Religious leaders in the Central African Republic say they were stunned by the arrival Friday (June 12) of migrants deported from the United States to their country without cultural or familial ties, questioning why people who fled religious and political…
I Voted For Trump In 2016. When He Won, I Was Shocked By How Brutally My Life Changed Overnight.
I am a Chinese woman, a daughter of immigrants, who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. It is almost a secret, though I sometimes offer up the confession like it is penance.
Religion, American Style
Athud at the front door introduced me to Brook Wilensky-Lanford’s A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America (Grove, 2026). It is a 672-page brick of a book whose tightly bound pages resist lying flat for reading. It may be…
Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery
The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818.
In anti-LGBTQ+ Idaho, an Episcopal camp offers queer Christians a haven
The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Washington, has maintained Camp Cross—a 130-acre property on the west side of Lake Cœur D’Alene, Idaho—for more than a century. Each week throughout summer, the church hosts themed retreats, from Arts and Music Camp to…
Faith and the Voting Booth: How Trump’s Approval is Trailing the 2024 Vote Share
“I don’t particularly like Donald Trump; I just voted for him because I really didn’t like the alternative.” That’s a comment that I feel like I hear on a nearly weekly basis in various environments. It’s usually during the Q&A portion…
Amid anti-migrant attacks, South African clergy urge dialogue and open doors
As a wave of xenophobic violence continues rippling across South Africa, the country’s national church council is urging its members to open their doors for the resulting humanitarian emergencies and for dialogue.
Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel — and says the Antichrist will be Jewish
A pro-Israel pastor who inveighs against “sharia law” and preaches about the Jews worshipping the Antichrist is the favored candidate in a crowded congressional primary in Oklahoma on Tuesday.
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears.
To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den.
Religious Freedom Faces Growing Pressures Worldwide
A sharp increase in religiously motivated harassment and violence pushed the number of countries dealing with high levels of social hostilities involving faith to its highest point in more than a decade, according to a Pew Research Center study released…
Pope Leo tells human traffickers to ‘repent’ or face God’s judgment
Pope Leo XIV issued a stark warning to human traffickers, telling them to “repent” or face the judgment of God, during a speech to charity workers for the integration of migrants on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday (June…
Pilgrims and Holy Wars at the World Cup
With five billion fans, soccer is less the world’s favorite sport than its largest religion, and the FIFA World Cup Finals (which begins on June 11 across North America) its ultimate pilgrimage.