Faithfully Feminist Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/columns/faithfully-feminist/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:08:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Faithfully Feminist Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/columns/faithfully-feminist/ 32 32 Anti-trans laws hurt children. Jesus had plenty to say about that. https://religionnews.com/2023/04/18/anti-trans-laws-hurt-children-jesus-had-plenty-to-say-about-that/ https://religionnews.com/2023/04/18/anti-trans-laws-hurt-children-jesus-had-plenty-to-say-about-that/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:06:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4088521 (RNS) — We cannot call ourselves followers of the one who so boldly said ‘let the children come,’ when we pass laws that push them away.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/04/18/anti-trans-laws-hurt-children-jesus-had-plenty-to-say-about-that/feed/ 0 Who will lead the spiritual awakening for Black men? https://religionnews.com/2023/02/08/who-will-lead-the-spiritual-awakening-for-black-men/ https://religionnews.com/2023/02/08/who-will-lead-the-spiritual-awakening-for-black-men/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:13:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4080335 (RNS) — Faith is the antidote for the venom that gets spewed at Black women from Black men.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/02/08/who-will-lead-the-spiritual-awakening-for-black-men/feed/ 0 What do the lonely do at Christmas? https://religionnews.com/2022/12/19/what-do-the-lonely-do-at-christmas/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/19/what-do-the-lonely-do-at-christmas/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:53:09 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4073531 (RNS) — Now, more than ever, people are becoming comfortable sharing their grief and longing during the holidays.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/12/19/what-do-the-lonely-do-at-christmas/feed/ 0 No, Stacey Abrams is not Moses https://religionnews.com/2022/11/16/no-stacey-abrams-is-not-moses/ https://religionnews.com/2022/11/16/no-stacey-abrams-is-not-moses/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:37:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4002572 (RNS) — She is not a man who squandered the opportunity of a lifetime. She is a Black woman who tried to bring revolutionary change to a deeply red state.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/11/16/no-stacey-abrams-is-not-moses/feed/ 0 ‘Honk for Jesus’ provides an uncomfortable reflection of the Black church https://religionnews.com/2022/09/04/honk-for-jesus-provides-an-uncomfortable-reflection-of-the-black-church/ https://religionnews.com/2022/09/04/honk-for-jesus-provides-an-uncomfortable-reflection-of-the-black-church/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:37:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3990885 (RNS) — Throughout the film and especially in the final scene, today’s Black church sees itself in all of its conflicting glory.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/09/04/honk-for-jesus-provides-an-uncomfortable-reflection-of-the-black-church/feed/ 0 Beyoncé invites church girls to celebrate their freedom https://religionnews.com/2022/07/30/renaissance-beyonce-invites-church-girls-to-celebrate-their-freedom/ https://religionnews.com/2022/07/30/renaissance-beyonce-invites-church-girls-to-celebrate-their-freedom/#respond Sat, 30 Jul 2022 15:50:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3985181 (RNS) — In her new song 'Church Girl,' Beyoncé doesn’t just give church girls permission to dance, she also defends us.

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