Stephen Miller. David Friedman. Jared. Ivanka. These names, and a few others, became familiar to American Jews over the four years of the first Donald Trump White House. Depending on the day, and their political views, Jews looked on them…
A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show
Mel Brooks, who mocked Adolf Hitler in his 1967 black comedy “The Producers,” has always made the case for satire as a weapon against tyranny.
Review: In ‘Tammy Faye,’ evangelical Christians come to Broadway
On a weeknight just half a block from Times Square, theatergoers can watch as Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell Sr. grips his mic for his big solo number, Billy Graham spins into a dance break and Pentecostal televangelist Tammy Faye,…
Voters soundly reject school voucher initiatives in multiple states
In this year’s November election, voters once again said “no” to school vouchers in ballot initiatives across three different states. The results send a clear message: Americans do not want taxpayer dollars to fund private schools, including religious schools, especially…
In Tennessee’s evangelical heartland, pastors say Trump’s win won’t solve America’s woes
On the Sunday after the recent presidential election (Nov. 10), Allen Jackson got up to recognize the many veterans in the congregation and to give thanks for the election results, to applause from many in the white evangelical megachurch’s sanctuary.
Orthodox Jews voted for Trump. We also have reason to thank God for Biden.
According to a Fox News Election Day exit poll, 54% of New York respondents who identified themselves as Jewish said they had cast their presidential vote for Kamala Harris, and 46% for Donald Trump.
How Faith And Redemption Transformed Mike Tyson’s Life
Mike Tyson’s long journey from the streets of Brooklyn to the boxing ring has been well-documented over the years. The story that is less told is how Tyson’s faith journey became the anchor that kept him grounded during his darkest…
What States Have a Higher Concentration of Clergy?
My church closed down in July. Since then, I have been asked to pastor another church by at least four different people. And some of them weren’t even Baptists! In my part of the world, there’s a huge shortage of pastors. Part of…
Bishops and bankers meet to help Catholics seeking to ethically invest
Religious communities are increasingly seeking to invest in companies that match their faith values and ethical concerns, but experts say the financial market lags in providing the appropriate options.
Newly published Nazi archives reveal the regime’s disdain for the Church of Jesus Christ
In the hushed corridors of Berlin’s Bundesarchiv lies a dossier of some 500 pages compiled by the Nazi Party’s intelligence agency — the Sicherheitsdienst, or SD — on an unlikely group: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
And the Word Became Accessible: Publishers Release Dyslexia-Friendly Bibles
The lines land with slightly thicker strokes and dashes at the bottom. The letters leave little spaces inside as they curve up, like a stencil.
On Religion: What Would Happen If Pastors And Their Churches Had Phone-Free Services?
The scene unfolds whenever the Rev. Russell Moore asks people in the pews to read a passage of scripture as he begins a sermon.