Review: Torah Wrestling
This book is ideal for Jews, Christians, and Muslims who wrestle with the moral dilemmas of our time while drawing wisdom from the most challenging and inspiring stories in the Bible’s first five books.
10 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, Faith Leaders Lament That the Country Hasn’t Changed
As survivors gathered Tuesday, they invited another congregation that knows the pain of murderous hatred to join them: members of the Tree of Life synagogue.
Meet the Gay Millennial Priest on a Mission to Pull the Episcopal Church out of ‘Free Fall’
The Rev. Charles Graves IV is part of a younger, more diverse generation of Episcopal priests who believes the denomination can thrive — as long as it continues to evolve.
Array of Rainbows and Religions Marks WorldPride Interfaith Service in DC
Though much of the discussion and Scripture readings focused on love and peace, the current state of politics was also on the minds of speakers.
An Interfaith Group’s 1950s MLK Comic Book Remains a Prominent Nonviolence Teaching Tool
‘You have done a marvelous job of grasping the underlying truth and philosophy of the movement,’ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the creator of a comic book about civil rights.
To Put Pressure on Trump, Democrats Turn to Religion — and Religious Activists
‘Faith leaders have been at the forefront of every progressive movement in our nation’s history … so I’m glad to see faith leaders speaking out and getting into good trouble in opposition to the upcoming reconciliation bill,’ Delaware Sen. Chris Coons told RNS.
A Study Found Black Christians Often Distrust American Muslims. A New Program Hopes To Change That
In the sessions, Black faith leaders are schooled on the differences between Sunni, Shia, and Nation of Islam sects and discuss the privileges Black Christians can enjoy compared to Black Muslims.
Pennsylvania Faith Groups Build Altar at ICE Office in Protest of Immigration Arrests
The clergy-led gathering stood in defiance of ICE policies, drawing on shared interfaith values and representing Jewish, Mennonite, Catholic, Baptist, and Unitarian congregations.
‘Faith in Democracy’ Interfaith Vigil Marks Jan. 6 Insurrection
The Franciscan Action Network, along with partners Sojourners and Faith in Peace Concerts, held the fourth annual gathering that featured a variety of religious leaders advocating for a strong, functioning, representative, democracy.
US Military Takes Pride in Religious Diversity. Would Things Change if Pete Hegseth Takes Charge?
Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary ‘promotes the concept of fundamentalist Christian dominance and supremacy.’