Paul O'Donnell, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Paul O'Donnell, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 Faith leaders, politicians invoke God’s protection for Trump in wake of shooting https://religionnews.com/2024/07/13/faith-leaders-and-fellow-politicians-invoke-gods-protection-for-trump-in-wake-of-shooting/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/13/faith-leaders-and-fellow-politicians-invoke-gods-protection-for-trump-in-wake-of-shooting/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 02:04:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4157407 (RNS) — Many also asked for prayers for the country as a whole and the polarized political landscape.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/13/faith-leaders-and-fellow-politicians-invoke-gods-protection-for-trump-in-wake-of-shooting/feed/ 0 Scripture-quoting Alabama judge in IVF case bridges natural law and Christian nationalism https://religionnews.com/2024/03/09/alabama-judge-that-ruled-against-ivf-tied-to-christian-nationalism/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/09/alabama-judge-that-ruled-against-ivf-tied-to-christian-nationalism/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:25:18 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4134553 (RNS) — But those who know Tom Parker say his IVF concurring opinion was not simply a heartfelt expression of faith, but part of a strategy the chief justice has used to create legal precedent for conservative causes.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/09/alabama-judge-that-ruled-against-ivf-tied-to-christian-nationalism/feed/ 0 The top religion stories of 2023 https://religionnews.com/2023/12/29/the-top-religion-stories-of-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2023/12/29/the-top-religion-stories-of-2023/#respond Fri, 29 Dec 2023 21:41:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4125826 (RNS) — Some of the year's most dramatic global events had religion at their center.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/12/29/the-top-religion-stories-of-2023/feed/ 0 Who is Trump and Kanye’s dinner companion, Nick Fuentes? https://religionnews.com/2022/11/27/who-is-trump-and-kanyes-dinner-companion-nick-fuentes/ https://religionnews.com/2022/11/27/who-is-trump-and-kanyes-dinner-companion-nick-fuentes/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:11:46 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4003976 (RNS) — Last year the 24-year-old right-wing media personality told an audience that the United States will cease to be America 'if it loses its white demographic core and if it loses its faith in Jesus Christ.'

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/11/27/who-is-trump-and-kanyes-dinner-companion-nick-fuentes/feed/ 0 Bowing to voters, candidates concede with help from a higher power https://religionnews.com/2022/11/10/concession-election-night-speeches-crist-abrams-ryan-desantis/ https://religionnews.com/2022/11/10/concession-election-night-speeches-crist-abrams-ryan-desantis/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:17:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4001750 (RNS) — Multiple candidates appealed to the Almighty while embracing victory, defeat or something in between.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/11/10/concession-election-night-speeches-crist-abrams-ryan-desantis/feed/ 0 What Biden’s new deal for Venezuelans means for other refugees https://religionnews.com/2022/10/13/how-does-the-u-s-refugee-resettlement-program-work-and-whats-faith-got-to-do-with-it/ https://religionnews.com/2022/10/13/how-does-the-u-s-refugee-resettlement-program-work-and-whats-faith-got-to-do-with-it/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:02:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3997266 (RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies welcome the new program, while advocating for refugees who have gotten less media coverage of late.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/10/13/how-does-the-u-s-refugee-resettlement-program-work-and-whats-faith-got-to-do-with-it/feed/ 0 Grappling with the sacred in Juneteenth’s celebration of freedom https://religionnews.com/2022/06/19/recognizing-the-sacred-in-juneteenths-celebration-of-freedom/ https://religionnews.com/2022/06/19/recognizing-the-sacred-in-juneteenths-celebration-of-freedom/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:28:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3977899 (RNS) — With Juneteenth falling on Sunday this year, Christians especially are taking the opportunity to consider the spiritual charge of the day.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/06/19/recognizing-the-sacred-in-juneteenths-celebration-of-freedom/feed/ 0 10 up-and-coming faith influencers we wrote about (or published) in 2021 https://religionnews.com/2021/12/30/10-up-and-coming-faith-based-influencers-we-wrote-about-or-published-in-2021/ https://religionnews.com/2021/12/30/10-up-and-coming-faith-based-influencers-we-wrote-about-or-published-in-2021/#respond Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:37:08 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3948957 (RNS) — 2021’s rising stars in religion were those speaking as much to social concerns as spiritual ones.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2021/12/30/10-up-and-coming-faith-based-influencers-we-wrote-about-or-published-in-2021/feed/ 0 What is the Nation of Islam and why is Marjorie Taylor Greene praising it? https://religionnews.com/2021/11/08/what-is-the-nation-of-islam-and-why-is-marjorie-taylor-greene-praising-it/ https://religionnews.com/2021/11/08/what-is-the-nation-of-islam-and-why-is-marjorie-taylor-greene-praising-it/#respond Mon, 08 Nov 2021 23:47:16 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3939250 (RNS) — Anti-vaccine conspiracies and rampant populism represent definite parallels between the Georgia congresswoman's agenda and the Nation's.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2021/11/08/what-is-the-nation-of-islam-and-why-is-marjorie-taylor-greene-praising-it/feed/ 0 Photos of the Week: Hindu Durga festivals, followers of Maria Lionza https://religionnews.com/morning-reports/photos-of-the-week-hindu-durga-festivals-followers-of-maria-lionza/ https://religionnews.com/morning-reports/photos-of-the-week-hindu-durga-festivals-followers-of-maria-lionza/#respond Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:14:38 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?post_type=roundup&p=3934339 (RNS) – Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes Hindu Durga festivals, followers of Maria Lionza in Venezuela and more.   A man lies still as devotees light oil lamps over his body as part of rituals to celebrate the tenth […]

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