As Christian nationalism and the far right’s influence on American politics grow, historian Randall Balmer offers a critical examination of evangelicalism and the surprising shifts within its ranks. In his book Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the...
(RNS) — Former President Donald Trump’s shifting rhetoric on abortion has unsettled some conservative faith-based activists, with evangelical Christian leaders especially fretting over the Republican presidential candidate’s recent remarks on Florida’s proposed abortion amendment and allowing federal funding for IVF...
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DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — In 2018, the Episcopal Church named the Rev. Pauli Murray, its first Black female priest, a saint. In 2021, a documentary film, “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” premiered at Sundance and was later acquired by Amazon....
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Video highlights bipartisan support for free, fair and safe elections CHICAGO — Interfaith America has released a video featuring Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland and Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah calling for religious communities to help make sure elections reflect...
BALTIMORE (RNS) — After an unusual election that gave voters the choice on the ballot of a name or a “no,” members of the National Baptist Convention, USA, lined up behind a new president, the Rev. Boise Kimber, senior pastor...
A 5-Workshop Series on LGBTQ+ Voices and Votes for Change BERKELEY, Calif. — Pacific School of Religion’s Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) invites you to join us for “Queering the 2024 Vote,” a series of five...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a mostly empty room in the main hall of the General Curia of the Jesuit Society, a stone’s throw from the Vatican, theologians and physicists met Friday (Sept. 6) to make a case for why...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and...
