its destructive campaign in Gaza. Far from the theater of war, American Jews reckoned with renewed...
Feminism and ReligionAuthor’s Note: I am a cis woman writing about a trans woman who was my friend. What I know about her experience comes from stories she told me, and things I learned from her wife Helen, who has given me permission to share this story. So I am...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Did the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation? Political leaders who addressed a prayer rally on the National Mall on May 17 seem to think so: House Speaker Mike Johnson led the crowd in rededicating) the...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Struggling with the loss of her child, a mother asked Father Peter Jon Gillquist a question that pastors are hearing more often — about getting a tattoo.
Religion UnpluggedOn June 18, the Texas Legislature released a 115-page investigative report, based on 140 interviews. The losses at the camp, it says, were avoidable. Days later, Camp Mystic filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, court records show. Unlike a chapter 7...
Religion UnpluggedThe Justice Department has released the first draft of a report on religious liberty following a yearlong study ordered by President Donald Trump. The wide-ranging report deals with areas such as public school, the military, and how faith-based...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraParents, officials, and teens across Australia have a variety of hopes and qualms The post Australia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsParents, officials, and teens across Australia have a variety of hopes and qualms The post Australia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion UnpluggedIn May 2024, a Catholic parish in Kiambu County, near the Kenyan capital Nairobi, made national headlines when it allowed a polygamous man to marry one of his wives in a church ceremony. The marriage ceremony happened while the other wife sat in...
ReligionProfMourning John and Dancing Jesus? This past Sunday, my Sunday school class was up to Luke 7:31-35: “To what, then, will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraLuigi Mangione was not the first to write a message on ammunition The post Shoot Me a Text first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsLuigi Mangione was not the first to write a message on ammunition The post Shoot Me a Text first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
White Too LongA recording from Robert P. Jones's live video
Good Faith MediaRich Mullins leads listeners down a road, and it is difficult to tell if it is toward redemption, destruction, or both. The post Here in America, Land of My Sojourn appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaThe Christian Nationalist circus is full of actors confused about who they are supposed to entertain The post Christian Nationalist Contortionists appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaPeople will see minority-led movies if they’re good, but when they are bad, we blame the minority, not the movie. The post ‘Supergirl’ Deserved Better appeared first on Good Faith Media.