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The Fault Lines of the New Christian Nationalism

David Albertson & Jason Blakely, AM

Confession to Plants: How We Think About Sins Against Nature

Veery Huleatt, WP

Father James Martin and Catholic Belief

Charles Chaput, Catholic Philly

Lion and Lamb: Boyd's Crucifixion of the Warrior God

J. Daryl Charles, Providence

This is Your Brain on Mormon Facebook

Jana Riess, Religion News Service

Queer Mormons: Church Exclusion Policy Did Not Feel Like Love

Carol Kuruvilla, HP

Trump Can Make Religious Freedom Great Again at the UN

Travis Weber, Townhall

Marianne Williamson's Brand Of Spirituality Isn't Working

A. Thomson-DeVeaux, 538

Judge: Student Allowed to Hand Out Christian Valentines

Greg Piper, College Fix

Documentary Follows Pastafarians Who Strain for Recognition

Jon Henley, Guardian

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Balm in Canada

Tim Kelleher, RealClearReligion

I was in New York that day, watching the Towers from my Brooklyn apartment. I could go on, but I’d rather say something about what... Read More

What Can Be Done for the Chernobyl-esque Buffalo Diocese

A.A.J. DeVille, RealClearReligion

The Diocese of Buffalo must now be regarded as the Catholic Church’s Chernobyl. By any measure, the diocese is in full-blown melt-down,... Read More

Is Political Activism Responsible for the Decline of the Episcopal Church?

Patrick Maines, RealClearReligion

The headline on a Washington Post story two years ago read, “If it doesn’t stem its decline, mainline Protestantism has just 23... Read More

Videos

The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb share their joy

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'Sing Hallelujah to the Lord' Has Become the Anthem of the Hong Kong Protests

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What Does Christianity Have to Say About Injustice?

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A Protestant Tours a Catholic Cathedral

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The Fault Lines of the New Christian Nationalism

David Albertson & Jason Blakely, AM

A new kind of Christian nationalism is gaining momentum in the United States. Around the country,evangelical Protestants are deepening their... Read More

Confession to Plants: How We Think About Sins Against Nature

Veery Huleatt, WP

When I was a child, I spoke to trees. I knew my secrets would be safe with these great green friendly things. And I thought the trees spoke... Read More

Father James Martin and Catholic Belief

Charles Chaput, Catholic Philly

Father James Martin, S.J., spoke at St. Joseph's University earlier this week (Tuesday, September 17) on themes related to his... Read More

Lion and Lamb: Boyd's Crucifixion of the Warrior God

J. Daryl Charles, Providence

Gregory A. Boyd's Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Interpreting the Old Testament's Violent Portraits of God in Light of the Cross is a... Read More

This is Your Brain on Mormon Facebook

Jana Riess, Religion News Service

Over the summer in a social media group, a woman commented that most ex-Mormons leave the faith because they have read the CES letter, begun... Read More

Queer Mormons: Church Exclusion Policy Did Not Feel Like Love

Carol Kuruvilla, HP

Nathan Kitchen remembers the week of Nov. 5, 2015, with exceptional clarity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely... Read More

Trump Can Make Religious Freedom Great Again at the UN

Travis Weber, Townhall

This September, President Trump will once again address world leaders at the annual United Nations General Assembly. The president... Read More

Marianne Williamson's Brand Of Spirituality Isn't Working

A. Thomson-DeVeaux, 538

Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer, two of the three nontraditional contenders in the 2020 race, have managed to secure covered spots in... Read More

Judge: Student Allowed to Hand Out Christian Valentines

Greg Piper, College Fix

Last year Northeast Wisconsin Technical College banned a paralegal student from her 10-year tradition of handing out religious-themed... Read More

Documentary Follows Pastafarians Who Strain for Recognition

Jon Henley, Guardian

Some time next year, the European court of human rights will decide on the case of a Dutch woman who feels unfairly treated because... Read More

RCReligion Analysis

Videos

The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb share their joy

Buzzfeed

'Sing Hallelujah to the Lord' Has Become the Anthem of the Hong Kong Protests

Buzzfeed

What Does Christianity Have to Say About Injustice?

Buzzfeed

A Protestant Tours a Catholic Cathedral

Buzzfeed

Asia Bibi, Modern Confessor of the Faith

Asia Bibi, at last, has spoken.Earlier this month, the Catholic mother from Pakistan who, for the past decade, became this century's international face of persecuted Christians and stirred governments throughout the West into action on her behalf, released several short video tapes from a secret refuge in Canada. In them, she expresses her love for Jesus Christ, forgiveness for her persecutors an Read More

Houses of Worship

Playing Church

An Associated Press feel-good story surfaced recently concerning the festive send-off and theatrical suicide of a 75-year-old Seattle man named Robert Fuller, who claimed to have terminal cancer. "Claimed" is necessary here, because hard facts pertinent to the story's background aren't easy to come by. According to Fuller, he was the product of serial tragedy. His parents strugg Read More

Religion and Politics

Choosing Gentleness in the Age of Outrage

I was mindlessly scrolling through a news article on my phone when a familiar impulse returned. The story included an unflattering quote from a politician whose views I oppose. I opened up the Twitter app, ready with what I thought was a clever, biting zinger to draw attention to the silliness of her remarks. Then I paused. Perhaps my missive would actually be seen and read by its intended target. Read More