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Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, merely wanted to kneel on the field and quietly express his gratitude to God for a few seconds... Read More

Moving Forward, But Never Moving On: What Parents Who Lost Children Need You to Know

Dustin Siggins, RealClearReligion

Like millions of American moms, Shana Teehan has pictures of her son throughout her house. She posts about Jak on Facebook, and... Read More

A Rabbi's Reflection on 'Unorthodox'

Elliot B. Gertel, RealClearReligion

Netflix's "Unorthodox" miniseries was a major Jewish cultural event during the COVID-19 shutdown, especially because it was mostly... Read More

Videos

A Jewish American Tale: The Jewish Story Explained

Trauma and Healing in the Church

Russell Moore Wants Us To Be Strange (But Not Crazy)

Pentecost Martyrdom: Is There Hope for Nigerian Christians?

Catholic Church Shows Clear, Subtle Move Toward LGBT Inclusion

Giangravè, RNS

During the characteristically bombastic celebrations for Pride Month in many countries all over the world this June, the Catholic Church,... Read More

Choosing Jesus Over Romantic Desires

Rebecca McLaughlin, Gospel Coalition

I glanced to my right at church and saw a dear friend worshiping. I felt a jolt of joy. Three years ago, she was engaged to her college... Read More

No, Queer Muslims Do Not Exist

Sr. Iman, Traversing Tradition

Earlier this month a university in Ontario, Canada released an LGBT Pride poster, depicting two visibly Muslim women embracing one another.... Read More

What the Praying Coach Ruling Means for Religious Americans

Howard Slugh, RCR

Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, merely wanted to kneel on the field and quietly express his gratitude to God for a few seconds... Read More

I'm Glad Coach Kennedy Can Pray at the 50-Yard Line

Laura Adkins, Forward

We ask too much of our public school employees. We rely on them to spend an average of $750 of their own money on school supplies each year.... Read More

Abortion & Methodist Split

Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism

Some think United Methodism's split is over LGBTQIA+. But official United Methodism's angry reaction to the Supreme Court’s overturning... Read More

For Some Christians, the End of Roe Was a Spiritual Victory

Elizabeth Dias, NYT

Many religious people who are opposed to abortion worked for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade. "It seems like an answer to prayer," one said... Read More

White Christian America Shrinks. Supreme Court Steps In

Philip Bump, WaPo

In two decisions this month, the Supreme Court expanded the role of religion in American education. The first came in Carson v. Makin,... Read More

Better Things Than Happiness

Kirstin Anderson Birkhaug, Law & Liberty

Aristotle wrote that happiness proceeds from a complete life. To that end, it would be presumptuous for me, a twenty-something, far from... Read More

Pagans in Uniform

Maggie Phillips, Tablet

Media reports on followers of old Norse paganism focus on reactionary followers with white supremacist beliefs. But practitioners of the... Read More

RCReligion Analysis

When the Court Takes Away Lemon: What the Praying Coach Ruling Means for Religious Americans

Howard Slugh, RealClearReligion

Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, merely wanted to kneel on the field and quietly express his gratitude to God for a few seconds... Read More

Moving Forward, But Never Moving On: What Parents Who Lost Children Need You to Know

Dustin Siggins, RealClearReligion

Like millions of American moms, Shana Teehan has pictures of her son throughout her house. She posts about Jak on Facebook, and... Read More

A Rabbi's Reflection on 'Unorthodox'

Elliot B. Gertel, RealClearReligion

Netflix's "Unorthodox" miniseries was a major Jewish cultural event during the COVID-19 shutdown, especially because it was mostly... Read More

Videos

A Jewish American Tale: The Jewish Story Explained

Trauma and Healing in the Church

Russell Moore Wants Us To Be Strange (But Not Crazy)

Pentecost Martyrdom: Is There Hope for Nigerian Christians?

Two CA Bishops Personify Catholic Divide Over Politics of Abortion

Francis Rocca, Wall Street Journal

U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in San Diego for a weeklong spiritual retreat starting Monday will try to rebuild unity after a polarizing debate over whether to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion rights. Among the proposed retreat topics, according to a memo sent to bishops, are "community and fraternity among the bishops," "unity and mutual support among bishops," polarization in t... Read More

Religion & Abortion

For Some Christians, the End of Roe Was a Spiritual Victory

Elizabeth Dias, New York Times

Many religious people who are opposed to abortion worked for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade. "It seems like an answer to prayer," one said after the Supreme Court's decision.... Read More

Religious Freedom

I'm Glad Coach Kennedy Can Pray at the 50-Yard Line

Laura Adkins, Forward

We ask too much of our public school employees. We rely on them to spend an average of $750 of their own money on school supplies each year. We thrust them onto the frontlines of a deadly pandemic. We increasingly task them with keeping young children quiet through a school shooting, or even with serving as human shields for their tiny bodies.... Read More

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