Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion
In downtown Berkeley, an old hotel has become a temple to the pursuit of artificial intelligence and the future of humanity. Its name is Lighthaven.
God’s 21st-Century Smugglers
Brother Andrew once famously asked God to close a guard’s eyes so he could slip Bibles illegally over a border. Then he spent decades working to open Christians’s eyes to the reality of persecution in the modern world.
Another 2024 Election Surprise: US Muslims (Also) Shifted Republican
Among the little-noticed aspects of the 2024 U.S. election is Muslims’ substantial 33% vote for Donald Trump — with a remarkable 42% backing from those who attend mosque weekly.
Schools are looking for chaplains, but the understanding of who – and what – chaplains are varies widely
There is an ongoing push to make chaplains available in public schools across the United States. Chaplains, also called spiritual caregivers, are religious professionals who work in secular institutions and can be of any tradition or none at all.
Parched for Political Wisdom
America has a problem far deeper than partisan polarization or divergent policy preferences or dissatisfaction with the last election’s results. We’re living in a culture increasingly bereft of wise leadership, guided instead by people thrown to and fro by the…
Faith groups mark atomic bombing anniversary with White House vigil and Pentagon arrests
On the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago, faith-based peace activists gathered at the Pentagon and the White House to call for nuclear disarmament and an end to war.
The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech
Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s nearly two-year war in Gaza since have convulsed not only the region but the world. Here in the United States, the rise in antisemitic incidents and questions of how criticism…
Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war
Two rabbis were jeered off the stage at a rally in support of the Israeli hostages in Gaza on Sunday — but the jeering did not come from pro-Palestinian counter-protesters.
My Religion is “Something Else”
One of the organizing principles of my public-facing work is a simple one: make difficult things look easy. The vast majority of my audience doesn’t want to read an essay on whether probability-based sampling is worth the additional cost compared to opt-in…
Non-religious chaplains are changing how we understand spiritual care
Religiously unaffiliated Americans represent about 28% of the country’s population, according to 2024 Pew Research Center data. As this demographic has grown, so, too, have the number of religiously unaffiliated chaplains.
Why ‘Young Washington’ And ‘The Resurrection Of The Christ’ Are Bigger Than You Think
Two recent announcements about two upcoming faith-based releases that could be game-changers for the industry: Angel Studios and The Wonder Project’s “Young Washington” and Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ.”