News Analysis Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/news/news-analysis/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png News Analysis Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/news/news-analysis/ 32 32 Anti-Trump evangelical Christians make the case for Harris https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/anti-trump-evangelical-christians-make-plans-to-make-the-case-for-harris-2/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/anti-trump-evangelical-christians-make-plans-to-make-the-case-for-harris-2/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:51:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163696 CHICAGO (RNS) — A group of mostly progressive evangelical political strategists are trying to help religious conservatives see Harris as the more biblically faithful of the two candidates.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/anti-trump-evangelical-christians-make-plans-to-make-the-case-for-harris-2/feed/ 0 Road to Majority conference showed how Trump plans to keep the Christian right close https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/road-to-majority-conference-showed-how-trump-plans-to-keep-the-christian-right-close/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/road-to-majority-conference-showed-how-trump-plans-to-keep-the-christian-right-close/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:13:04 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156645 WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the GOP pivots to an unpredictable general election season, the party is doubling down on its commitment to religious nationalism.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/road-to-majority-conference-showed-how-trump-plans-to-keep-the-christian-right-close/feed/ 0 One nun’s mission to save souls, from death row to the Met opera https://religionnews.com/2023/10/05/one-nuns-mission-to-save-souls-from-death-row-to-the-met-opera/ https://religionnews.com/2023/10/05/one-nuns-mission-to-save-souls-from-death-row-to-the-met-opera/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:53:09 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4113282 (RNS) — The story of a killer’s — and Sister Helen Prejean’s — redemption comes to New York.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/10/05/one-nuns-mission-to-save-souls-from-death-row-to-the-met-opera/feed/ 0 Pope Francis has stacked the next conclave — but will it matter? https://religionnews.com/2023/09/25/pope-conclave/ https://religionnews.com/2023/09/25/pope-conclave/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:29:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4111368 (RNS) — In Pope Francis' new global church, the Vatican pastime of predicting the next pope gets increasingly trickier.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/09/25/pope-conclave/feed/ 0 How King Charles’ coronation will be unlike any seen in England https://religionnews.com/2023/04/27/how-king-charles-coronation-will-be-unlike-any-seen-in-england/ https://religionnews.com/2023/04/27/how-king-charles-coronation-will-be-unlike-any-seen-in-england/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:55:49 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4091003 LONDON (RNS) — Charles will be crowned in an England different from that of his mother, 70 years ago, and details of the ceremony will reflect the new landscape.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/04/27/how-king-charles-coronation-will-be-unlike-any-seen-in-england/feed/ 0 RNS reporters on the big religion stories they expect to cover in 2023 https://religionnews.com/2022/12/30/rns-reporters-look-ahead-to-the-big-religion-stories-they-expect-to-cover-in-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/30/rns-reporters-look-ahead-to-the-big-religion-stories-they-expect-to-cover-in-2023/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:50:27 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4073890 (RNS) — From psychedelics to Christian nationalism, a look at what's ahead for religion in the coming year.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/12/30/rns-reporters-look-ahead-to-the-big-religion-stories-they-expect-to-cover-in-2023/feed/ 0 The most significant religion stories of 2022 https://religionnews.com/2022/12/29/the-most-significant-religion-stories-of-2022/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/29/the-most-significant-religion-stories-of-2022/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:49:38 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4074027 (RNS) — Faith communities and organizations were at the center of some of the year's most indelible moments.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/12/29/the-most-significant-religion-stories-of-2022/feed/ 0 The 10 most significant Jewish news stories of 2022 https://religionnews.com/2022/12/27/the-10-most-significant-jewish-news-stories-of-2022/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/27/the-10-most-significant-jewish-news-stories-of-2022/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:00:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4074367 (RNS) — Though dogged by a pernicious antisemitic wave, the news from the Jewish world had its share of hopeful moments.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/12/27/the-10-most-significant-jewish-news-stories-of-2022/feed/ 0 The most intriguing books on religion we read in 2022 https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/the-most-intriguing-books-on-religion-we-read-in-2022/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/the-most-intriguing-books-on-religion-we-read-in-2022/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:56:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4073710 (RNS) — Pushing the boundaries of what faith can and should be, this year’s best religion and spirituality reads offer everything except predictability.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/the-most-intriguing-books-on-religion-we-read-in-2022/feed/ 0 Horror audio drama ‘Quiet Part Loud’ explores fear and hatred in post-9/11 America https://religionnews.com/2022/12/14/horror-audio-drama-quiet-part-loud-explores-fear-and-hatred-in-post-9-11-america/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/14/horror-audio-drama-quiet-part-loud-explores-fear-and-hatred-in-post-9-11-america/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:04:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4072807 (RNS) — A new audio drama looks at anti-Muslim bias after 9/11 and how it only takes one person in power spewing vitriol to bring about violence.

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