Feminism and ReligionPart 1 was posted yesterday. The Fridging Paradox Jesse and Leslie’s autonomy is structurally threatened by the narrative’s conclusion, and Leslie’s sudden death invites a critique of the “fridging” trope, a term derived from the comic book...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are living in uncertain times. On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could proceed with a plan to end Temporary Protected Status — a federal program that...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Pastor Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo, 36, said he and his wife, who came to the U.S. legally, were repeatedly pressured to sign voluntary departure papers but that they had refused.
Religion News Service(RNS) — After decades of watching Democrats dodge the God question, I think they finally have an answer.
Religion News Service(RNS) — AI is more likely to harm education than help it. Classical education will become ever more relevant.
White Too LongThe echoes are getting louder.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Buddhism is an American religious tradition that intersects meaningfully with African American religious history, experts in the emerging field of Black Buddhism say.
Religion News ServiceMcALLEN, Texas (AP) — Sister Leticia Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
Religion News ServiceNEW YORK (AP) — Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks, witnesses told the police department.
Religion News ServiceROME (AP) — The Vatican has long considered any sexual relations between a priest and an adult as sinful but consensual, and only criminalizes the behavior if the adult “habitually lacks the use of reason.”
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Religion News ServicePITTSBURGH (AP) — Myers, 70, is retiring this month as spiritual leader of Tree of Life, a position he had assumed just over a year before the shattering events of Oct. 27, 2018.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Churches are calling for restraint, humanitarian support and law and order as xenophobic unrest deepens.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) A leaderless protest movement in New Delhi has evolved into a broader rejection of the divisive politics associated with Hindu nationalism. Sparked by a police crackdown, demonstrators have created an unusually inclusive public space...
Religion UnpluggedWe’re curious to know what sticks. So it’s time for a Weekend Plug-in pop quiz. When you click the right answer, the related column will appear.
PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedThe new prime minister will almost certainly have a short political honeymoon. How will he handle his first public meeting with Pope Leo XIV? In terms of symbolism, will he seek a blessing?
Good Faith MediaHyper-masculinity continues to gain cultural momentum. The post Testosterone-Injected Theology Disables Democracy and Harms the Christian Witness appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaThe increase in Canada’s interest in Christian Nationalism can be directly linked to two main events in recent history. The post Canadians Can’t Afford to Ignore Christian Nationalism appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Feminism and ReligionThere are stories that define our childhoods, and then there are the rare narratives that teach us how to survive the contradictions of adulthood. When my family relocated from Istanbul to a Philadelphia suburb during my elementary school years, I...
Religion UnpluggedMove over history, crime and literature. Escape room themes featuring faith and the Bible are taking over in the United Kingdom. Churches and social groups are turning to this popular leisure activity and using it to challenge people to think...
Canopy ForumThe Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0). Democratic systems in the contemporary world are often interpreted through the paradigm of secularization, understood as “the emergence of a civilization in which the...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) The Vatican’s latest statement on the canonical trial of Father Marko Ivan Rupnik was intended to quash rumors that one of the Catholic Church’s most controversial abuse cases had quietly ended in acquittal. Instead, it highlighted a...
Du Mez CONNECTIONSResponses to my recent Christianity Today post
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) I’ve long been a fan of history. The first paper I can remember writing was on World War II. History was one of the majors I came out of college with, and wrestling with the relationship between history and faith was (is) difficult,...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) At the box office, “Toy Story 5” is nearing $1 billion in global ticket sales. The movie isn’t perfect, but some religious leaders should note what Pixar got right about parents getting involved in the digital lives of their children.
The ConversationNative religions are tied to living landscapes, not points on a map. A scholar of Indigenous studies explains why reducing the protected area has profound religious and cultural consequences.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaEveryone wants Vilnius as their own. The post In Užupis, Everyone Has the Right to Idle and to Be Misunderstood appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThose who initially developed community organizing focused on what it means to be radical and on institutions acting from their roots. The post Covenant Relationships for Radicals appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion Unplugged(OPINION) The problem is not that Christians care about justice or participate in public life. The problem arises when Christianity becomes a vehicle for advancing political agendas.
Feminism and ReligionLife is full of color, and nothing is ever black and white. Mourning teaches us that no color remains alone and that every shade has its season under heaven. People often associate grief with black clothing and dreary weather, but grief isn’t...
Religion UnpluggedAmid a civil war, the government army finally reclaimed Emelda Vonve’s home city. She could finally go back to her church. She saw the priest. She saw faces she hadn’t seen since before the war. They prayed together, aloud, as a congregation, as...
White Too LongWhite Christians who score high on the Christian nationalist scale enthusiastically support ICE and the building of concentration camps for immigrants on U.S. soil.
Du Mez CONNECTIONSCatching up on changes over at evangelicalism's flagship magazine
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraMichael Wear on why Democrats can’t afford to abandon religious voters—and why Christianity should resist becoming a tool of either party The post What Religious Left? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsMichael Wear on why Democrats can’t afford to abandon religious voters—and why Christianity should resist becoming a tool of either party The post What Religious Left? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Contending ModernitiesSettler secularism aims to control religion and limit the spirits to their designated domain. But they can never entirely be contained. The post Imperial Hauntings: Candace Lukasik Interviews Tisa Wenger on Spirits of Empire appeared first on...
Political TheologyAn interview with Saskia Schäfer by Muhammad Afdillah. Source
The ConversationCalling an animal a ‘pest’ can sometimes cause more harm to people than the animal itself.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaImagine a place where people actually talk with one another rather than boring into electronic devices. That’s Chautauqua. The post By the Way | The Magic of Chautauqua appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Barth NotesMedia criticism from Reform UK’s Nigel Farage: The details of Ann Widdecombe’s murder revealed in court are horrific. Why will no one report on Joshua Kerry’s political views? The faux-bewilderment is meant to imply a conspiracy to suppress the...
Good Faith MediaWe can’t do it all, but for our own well-being, we will be better if we do something. The post Starting Small in Our Overwhelming Times appeared first on Good Faith Media.
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