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The Last Modern Pope
Dan Hitchens, First Things
Does Religion Need a Glow-Up?
Drew Goins et al, Washington Post
Religious Colleges and Seminaries Must Stand With Harvard
The Hill
550 US Rabbis Sign Letter Condemning Trump's Antisemitism Policy
RNS
Disgraced Card. Becciu Formally Withdraws From Conclave to Elect Pope
AP
Next Easter, Just Preach the Gospel
Robb Brunansky, RealClearReligion
Antisemitism: The Modern Forces Fueling an Ancient Scourge
RCInvestigations
French Muslims Decry Hatred as Mosque Stabbing Suspect Arrested
Guardian
More Nigerians Find Religious Path in African Traditional Beliefs
Al Jazeera
White Evangelicals Continue to Stand Out In Their Support for Trump
Pew
Zoning Out the Jews
Seth Mandel, Commentary
Mourning a Pope We Often Ignored
Dean Dettloff, Sojourners
For Janada Carter, True Meaning Comes in Being Present to Seniors
Cath. Philly
Not Pro-Women, Not Pro-Choice
Michaela Estruth, RealClearReligion
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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

RCReligion Analysis

Papal Conclave Won’t Fit Into the American Political Framework

Sam McCarthy, RealClearReligion

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone knows that a... Read More

Not Pro-Women, Not Pro-Choice

Michaela Estruth, RealClearReligion

Nearly one in nine women suffer serious infection, hemorrhaging, or health risks within 45 days of a chemical abortion, according to the... Read More

Next Easter, Just Preach the Gospel

Robb Brunansky, RealClearReligion

As a preacher, my favorite Sunday of the year is Easter Sunday. It’s the Sunday each year when we have the fullest worship services... Read More

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The Last Modern Pope

Dan Hitchens, First Things

Who am I to judge? More and more, the earth, our home, seems to resemble an immense pile of filth. We don’t need to be like rabbits.... Read More

Does Religion Need a Glow-Up?

Drew Goins et al, Washington Post

The death of Pope Francis last Monday has prompted believers, agnostics and atheists alike to reflect on the role of religion in daily... Read More

Religious Colleges and Seminaries Must Stand With Harvard

The Hill

The Trump administration has sent Harvard University President Alan M. Garber a five-page list of demands that the university must... Read More

550 US Rabbis Sign Letter Condemning Trump's Antisemitism Policy

RNS

More than 550 rabbis and cantors have signed a letter objecting to President Trump’s crackdown on universities for what the... Read More

Disgraced Card. Becciu Formally Withdraws From Conclave to Elect Pope

AP

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from... Read More

Next Easter, Just Preach the Gospel

Robb Brunansky, RealClearReligion

As a preacher, my favorite Sunday of the year is Easter Sunday. It’s the Sunday each year when we have the fullest worship services... Read More

Antisemitism: The Modern Forces Fueling an Ancient Scourge

RCInvestigations

The Anti-Defamation League recently asked people in 103 countries whether they agreed with 11 antisemitic statements including:... Read More

French Muslims Decry Hatred as Mosque Stabbing Suspect Arrested

Guardian

French Muslim leaders have said more must be done to counter anti-Muslim hatred in France after a man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a... Read More

More Nigerians Find Religious Path in African Traditional Beliefs

Al Jazeera

Since early childhood, Chidi Nwaohia’s life has swung like a pendulum between two spiritual paths: Christianity and African traditional... Read More

White Evangelicals Continue to Stand Out In Their Support for Trump

Pew

Roughly three months into President Donald Trump’s second term, White evangelical Protestants continue to be among his strongest... Read More

Zoning Out the Jews

Seth Mandel, Commentary

Take Linden, the latest in a line of localities that have used zoning laws to enforce an unofficial quota of Jewish residents. In 2017, the... Read More

Mourning a Pope We Often Ignored

Dean Dettloff, Sojourners

Pope Francis will be remembered as a champion for the vulnerable. The outpouring of praise from global leaders shows a near universal... Read More

For Janada Carter, True Meaning Comes in Being Present to Seniors

Cath. Philly

The head of Star Harbor Senior Community Center, run by Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia, reflects on the sense of purpose that... Read More

Not Pro-Women, Not Pro-Choice

Michaela Estruth, RealClearReligion

Nearly one in nine women suffer serious infection, hemorrhaging, or health risks within 45 days of a chemical abortion, according to the... Read More

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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

RCReligion Analysis

Papal Conclave Won’t Fit Into the American Political Framework

Sam McCarthy, RealClearReligion

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone knows that a... Read More

Not Pro-Women, Not Pro-Choice

Michaela Estruth, RealClearReligion

Nearly one in nine women suffer serious infection, hemorrhaging, or health risks within 45 days of a chemical abortion, according to the... Read More

Next Easter, Just Preach the Gospel

Robb Brunansky, RealClearReligion

As a preacher, my favorite Sunday of the year is Easter Sunday. It’s the Sunday each year when we have the fullest worship services... Read More

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How Church Became Theater & the Evangelical Imagination
On The Allure of Tribalism
How the Bible Revolutionized Politics
Culture Matters: The Power of Prayer and Pilgrimage

Religion & Politics

Papal Conclave Won’t Fit Into the American Political Framework

Sam McCarthy, RealClearReligion

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone knows that a papal conclave, the gathering of the College of Cardinals to select a new pope, is coming up soon. Already, headlines and pundits are speculating on whom the next pontiff might be and what views he might hold: Which cardinals are the leading candidates? Will he ... Read More

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Religious Freedom, Persecution, and Discrimination

Next Easter, Just Preach the Gospel

Robb Brunansky, RealClearReligion

As a preacher, my favorite Sunday of the year is Easter Sunday. It’s the Sunday each year when we have the fullest worship services because people come to church who never darken the door of a church the rest of the year. I have the inestimable privilege of proclaiming Christ to people in greater numbers who are still dead in their sins and in dire need of salvation. As pastors, knowing... Read More

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Secularization and Religious 'Nones'

Gen Z is Finding Religion. Why?

Christian Paz, Vox

For most of the last 30 years, the story of religion in America has been a pretty steady one: a constant, and consistent, drop in religious affiliation every year. Starting in the 1990s, the share of Americans who identified as Christian, or identified with any religion at all, began to drop precipitously. At the same time, those with no religious affiliation — nicknamed “nones... Read More

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