“We are in a third world war,” said Shlomo Riskin, slamming his fist on the table. We were sitting in a windowless room in the D. Source: How an Orthodox Rabbi Became an Unlikely Ally of the Christian Right | Religion & Politics
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (RNS) For Catholics, the key to working collaboratively with Pope Francis on issues from mass migration to climate change to Hispanic evangelization may be found in a controversial movement that many left for dead long ago: liberation theology. That message reverberated this week through the halls of Boston College and a nearby […]
(RNS) For far too long, our country has not done enough to help religious minorities in the Middle East via safe zones or refugee resettlement. Source: Trump is right: It’s moral and legal to prioritize persecuted Christians | Religion News Service
Here’s news that ought to shake small-o orthodox Christians out of their complacency regarding the future of the church in America:The majority of Americans who identify as religious say they favor Source: For Church, Gay Rights Trump Religious Liberty | The American Conservative
A team from the U.S. and Israel says it has found evidence that another cave in Qumran was used to store the ancient manuscripts dating back to the time of Jesus. Source: Evidence Of Dead Sea Scrolls Found In Another Cave, But Scrolls Themselves Are Gone : The Two-Way : NPR
Shiloh Baptist’s two-year journey to change what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the most segregated hour” in America has borne fruit, members say. Source: What happened when a black and white church merged in Florida – The Washington Post
The Archdiocese of Newark is ‘concerned’ about the overtly political attacks posted on social media by the Rev. Peter West, a spokesman says Source: Bashing liberals, Muslims and millennials: Has this pro-Trump priest gone too far?
The artist has challenged people of all political and religious stripes. Source: Southern Baptist retailer removes black hip-hop artist’s album that includes the word ‘penis’ – The Washington Post
Source: How an obscure oriental cult converted a vast, pagan Roman empire | Aeon Essays
How the Johnson Amendment quiets the pulpit Source: Pastors Without Politics
