In 1944, the world met Kismet, an Algerian superhero who fought against fascists in southern France while wearing a yellow fez.
‘Freedom From Religion’ Group Takes Aim At Camden Courthouse Wall Art
According to the letter, an unidentified complainant in the community alerted the foundation to the displays. The two images at issue are a 9/11 Memorial Painting and a Bible verse.
China Closes Megachurches Before Christmas
Raids on major congregations led by pastors Wang Yi and the late Samuel Lamb represent “the most horrendous evil of Chinese society … hindering [non-Christians] from coming to Jesus.”
A holy mess: Churches, other nonprofits confront parking tax
Republicans’ tax overhaul is going to have religious leaders across the country suddenly contemplating the finer points of their parking lots.
Nashville secular group celebrates faith-free Christmas
The sounds of the season filled the halls of the Scarritt Bennett Center at Vanderbilt University on a recent Sunday morning.
Why “Schindler’s list” still matters
Let there be no question: it is one of the most significant films of the past half-century. For Jews, it has assumed almost canonical status. Jews went to see it, as if going to services on the High Holy Days.
Celebrity Faith Healer ‘John Of God’ Surrenders On Sex Abuse Charges: Brazil Police
A celebrity faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women turned himself in Sunday to authorities in Brazil’s central state of Goias, after spending almost a day as a fugitive, police said.
Facing down ICE in North Carolina
The summons was a trap. While standing in line at USCIS, Oliver-Bruno and his son, a U.S. citizen, were tackled by plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who took Oliver-Bruno to an unmarked van out back.
Evangelical Christians helped elect Donald Trump, but their time as a major political force is coming to an end
Since the 1970s, white evangelicals have formed the backbone of the Republican base. But as younger members reject the vitriolic partisanship of the Trump era and leave the church, that base is getting smaller and older.
Why we wassail
This ritual takes place in deepest, darkest winter, and expresses gratitude to the plants and animals who provide us with sustenance, a sort of interspecies enactment of the golden rule.
Trump’s evangelical advisers could help him secure a win on sentencing reform
Conservative Christian leaders are a major force behind criminal-justice legislation being considered in the Senate. But black and progressive clergy see danger in allying with the president, even on this issue.
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is the closest thing we have to an international interfaith movement
In the past 125 years, religious pluralism has become much more widely accepted, at least in the United States and Canada, but religious unity remains an elusive goal.











