On the cold evening of Feb. 27, 1943, Charlotte Israel gathered with a small crowd of women on the Rosenstrasse, a narrow street in central Berlin. They were not Jewish, but their husbands were, and the men had just been…
Deportations surge, aid collapses and faith groups in Latin America struggle to respond
At least once a week, relief workers from Jesuit Refugee Service Mexico see a grim routine: Newly arrived deportees step off planes in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, near Mexico’s southern border, still wearing gray detention uniforms issued in the United States. Transported…
‘Send Me’: Jesse Jackson’s Legacy And The Courage To Answer The Call
In the book of Isaiah, God is looking for a messenger to guide a hardened and resistant people. And the Lord asks, “Whom shall I send and who will go with us?” To which Isaiah replies, “Here I am, Lord,…
The Deepak Chopra-Jeffrey Epstein friendship tells of a spirituality industry in crisis
“The system isn’t just the abusers. It’s also the ones who stay silent. If you are a leader in the industry, or just want to help, I wrote this for you.”
Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia
For more than a century, U.S. military chaplains have worn insignia identifying their faith — a cross for Christians and tablets with a Star of David for Jews. Now Jewish chaplaincy groups are asking the Pentagon to intervene after chaplains…
Trump’s War on Iran Isn’t About Armageddon, It’s the First Meme War
On Monday, two days after the U.S. and Israel carried out a series of attacks on Iran—dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” by the U.S. and “Operation Roaring Lion” by Israel—reports began circulating of commanders telling U.S. troops that the war is…
Conservative Anglican bishops seek ‘disengagement’ from Canterbury without naming rival leader
Weeks before the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally is officially installed as the first female archbishop of Canterbury, a group of conservative Anglican prelates known as GAFCON renamed their body the Global Anglican Communion and elected a set of leaders to…
The Moral Reasoning Gap in American Christianity
One of the books I’ve read in the last couple of years that has really stuck with me is Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind. It’s a distillation of a lot of his work on how people manage to puzzle their way…
Conservative Anglican leaders restructure organization in break from traditions
Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, signaling a break from the traditions of the historic Anglican Communion as they seek to reorder the 400-year-old church group.
Tucker Carlson sparks blowback after accusing Chabad of stoking Iran war for religious purposes
Some of President Donald Trump’s onetime supporters on the right are increasingly angry over his decision to launch military strikes on Iran — perhaps none more so than influential pundit Tucker Carlson.
South Carolina Honors Jackson As 3 Former Presidents To Attend Funeral
Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are expected to attend the funeral of the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday at the House of Hope Church in Chicago — an event being billed as “The People’s Celebration” — following…
The Ferocity of Responses to Tim Walz’s Anne Frank/ICE Comments Are Revealing
When Minnesota Governor Tim Walz invoked Anne Frank while criticizing ICE deportations in his state, the backlash was immediate and fierce. Walz, who earned a master’s degree in Holocaust education, said that, “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in…