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Election Reporters: Here’s Why Simply Descriptors Like ‘Christians’ Can Have Enormous Consequences

By Daniel Schultz

…” so much so that they would no longer need to be politically engaged. The New York Times did a bit better [emphasis mine]: At the end of his speech, Mr. Trump urged the religious crowd to vote in November, suggesting that if elected he would address their concerns sufficiently enough that they would no longer need to be politically active. Earlier, he had lamented that conservative Christians do not vote proportionately to their size, a complaint…

RDBook: Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Africa

By Luke Ssemakula

…ion and consolidation of the democratic movement in the global South. This newest volume, on Africa, is edited by Oxford emeritus Terence O. Ranger, and it complements the great work being done by such eminent religion scholars as Paul Gifford (author of African Christianity: Its Public Role, among other books on the subject, and who contributes a response to this volume) and Philip Jenkins (The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in th…

Indonesian Clerics Issue Anti-Gay Fatwa; Anti-Civil Union Peruvian Lawmaker Cites Hitler; Is Christianity more ‘un-African’ than Homosexuality?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…on Church: Controversial ‘compromise’ on LGBT equality in Utah At Religion News Service, Jana Reiss writes about the agreement between Mormon church officials and LGBT activists in Utah to support the addition of sexual orientation to state law banning discrimination in housing and employment. The compromise, discussed in a Monday panel at the Brookings Institution, has been controversial, both among conservative anti-marriage-equality allies of t…

If Bad-Ass Nuns Ruled the World

By Jo Piazza

…gs. In fact, they hadn’t heard that much about nuns at all. That’s when I knew there were stories here that needed to be told. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? Nuns are the true embodiment of the way that Christians believe Jesus Christ wanted us to live. They are right there fighting on the frontlines of social justice for the people who live at the margins of our society. They rarely get banner headlines or magazine cover…

As Irish Flee the Church, a Push For Reform

By Diane Winston

…tures in perspective. But their insights on the Church’s problems make the new pope’s task sound all the more difficult. Many of the Irish Church’s fiercest critics are also its most devoted sons and daughters, who came of age when the social teachings of the Second Vatican Council provided a religious foundation for post-’60s currents of cultural change. Taking Matthew 25 to heart, Irish priests and nuns ministered in Guatemala, El Salvador, and…

The Pope Is Not the Church

By Nathan Schneider

…nd the cardinals might choose as pope. It needs souls willing to undertake new forms of thought and action capable of making what Catholics see as God’s good news a reality in our time—forms that will influence and inspire popes of the future, even if the present ones don’t yet get it. There is no better time to reclaim a living faith than this in-between period with a new pope and an uncertain future—for Catholics to say their own prayers, to ser…

Why Did the Pope Choose Cuba?

By Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado

…g significant coverage by the media because it’s Cuba, as opposed to, say, Guatemala or Argentina, which wouldn’t likely be as big a story. The U.S.’s continued tense relationship with the island evokes feelings of scorn and intrigue. Benedict XVI has been critiqued for his apathy toward Latin America, standing in stark contrast to John Paul II who visited frequently. Academic and media reports of Catholicism in the region speak of a weakening chu…

As Mormon Lay Clergy Are Deported, a Divide on Immigration

By Joanna Brooks

…ildren to El Salvador. Their story was featured prominently in the Deseret News, the leading newspaper of Mormonism worldwide, along with a statement from LDS Church officials underscoring the Church’s position that comprehensive immigration reform is necessary to uphold religious principles like loving thy neighbor and preserving the integrity of families. Also last week, Arizona activists successfully concluded an effort to gather more than 8,00…

To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise

By Diane Winston

…gment” of the nation. By the twentieth century, these yeomen-farmers had a new enemy: national chains. Viewed as foreign interlopers, the chains threatened to take local resources and local capital out of the Ozarks and put them into the pockets of Northern fat cats. In response, farmers and small businessmen began experimenting with new retail models: stores that were locally owned and financed, free of unions, and structured as cooperatives. It…

Controversial “Bishop of the Poor” Dies at 86

By Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado

…Ruiz accompanied and struggled alongside of Mayans in the Chiapas region, promoting his message of nonviolence and the full humanity of indigenous peoples. His advocacy for the indigenous not only made him a controversial figure among the wealthy Mexican landowners in Chiapas and throughout the country, but also led to strained relations with the Vatican. He was accused of having leftist political tendencies and for being too open to the comingli…