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Religious freedom in America
Melissa Rogers considers what a healthy role for religion in American public life might look like.
Everyday kindness 4A (1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Micah 6:1-8)
I'm giving thanks for the very personal ways I am blessed by people acting outside their job descriptions.
Faith formation in my world religions classroom
Each year a Hindu priest asks my students to “worship our own, but respect all.” They find the second part easier.
Rachael Denhollander’s account of standing up against sexual abuse
The gymnast who brought down Larry Nassar tells her story.
February 16, Epiphany 6A (Matthew 5:21–37, Deuteronomy 30:15–20)
Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.
The many failures revealed by the Afghanistan Papers
US officials have been lying about the war since it started. Why don’t we care?
Making a habit out of Epiphany
Epiphanies flare up and fade. How can we keep them in our everyday vision?
What we can learn from medieval views of the human body
Some ideas have morphed while others have strangely stayed the same.
LGBTQ student joins suit against seminary
For Nathan Brittsan, it was his own “mini dark night of the soul.” Days into his first quarter as a student at Fuller Theological Seminary, Brittsan was expelled....
Trump pledges to prevent ‘unacceptable’ repression of school prayer
President Donald Trump, surrounded by schoolchildren of a variety of faiths, has announced what he called “historic steps to protect the First Amendment right to pray in the public schools.”...
Federal judge sides with faith-based group on refugees
A federal judge in Maryland has blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order allowing state and local officials to refuse refugee resettlement....
Atlantic Coast Pipeline suffers legal setback
Opponents of the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline are celebrating after a federal court in Virginia invalidated a key permit for the project on January 7....
Republican PAC launches never-Trump ad aimed at evangelicals
A group of “never-Trump” Republicans targets Christian voters in its first political ad warning that “evangelical leaders who lay their loyalty and faith on the altar of Donald Trump are betraying...
All dog owners go to heaven?
Worshipers who frequently attend religious services are the least likely to own a pet, according to a new study analyzing data on religion and pet ownership from the 2018 General Social Survey....
Cyntoia Brown-Long headlines California antiabortion event
On January 18, Cyntoia Brown-Long was the keynote speaker at OneLife LA, an antiabortion event hosted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles....
Benedict XVI removes name from controversial new book
On January 14, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI asked not to be mentioned as coauthor of a book scheduled for release in February, according to a close aide....
John Dart, former Century news editor, dies
Former Christian Century news editor John Dart died July 3, according to his daughter, Kim Dart Hurwitz....
The healing after the calling Epiphany 3A (Matthew 4:12-23)
Why do we give Matthew 4:23 short shrift?
