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.
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.
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...
Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) — The historically Black denomination made voting a theme of its annual session.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Seven cities across the country — including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Seattle — held similar public rituals to mark the Jewish day of mourning.
Religion News Service(RNS) — At a time of rising antisemitism, a business chose to casually erase Jewish history in order to sell movie tickets.
Religion News Service(RNS) — In the final episode of ‘What does it mean to belong in America,’ the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the US senator from Georgia, talks about welcoming immigrants, tribalism and his faith in the American experiment.
Religion News Service(RNS and NPR) — Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier are the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated to serving abuse victims.
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...
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Religion News ServiceBEIRUT (AP) — They reached an agreement by late June, setting a plan for the deployment of Lebanese military forces in areas in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah had a military presence and influence, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, while...
Religion News ServiceNAZARETH, Israel (AP) — “We never stopped being a family,” said Mais al-Gharam, who is 23 and the eldest of eight siblings born to a father from Gaza and a mother who was a Palestinian citizen of Israel. “But every day I wondered whether I’d see...
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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...
Religion UnpluggedFather Vladimiras Seliavko risked everything when he decided to condemn the Russian war against Ukraine. As a result, his parishioners turned into his enemies, his relatives abandoned him and he was branded a traitor. On the other hand, he said...
Religion News ServiceAUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — A news conference inside the state Capitol brought together about two dozen leaders from the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, the South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ, the National...
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.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) For Iran’s Baha’i community, the country’s latest political upheaval has revived a painful historical pattern: Whenever the Islamic Republic faces existential pressure, one of its first responses is to intensify its campaign against...
Feminism and ReligionIf mourning truly had an expiration date, then wouldn’t our memories have one too? We often rush the uncomfortable moments in our lives because we assume pain prevents us from living. In doing so, we begin to treat happiness as the emotional state...
Religion UnpluggedPastor Darryl Baker thought it might be best to cancel the outreach. Days before a scheduled sports camp in a Columbus neighborhood, a husband shot and stabbed multiple times his estranged wife and preteen stepdaughter, murdering them.
The ConversationMany faith groups supporting immigrants root their mission in the idea of ‘accompaniment,’ which springs from Catholic social teaching.
Canopy ForumThe Expulsion of Adam and Eve by After Domenichino, Italian, 1581-1641 (US-PD-Art). The Religious Right was a consortium of mostly evangelical pastors and public activists who saw modern American culture as godless and degenerate, and sought the...
Religion UnpluggedAn ethics professor breaks down a recent study exposing religious bias in all major AI models. He thinks throwing out all bias is a bad idea.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraAmazon and Barnes & Noble won’t sell "The Turner Diaries." But is this novel really responsible for the hatred and danger it’s said to have led to? The post So Bad It’s Dangerous? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsAmazon and Barnes & Noble won’t sell "The Turner Diaries." But is this novel really responsible for the hatred and danger it’s said to have led to? The post So Bad It’s Dangerous? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Good Faith MediaJesus’s story is the greatest story of all. Why shouldn’t we find other ways to equip ourselves to share it? The post Book Excerpt | A Queer Gospel: Jesus’s Life Through Rainbow Eyes appeared first on Good Faith Media.