Essay: We’re ignoring the power of religion to resolve conflicts
URIEL SIMONSOHN, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says religion is here to stay so, rather than dismissing it as a hindrance to peace, we should consider it a potential catalyst for reconciliation…
Make atheists doubt?
Dietrich Bonhoffer wrote (and I paraphrase): “Your life as a Christian should make atheists doubt their disbelief.” What a quote. ILLUSTRATION: Natalie_/iStockphoto. I’m humbled that someone said to me recently “That’s what you do. Make atheists doubt”. I’ve gotta say, I don’t believe we do this in our own strength. Rather this is about putting […]
This Life: The abundant joy of an eternal life
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the joy of knowing where we are ultimately headed…
Sight-Seeing: You need to abandon God to find God
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says our understanding of God has to mature as we do…
Essay: Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat
BUSRA NISA SARAC, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at Islamic State as it is today…
Sight-Seeing: How the Olympics opening ceremony was a missed opportunity for Christians
NILS VON KALM reflects on the recent controversy over the Olympic Games opening ceremony…
Nearly half of world’s migrants are Christian, Pew Research shows
United States RNS The world’s 280 million immigrants have greater shares of Christians, Muslims and Jews than the general population, according to a new Pew Research Center study released on Monday. “You see migrants coming to places like the US, Canada, different places through Western Europe, and being more religious – and sometimes more Christian […]
Essay: Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage
Iraq scholar ALDA BENJAMEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, writes about how, as Yazidis and Christians continue to suffer marginalisation in Iraq, they are also facing the loss of “intangible heritage” including prayers, songs and historic narratives…
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election
Washington DC, US Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” It was not clear what the former president meant by his remarks, in […]
“A surge in violence against Christians”: India’s Christian leaders work to convince Modi government to curb attacks
False charges of forced conversion, say the leaders, are used to target Christians, who cite attacks on church properties and institutions, the harassment of pastors and raids on private parties. PRIYADARSHINI SEN, of Religion News Service, reports…