After a searing speech in which he criticized Israel’s government for not providing more robust aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again raised the possibility that Jerusalem could serve as the site for peace talks between Russia and…
US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution
The Biden administration on Monday expanded existing U.S. travel bans against Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities.
Racial Justice Protest Affirmation Outpaced Financial Support
Far more people were supportive of protests for racial justice in 2020 than those who made donations to organizations and causes working for racial justice, according to a report published by The Women’s Philanthropy Institute on March 8.
Failure to grasp the distinct character and history of eastern Christianity is compromising our understanding of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the term Russian World (or Russkii Mir). It’s easy to conflate this concept with nostalgia for the Soviet Union (it’s just another term for Russia plus satellite states, right?), but the…
US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
Violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, a declaration intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action.
The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago, and has been opening doors for Jewish women ever since
March 18, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States.
Is Putin a ‘real’ Christian? To understand this conflict we need to ask different questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his longstanding religious connections, prompting scholars and journalists to challenge his well-marketed piety and seemingly deep devotion to Russian Orthodox spirituality—the latter of which is often expressed in its deep…
These Evangelicals Are Equipping Church Leaders To Address COVID-19 Misinformation
A new project— by evangelicals for evangelicals— aims to persuade those on the fence about vaccination to go ahead and get the shots and equip church leaders to lead fact-based discussions while appealing to biblical values.
For Holocaust survivors from Ukraine, Russian invasion stirs painful memories
For Gdalina Novitsky and others who fled Ukraine and whose families were victims of Nazi atrocities, watching the bombardment and displacement of Ukrainians following the Russian attack feels like peering through a mirror at their own childhoods.
The bat mitzvah turns 100. It marks more than a coming-of-age for Jewish girls
This weekend, Jewish communities across the country will be marking the 100th anniversary of that first American bat mitzvah. There will be talks and podcasts and celebrations of this coming-of-age ritual–stories about the past and plans for the future.
‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian equivalent of ‘blood & soil’ ideology at the heart of Putin’s war, explained and rejected by theologians in new statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at stake in this war of (mostly) Christians against Christians, and what implications it has for the American scene.
Ohio law allows student athletes to compete with hijabs and other religious apparel
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine signed House Bill 181 into law after the legislature unanimously passed the measure, which guarantees the right of students who participate in athletics to wear religious apparel during competition without the need to obtain a waiver or otherwise…