Opinion
Why I’m a Christian for Kamala but not a ‘Christian for Kamala’
By Tyler Huckabee — August 14, 2024
(RNS) — Now is not the time to pledge blind allegiance. Now is the time to start making some demands.
When the reverend became a rabbi
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 14, 2024
(RNS) — Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and when they come out, they are the same person.
Let’s not let trauma drive our actions on this day of mourning
By Jonathan Jacoby — August 13, 2024
(RNS) — On Tisha B’Av, the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel will be added to the list of tragedies Jews mourn together. Sadly, it will also be added to the list of tragedies that are exploited for political gain.
The behind-the-scenes battles to lift Mormonism’s racial priesthood-temple ban
By Jana Riess — August 13, 2024
(RNS) — Historian Matthew Harris details how LDS prophet Spencer W. Kimball pushed for racial equality in the church.
Religion and politics, pluses and minuses
By Thomas Reese — August 12, 2024
(RNS) — Christian nationalism and Catholic integralism suffer from the temptation to arrogantly believe only they know God’s will.
Will Tim Walz help Democrats win back Muslims? Unlikely, these leaders say.
By Anna Piela — August 12, 2024
(RNS) — The majority of American Muslims see America’s role in the war in Gaza as their top concern in the US presidential election.
Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’
By Joanne M. Pierce — August 12, 2024
(The Conversation) — Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail metaphor of today.
The GOP ducks the abortion issue
By Mark Silk — August 9, 2024
(RNS) — The new GOP platform ends more than 40 years of trying to abolish the practice.
A new Jewish denomination: Josh Shapiro-ism
By Jonathan Woodward — August 9, 2024
What am I talking about? I am talking about the creation of a thick American Jewish culture firmly rooted in American life and firmly rooted in Jewish traditions.
Bangladesh’s Hindus need protection amid the country’s political turmoil
By Murali Balaji — August 9, 2024
(RNS) — Without the help of concerned nations, Bangladesh could become home to another humanitarian crisis.
A new Jewish denomination: Josh Shapiro-ism
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 9, 2024
(RNS) — I am talking about the creation of a thick American Jewish culture firmly rooted in American life and firmly rooted in Jewish traditions.
The world does not lack for war. It lacks peace.
By Bridget Moix — August 9, 2024
(RNS) — Congress must stop doubling down on militarism and get serious about investing in tools that can effectively reduce violence, prevent war and promote sustainable peace.
Arab evangelical Christians invite Zionist evangelicals to restore ‘one body in Christ’
By Daoud Kuttab — August 8, 2024
(RNS) — The plea finds a ‘discernible missional gap’ between the Western church and the churches of the Middle East.
Whose Christianity do Christian nationalists want?
By Marci A. Hamilton — August 8, 2024
(RNS) — It was the diversity of Christianity, as much as other faiths, that inspired the founders' concern for religious liberty.
Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage
By Alda Benjamen — August 8, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.
