RELIGION
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A dehumanizing immigration policy requires a robust theology of protest
(RNS) — One could argue that the first time Christians protested was the early church’s refusal to worship Roman gods…
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Why Muslim zakat giving was under the microscope this Ramadan
(RNS) — It began with a fatwa, a ruling issued jointly by the Fiqh Council of North America and the…
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Armageddon is not a strategy for peace in Iran
(RNS) — The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said in recent days that soldiers have been reporting that the Book of…
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Islamic schools, more parents sue Texas over exclusion from voucher program
(RNS) — Three Texas Islamic schools and a group of parents are suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller…
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Mike Johnson says Rep. Andy Ogles’ anti-Muslim remarks reflect ‘popular sentiment’
(RNS) — A day after Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said on social media that Muslims don’t belong in America, House…
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The Downward Arc of Donald Trump, With Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Virility and victimhood – how do these seemingly opposite characteristics prop up strongman leaders throughout recent history? Expert and…
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What Lent can teach us about attempting to make peace by force
(RNS) — I was in Miami a few weeks after Nicolás Maduro was forcibly removed from office by a U.S.…
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, theocratic leader of Iran since 1989, is killed in US-Israel strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top…
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Ramadan-ing in a time of fear
(RNS) — Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and intense prayer, is a time when mosques are overflowing most…
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From Diwali parties to daily puja: Hindu campus houses push for deeper faith practice
(RNS) — With more than 20 South Asian cultural and religious organizations on the campus of University of Illinois, where…
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