- June 13, 2024
A trans hermit reminds us that the church once saw sex difference as a matter of degree
(RNS) — Hard on the heels of a Vatican document adamantly rejecting trans and gender fluidity and condemning gender reassignment surgery, a Catholic hermit came
Southern Baptist President Bart Barber draws crowd near Indy before annual meeting
GREENFIELD, Indiana (RNS) — Before the debates, decisions and elections of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, Texas pastor Bart Barber spent the last Sunday
What goes into a hate crime? Don’t assume you know.
(RNS) — This week, the United States Department of Justice charged a Texas man with a federal hate crime for making threats against Sikh Americans.
Advocacy group responds to Southern Baptists’ ban on female pastors
As the Southern Baptist Convention once again makes female pastors the targets of denomination-wide conflict at its Annual Meeting next week, advocacy group for gender
Photos of the Week: Corpus Christi; Lord of Great Power
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes South American commemorations of Corpus Christi and the Lord of Great Power festivals and more. The post Photos
Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and
The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
How did phrases like “One nation under God” become part of the Pledge of Allegiance, and “In God We Trust” become America’s national motto?
Photos of the Week: Easter; colorful Bali festival
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Easter traditions, a colorful Hindu festival in Bali and more. The post Photos of the Week: Easter; colorful
For the Maya, solar eclipses were a sign of heavenly clashes
(The Conversation) — We live in a light-polluted world, where streetlamps, electronic ads and even backyard lighting block out all but the brightest celestial objects
Worth Fighting For: John Pavlovitz
As many faith traditions across the globe celebrate important Holy Days this weekend, it provides an opportunity for introspection and diving deeper into our