- August 19, 2025
How we shared the values of Arbaeen with our Toronto neighbors
(RNS) — Commemorating a month of tragedy and mourning is not the way my thrill-seeking almost-6-year-old child typically envisions spending her holidays. The Islamic months of
Why has Canada embraced euthanasia?
(RNS) — No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they want to. And a lot
Doug Wilson agrees to debate ‘Sons of Patriarchy’ after dueling events in Moscow, Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho (RNS) — Pastor Doug Wilson has agreed to a live on-air discussion with the producers of “Sons of Patriarchy,” a podcast dedicated to
A Conversation With John Fugelsang
This week on The State of Belief, truth through comedy. Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes comedic genius John Fugelsang, author of the new book Separation
As Gaza starves, churches must lead on Palestinian recognition
(RNS) — Starvation, especially mass starvation, must transcend politics. What we are witnessing in Gaza is exactly that: the brutal starvation of a population. This
Immigration and Religious Liberty with Legal expert Elizabeth Reiner Platt
This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush had the pleasure of interviewing Elizabeth Reiner Platt, the brilliant mind leading the Law, Rights, and
What the story of the Charleston church murders teaches
(RNS) — In late April of 2015, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, senior pastor of Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, opened
Photo Gallery: 250 years of US military chaplaincy
(RNS) — United States military chaplaincy history shown in photos. The post Photo Gallery: 250 years of US military chaplaincy appeared first on RNS. Source
Washington state shows how to botch a child protection law
(RNS) — Last week, a federal judge issued an injunction barring the state of Washington from enforcing an amendment to the state’s mandatory reporting law
Johnnie Moore says embattled aid group ‘unbelievably effective,’ blames UN, Hamas for not helping Gazans
(RNS) — The Rev. Johnnie Moore, the evangelical Christian minister who chairs the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, defended the workings of his deeply contentious food distribution