Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an...
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Black church congregations across the country have undertaken get-out-the-vote campaigns for years. In part to counteract voter suppression tactics that date back to the Jim Crow...
View ArticleCatholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern...
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — He served the Tzotzil Indigenous community for two decades and was known as a negotiator in conflicts in a mountainous region of Chiapas where crime, violence and land disputes...
View ArticleArchdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist Abby...
(New York Jewish Week) — A Jewish comedian’s planned production was also booted from space owned by the Catholic Church. The post Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist...
View ArticleAmericans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have
(The Conversation) — A biblical scholar traces how images of the ‘city of God’ have shaped American culture – especially when it comes to who should be allowed into the country. The post Americans use...
View ArticleTakeaways from AP’s report on the past and present of two historic...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Congregants remain proud of Christ Church’s crucial role in America’s freedom. But they also grapple with contradictions. Some church members traded slaves and are buried in the...
View ArticleFor many Latter-day Saints, America has a special relationship with God − but...
(The Conversation) — America holds a unique place in the faith’s teachings, but awareness of the church’s often precarious place in US culture has made it wary of mixing religion and state. The post...
View ArticleDebates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was...
(The Conversation) — Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped proving ties to him would improve their own social...
View ArticleMy family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s...
(The Conversation) — From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A scholar asks if that was genocide. The post My family lived...
View ArticleSt. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say...
(The Conversation) — Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who don’t see eye to eye. The post St. Augustine was no...
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