Mike Pence, once the vice president of the United States, signed his name on Israeli artillery shells intended to be used in an attack on Lebanon in a war that has already killed thousands of Palestinian civilians.
Nikki Haley’s slavery omission typifies the GOP’s tragic pact with white supremacy
Nikki Haley’s headline-generating incident at a town hall in New Hampshire is the perfect metaphor for the current Republican Party and its continued slide into open authoritarianism and White supremacy.
Recent incidents of temple vandalism leave American Hindus worried about a larger trend
After vandals attacked three Hindu temples in the San Franscisco Bay Area within two weeks, Hindu advocates are urging temples across the United States to increase their vigilance and security measures.
Word Perfect: Christian Proofreaders Celebrate a Billion Bibles Checked
When Jan Gibbs began proofreading Bibles 14 years ago for Peachtree Publishing Services, which celebrated in December the distribution of a billion copies of its works, she first had to learn to draw lines.
Modi Critics Raise Alarms Regarding India’s Persecution Of Religious Minorities
As India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to run for a third term, the country remains on the brink. Activists, journalists and civil society groups have continued in recent months to raise alarms at the rise in religious persecution of…
A small Spanish city’s bid to build Europe’s biggest Buddha
Every November, the Spanish town of Cáceres holds the Medieval Market of the Three Cultures to commemorate its history of religious coexistence, Spanish Inquisition aside.
Florida Collects Enough Signatures To Put Pro-Choice Initiative On November Ballot
Abortion rights advocates in Florida have officially collected enough signatures to put a pro-choice amendment on the ballot in November.
How to deal with same-sex unions? It’s a question fracturing major Christian denominations
Catholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican’s recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples. Supporters of LGBTQ inclusion welcome the move; some conservative bishops assail the new policy as a betrayal of the church’s condemnation of sexual relations…
Pop-culture angels are more than just embarrassing kitsch
Cloying sentimentality, saccharine pablum, ridiculous camp and embarrassing kitsch—in the contemporary moment the word “angel” hasn’t fared well among those who describe themselves as sophisticates or intellectuals. To many, angels don’t simply conjure superstitious beliefs, but embarrassing superstitious beliefs. Faith in God…