RealClearReligion Week of August 17, 2026 Archives

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Monday, August 17
The Unfallen
Mark Bauerlein Crisis Magazine
How Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is Transforming American Politics
RCInvestigations
Israel Grapples With Ultra-Orthodox Draft Problem
Felix Tamsut DW
Europe’s Tallest Virgin Mary Statue Unveiled in Small Polish Village
The Guardian
Hate Crime Charges Filed in Manhattan Synagogue Attack
AP News
The Religious Roots of Religious Freedom
Shmuel Klatzkin American Spectator
The Forgotten Virtue of Patriotism
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley Catholic World Report
How to Look at a Painting
Lauren Jackson The New York Times
Who Is a Jew? California Considers a Small Box With Big Implications.
NYT
The Sin-Smashers of Hollywood Boulevard
Mark Kendall The Dispatch
The Best of Ephesians – Paul Writes As an ‘Ambassador in Chains’
Townhall


Tuesday, August 18
FBI Report: Jews Account For 64% of US Religion-Based Hate Crimes
INNews
MAGA Christianity and Return of Religious Coercion
S. Kennedy The New Republic
Struggling With Faith? Maybe Questions Need To Go Deeper
Walker Wright Deseret
How SCOTUS Remade Religious Liberty In Christian Right’s Image
I. Millhiser Vox
Calvin Coolidge’s Speech for America 150
Daniel McCarthy Daily Signal
We Should Treat Foreigners Like Jesus Did
Thomas Reese Religion News Service
SCOTUS Asked To Review Law Requiring Ten Commandments In Schools
AP
Liberty as a Qur’anic Value
Nour Zerelli Acton Institute
First Girls of Smartphone Era Are Coming of Age, But at What Cost?
Angelus
Trump to Meet Freed Missionary Pilot Kevin Rideout at White House
CPost


Wednesday, August 19
China Erases Its Jewish Past
Lee Moore Tablet Magazine
Growing Hostility Toward Religion Threatens Humanity
Washington Times
Freed Pastor Talks of China's Crackdown On Religion
Nick Schifrin PBS News
Moloch’s Minions
Dr. Richard Clements Word on Fire
Is ‘Right To Die’ An Actual Right?
Mariya Manzhos Deseret
Islamophobia’s Rise in Texas: ‘I Won’t Rest Until Every Muslim Is Gone’
NYTimes
If Jesus Showed Up Today, Would He Play Guitar?
Bob Smietana RNS
In Israel, Military Service Debate Spotlights Ultra-Orthodox Jews
AP News
Why Your Church Should Use a Lectionary
Michael Niebauer Mere Orthodoxy
Charlie Kirk’s Last Word
Bonnie Kristian Christianity Today
The Spiritual Appeal of Democratic Socialism
Daniel Lipinski First Things


Thursday, August 20
God and Man at Yale at 75
Bill Meehan Philanthropy Daily
Is 30 Minutes Too Long For Confession?
Gigi Duncan National Catholic Register
Vatican II and the Young Catholic
James Keating The Fourth Watch
How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry
Russell Moore Christianity Today
‘Nonbeliever’ In Congress Argues New View of Religion is Gaining Ground
WP
Who Gets To Decide? New Report Draws Lines On Parental Authority
Deseret
How Poland’s Church Brought Down An Empire
Corrie Douglas-Young Catholic Herald
A Pilgrimage to France
Brad East Comment
The Burnt Beams of Jerusalem
Meir Y. Soloveichik Commentary
Why Most Men Never Grow Up (A Priest Explains)
The Catholic Gentleman
Lapsed Atheist: Charles Murray Makes Case for God
Peter Robinson National Review


Friday, August 21
In MA, ‘Reproductive Freedom’ Goes Only One Way
Carine Hajjar Washington Post
Should the Opportunity to Have a Child Be a Human Right?
A. Louie Sussman NYT
Recapturing the Dignity of Toilet Cleaning
Sarah Larkin Word on Fire
New York Isn’t the Same for Jews
Tevi Troy Wall Street Journal
Faith Groups Accuse Trump Admin of Violating Court Order
Jack Jenkins RNS
We Must Fight Antisemitism By Solidifying Our Connection to America
J. Journal
Massachusetts High Court Rules Against Saints Statues
NCRegister
The Spiritual Menu: Why Christ Isn't a Choice
Stephen James Christian Post
Islamic Leaders See Ballot Box as Path to Paradise
Paul Sperry RCInvestigations
Religion Being Removed From Polish Public Life Without Being Banned
Euro Con
Education and Marxism
Jerry Newcombe RealClearReligion
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