Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, a group of 23 Sephardic Jews arrived on the shores of New York — then called New Amsterdam — and created the first organized Jewish community in the city.
The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for the post-fire reopening
A convoy of trucks bearing eight restored bells — the heaviest of which weighs more than 4 tons — pulled into the huge worksite surrounding the monument Thursday on an island in the Seine River.
Leaders of white supremacist group charged for urging terrorism against Jews and other targets
The Justice Department has charged leaders of a transnational white supremacist terror group with urging their followers to commit terror attacks against Jews and other minority groups.
Meet The Swiss Guard: 500 Years Of Protecting The Papacy
The U.S. president has the Secret Service as protection. The pope has the Swiss Guard.
The God Gap in American Politics
If there’s one catch phrase in my little corner of the social science world it’s, “The God Gap.” It’s the simple idea that the Republicans have become the party of religious folks, while the Democrats are much less religiously inclined.
Joseph and the Unintended Authoritarian Politics
As an Old Testament scholar, I’ve been spending much of my time writing a commentary on Exodus. And as I worked through the first chapter, considering the predicament of the enslaved Hebrews in Egypt, it hit me: The exploitation of…
From witchcraft to synodality, Pope Francis tackled women’s roles in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis confronted discrimination against women and girls in society at large, but particularly in the Catholic Church, where positions of leadership and authority belong nearly entirely to men.
Bethany Sues Michigan for Denying State Contracts Due to Faith-Based Hiring
After decades of resettling refugee families and placing unaccompanied refugee children in foster homes, Bethany Christian Services announced Tuesday that it is suing the state of Michigan for denying its contracts due to long-standing faith-based hiring practices.
Don Lemon, with a new book on faith, examines religion in politics: ‘It’s disturbing’
Don Lemon is looking for answers. But is he going to find them?
Muslim advocacy group files civil rights complaint against University of Georgia
The Council on American Islamic Relations advocacy group said on Tuesday it filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of some students at the University of Georgia alleging differential treatment of people of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim descent.
Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools
A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of granting a Title IX exemption for religious post-secondary institutions that receive federal funding.
The Mormon church’s oldest-ever president has turned 100
Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths.