RealClearReligion Week of December 22, 2025 Archives

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Monday, December 22

The Meaning of Christmas for Those Who Don’t Have Faith

M. Adams Townhall

Work Is for the Worker

Ricky McRoskey First Things

Controversial Crèches

Heidi Schlumpf Commonweal

Video: Gen Z Embracing Faith as More Young People Return to Religion

Fox

Discovering God in Hamas Tunnels, Hostages Led a National Trend

CS Monitor

Church of England Launches Holiday Ad to Counter Christian Nationalism

NPR

What Would Surprise Jesus About Christmas 2025?

Nicholas Kristof NY Times

Pete Hegseth Said Military Chaplains Are ‘Degraded.’ He’s Wrong.

Bulwark

This Christmas, How Should Jesus’s Mother Mary Be Honored?

R. Unplugged

These Influencers are Teaching Christianity Online

Charlotte Kramon AP News

The New American Jews

Tal Fortgang Commentary

Filthy Night, Fetid Night

Carrie McKean Christianity Today

Why Iconoclasm Will Fail

Michael Lucchese Mere Orthodoxy

Why the Church’s Sexual Ethics Still Matter Today

J. Grondelski Catholic World Report

Tuesday, December 23

Is it Legal to Have Christmas Tree at City Hall? It's Complicated

S. Matat TD

This Christmas Will Be Even Harder for China’s Christians

C. Shepherd et al WaPo

Chanukah: Rock of the Ages

Rabbi Yossy Goldman Jewish News Syndicate

Understanding Joseph Smith Through Eyes of Those Who Knew Him

Deseret

Gaza's Tiny Christian Community Tries to Capture Holiday Spirit

Mariam Fam AP

The Surplus of Christmas

Dwight Lindley III Philanthropy Daily

Wednesday, December 24

The Best Christmas Gifts Reveal the Giver

J.T. Young RealClearReligion

This Christmas, Be Sure to Share the Good News: The Lord has Come

RCReligion

God's Promises Beyond the Manger

Theresa Dear Deseret News

Thousands Flock to Bethlehem to Revive Christmas Spirit in Gaza

M. Lidman AP

The Return of the Jewish Question

David Azerrad Compact

Trump's MAGA Coalition is Showing Cracks Over Religion

H. Parton Salon

A Christmas Argument That Ended in Harmony

E.J. Dionne Jr. The New York Times

Would Jesus be Safe in a Synagogue Today?

Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe

Christmas Is God Brought Near

Dan Hugger Religion & Liberty Online

A Well-Lived Life Demands More Reality

Ben Sasse X

Let's Reclaim the Gift of Christmas

Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter

Navigating the Holiday Blues

Dr. Tim Clinton RealClearReligion

CCP Conducts Mass Arrests of Christians Days Before Christmas

Daily Signal

Video: Justice Amy Coney Barrett - Listening to the Law

Bishop Robert Barron

The Fullness of Time in Auden’s “For the Time Being”

Kenneth Craycraft CWR

The Fourteen Posts of Christmas: 2025–2026 Edition

Walter R. Mead Providence

America Needs Free Speech. RealClear Needs You.

David DesRosiers RCPolitics

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