- March 28, 2025
Can MAGA, MAHA and Adventists make America healthy again?
(RNS) — Long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on the scene — much less overseeing health and human services for the United States —
‘We’re more than the worst thing we’ve done’, says spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad
(RNS) — When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina for the murder of his then-girlfriend’s parents, it was
In the battle to keep ICE from raiding houses of worship, the grassroots needs to flex more muscle
(RNS) — In two separate lawsuits, religious organizations are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempt to open the way for immigration raids at “sensitive
Real-time AI translation may be coming to church near you
(RNS) — John Mehl, a teaching pastor at Colorado’s Timberline Church, and Miguel Flores Robles, the drummer in the worship band at Timberline’s Windsor campus,
Congressman Eric Swalwell and the Fight for Democracy
 This week, Representative Eric Swalwell joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the ongoing challenges facing American democracy, lessons not learned in the
Faith-based refugee resettlement groups concerned about Trump administration’s new plans
(RNS) — In a Monday night (March 10) status report on refugee resettlement, President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged there had been a “significant deterioration of
The Slow Civil War Is Speeding Up
In difficult times, the work of truth-telling can seem like obsessing on the negative. But the most important truths are very often uncomfortable and even
This Lent, US Lutherans are learning a new Palestinian practice: Sumud
(RNS) — Lent is a time of reflection for many Christians, and each year a host of devotionals are published to bring insight and inspiration
Saudis’ new Hajj system is making the pilgrimage safer, if less accessible
(RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well enough. The Saudi government isn’t measuring up as the custodian of
As Black History Month ends, a reading list for the rest of the year
(RNS) — I always tell people that, as a college professor, I got to do the two things I loved best in the world —