Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2016—from religious-liberty bills to Donald Trump’s polarizing effect on evangelicals. Source: 2016 Year in Review: Religion and Politics – The Atlantic
2016 Year in Review: Religion and Politics
You are the racist, actually, not me
Im an Orthodox Jewish settler raising seven children in the West Bank. I’m also an American citizen and I voted for Donald Trump. Yeah, I’m that lady. I opened a local business here, and I did so on purpose — to respond to BDS anti-settler activities by encouraging Jewish West Bank residents to work in […]
Democrats Have a Religion Problem
A conversation with Michael Wear, a former Obama White House staffer, about the party’s illiteracy on and hostility toward faith Source: Democrats’ Religion Problem – The Atlantic
Christmas Carols service in Sri Lanka accidentally prints the lyrics of Tupac’s hit song ‘Hail Mary’
A Christmas carols service in Sri Lanka mistakenly printed out the lyrics to gangster rapper Tupac’s hit song ‘Hail Mary’ on thousands of its service programmes. Source: Christmas Carols service in Sri Lanka accidentally prints the lyrics of Tupac’s hit song ‘Hail Mary’ | Daily Mail Online
A Prayer for Peace in Bethlehem
An iconic city and its struggles Source: A Prayer for Peace in Bethlehem – The Atlantic
Christmas and a World Upside-Down
Biblical scholars generally agree that Luke’s Gospel was written at least a generation later than . . . . Source: Christmas and a World Upside-Down | George Weigel | First Things
This Is the True Lesson of Hanukkah
It reminds us to rededicate ourselves to our beliefs Source: This Is the True Lesson of Hanukkah | TIME
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Turns Theology Into Art
“Silence,” Martin Scorsese’s movie about 17th-century Jesuit missionaries, stands out among mainstream films. Source: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Turns Theology Into Art – The Atlantic
Pastor, Am I a Christian?
A prominent evangelical, the Rev. Timothy Keller, considers a skeptical journalist’s doubts. Source: Pastor, Am I a Christian? – The New York Times
How Pope Francis Became the Leader of the Global Left
With the right on the rise, many progressives are looking to a pontiff who campaigns against inequality and climate change Source: How Pope Francis Became the Leader of the Global Left – WSJ