Religion Hub Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/religion-hub/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:39:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Religion Hub Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/religion-hub/ 32 32 Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:25:10 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165176&preview=true&preview_id=4165176 (The Conversation) — In 1966, the assertion of Black power was grounded in an appeal to the founding principles of the United States. Black church leaders called for healing internal divisions through engagement.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/feed/ 0 The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:06:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165167&preview=true&preview_id=4165167 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/feed/ 0 As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at one of the words that will define his legacy – and the controversial term’s 200-year history https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:36:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164970&preview=true&preview_id=4164970 (The Conversation) — Latter-day Saints’ attitudes toward the word ‘Mormon,’ often used to describe the church, have had highs and lows − like other Americans’ often-tense relationship with the faith.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/feed/ 0 Trump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:32:41 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164915&preview=true&preview_id=4164915 (The Conversation) — Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/feed/ 0 7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:26:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164705&preview=true&preview_id=4164705 (The Conversation) — Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee camps.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/feed/ 0 A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:07:50 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164866&preview=true&preview_id=4164866 SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — “Every day you get up and leave for work in armored cars, often with sirens on, and you are always aware somewhere in the back of your mind that this could be your last day,” Geert Wilders, leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands, told the court.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/feed/ 0 What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:00:15 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164703&preview=true&preview_id=4164703 (The Conversation) — Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/feed/ 0 Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:55:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164778&preview=true&preview_id=4164778 (AP) — While some political analysts say her strong presence as a Hindu American still makes the community proud, others question whether the Republican Party is really ready for a Hindu second lady.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/feed/ 0 How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/how-hiv-aids-got-its-name-%e2%88%92-words-americans-used-for-the-crisis-were-steeped-in-science-and-stigma/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/how-hiv-aids-got-its-name-%e2%88%92-words-americans-used-for-the-crisis-were-steeped-in-science-and-stigma/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:41:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164788&preview=true&preview_id=4164788 (The Conversation) — The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/how-hiv-aids-got-its-name-%e2%88%92-words-americans-used-for-the-crisis-were-steeped-in-science-and-stigma/feed/ 0 Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/catholic-diocese-sues-us-government-worried-some-foreign-born-priests-might-be-forced-to-leave/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/catholic-diocese-sues-us-government-worried-some-foreign-born-priests-might-be-forced-to-leave/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:39:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164581&preview=true&preview_id=4164581 In his own border diocese of El Paso, Texas, Bishop Mark Seitz is facing the possibility of losing priests whose permanent residency cases now have little chance to be approved before their visas expire. The law mandates them to leave the United States for at least a year.

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