Since assuming power, the Trump administration has aimed to guard the myth of America’s history as uniformly inclusive, above critique, and unifying, and it has protected the sensibilities of its predominantly white political base along the way.
Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France
Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during a four-day trip to France next month that will include a visit to UNESCO headquarters, a meeting with French bishops in Lourdes and an interreligious meeting in the border city…
The LDS Church Has a Retention Problem
I often think of religious traditions as a styrofoam cup. Each of them has a different level of water in them at any given time. However, that volume of water never stays fixed for long, because religious groups operate in…
Over 95% of Canadian Jewish university students report exposure to antisemitism in new survey
Nearly all Jewish students surveyed on Canadian university campuses said they have experienced or witnessed antisemitism, according to a new government-commissioned report.
Christians celebrate St Francis of Assisi’s legacy of peace 800 years on with pilgrimage
A group of Franciscan Christians are walking hundreds of miles across England this summer as part of a peace pilgrimage commemorating 800 years since the passing of St Francis of Assisi.
Why America Should Fear The Decline Of Religious Women
For as long as social scientists have measured such things in America, women attended church more often than men, prayed more often and reported that faith mattered more in their lives. The pattern held across states and social classes. Today,…
White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism
For parents of Black children, these four statements represent routine guidance they give, part of “the talk,” a well-worn ritual of racial socialization that shapes how Black children and adults learn what it means to live and get by in a white-dominated society.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Won the MI Primary Despite Democratic Establishment’s Weaponization of Islamophobia
In a historic (and extraordinarily close) race, primary voters in Michigan have selected Dr. Abdul El-Sayed—an insurgent, progressive, and Muslim—as the Democratic candidate for the US Senate. Running against El-Sayed was Congresswoman Hayley Stevens, a centrist, establishment, and corporate-PAC-funded candidate. Primaries are supposed…
What can we do after the Supreme Court undercuts a prisoner’s relief?
When Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian who had taken an oath not to cut his hair, was transferred from one Louisiana prison to another, he was prepared to stand up for his rights.
Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians
These are harrowing days for the Word of Life Center, a church that has long been a vibrant hub of the Haitian community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
The financial dilemma that wound up helping US churches thrive
By many measures, Americans are growing less religious: Since 2007, for example, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the “unaffiliated” have grown to 29%. But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in…
Florida AG’s threat to Catholic schools ‘clear violation’ of the First Amendment, law scholar says
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Catholic bishops of Florida demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements or risk their ability to participate in the state’s school voucher program.