‘We’re Through the Looking Glass Now’: Talking Deradicalization with Dr. John Horgan
How can American society recover from Trumpism? A new administration solves a lot of problems,…
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‘Enchanted New York’ Offers a Journey Through the City’s Magical History — With Some Mystifying Oversights
New York City has the reputation of a place with absolutely zero patience for BS….
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11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
An uncomfortable number of hosts and guests on MSNBC’s election night coverage made reference to…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Bible Rejected the Supernatural Jesus in Response to the ‘Stupidity’ of Those Who Deified Him
In 1820, at age 77, retired President Thomas Jefferson took a razor to four versions…
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Trump Gives Davos Press Credentials to Racist Conspiracy Outlet. Again.
One of the many despicable attributes of the Trump administration is its habit of using…
Read MoreThe Burning Houses of Worship We Missed
Unless you actively follow the issues facing minority religions you probably heard little or nothing about the destruction and desecration of mosques that’s part of a larger Chinese governmental effort to expunge Islam from China.
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Special Series: Can We Call the New Zealand Terrorist a ‘Christian’ White Nationalist?
In a series of pieces, RD contributors debate whether or not it’s proper and meaningful to label the ideology behind the terrorist attack on a New Zealand mosque “Christian” nationalism or simply “white nationalism.”
Read MoreHigh Jewish Voter Turnout—and They Don’t Like Trump
Eighty-five percent of American Jews vote. In this fraught moment of broad political tensions and razor-thin margins, those votes become even more important.
Read MoreIs Cardinal Dolan’s Pro-Life Piece More Evidence of Pro-Catholic Bias from RNS Publisher?
Credible allegations of bias toward Catholicism have been recently made against Religion News Service. It’s hard to read a recent regurgitation by Cardinal Dolan of the Bishop’s position on reproductive rights as anything other than confirmation of those allegations.
Read MoreBusting a Myth of Evangelical Glory Days … and More, in White Supremacy Quiz
If American evangelicals can no longer point to the “glory days” when they were on the right side of history with regard to race, then it becomes much more difficult to avoid a reckoning.
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