Grace United Methodist Church is located just steps from the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Between the two buildings, the church recently installed a pole. It reads: “May Peace Prevail on Earth.”
Former ADL chief Abe Foxman slams group for muted response to Trump’s MSG rally
When Jonathan Greenblatt used his platform as the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League on Monday to condemn a certain act of bigotry, his longtime predecessor atop the ADL, Abe Foxman, took notice — not just of what Greenblatt said but…
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
Every year, five hours west of Mexico City on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, residents flock to the island of Janitzio to visit the graves of their departed relatives.
A new book helps to answer: Do animals go to heaven?
The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic parishes in the United Kingdom for 25 years before sensing that he had reached burnout. “I was frankly running on empty,” he said when he and I talked recently. Granted a…
The Christians Living Under Buddhist Nationalism
The rural Chin village in the mountains of Myanmar where scholar David Moe was born in 1983 no longer exists. This village of 70 Christian families has moved twice, higher and higher into the mountains.
The Comically Terrible Rollout of Latter-day Saints for Trump
One of the more puzzling, albeit obscure, subplots in the final weeks of this campaign season has been Donald Trump’s thunderingly incompetent effort to court Mormon voters.
How A Legendary Church In Sleepy Hollow Stays Faithful In A Halloween Mecca
Along the Hudson River, about an hour north of New York City, is a church perched atop a small hill in a village called Sleepy Hollow. For 300 years, the ghost who haunts the churchyard has frightened locals and travelers…
Pastors Preach Against Missouri’s Abortion Ballot Measure
In addition to the presidential contest and races for federal, state, and local offices, many voters will also weigh in on important issues on Nov. 5. These ballot measures in various states will cover topics like increasing the minimum wage,…
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in Los Angeles this year, worship began not with an organ blast or sermon series video promo, but with blowing bubbles.