Essay: Resolutions are not always in our control. Let’s try aspirations instead
JIM WALLIS, director of Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice in the US, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that it’s better to be spiritually prepared for a new political season than to make the usual resolutions…
‘Time’ magazine names President-elect Trump ‘Person of the Year’
New York, US Reuters Time magazine named US President-elect Donald Trump its “Person of the Year” on Thursday, citing his deep impact on American politics and the country’s role in the world. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in […]
Four in five Americans fear country is sliding into chaos, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Washington DC, US Reuters Americans fear their country is spiralling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the 5th November election could spark more political violence, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday found. The two-day poll found Republican presidential candidate Trump opening a marginal lead among registered […]
Essay: How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership – a friendship told in letters – shaped America’s separation of church and state
American legal and religious history scholar STEVEN K GREEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the legacy of Jefferson’s and Madison’s half-century of collaboration on behalf of religious freedom and equality should be remembered and celebrated, not discarded…
Essay: Bipartisanship is dead; can it be resurrected?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says partisanship is baked into the US political system because of gerrymandering, primaries and campaign financing…
Sight-Seeing: We need more Howard Thurman in our politics
The theologian and often-overlooked civil rights hero would have warned us against politics as a zero-sum game writes academic and author DAVID B GOWLER, in an article first published on Religion News Service…
Biden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official as Trump fight looms
Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden launched his re-election bid on Tuesday with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024. Joe Biden announces his bid for re-election. PICTURE: Video screenshot via Reuters. Biden made his announcement […]
Faith leaders and Texas Democrats march to US Capitol to demand voting protections
RNS A group of Democratic Texas legislators marched with faith leaders from the Supreme Court building to the US Capitol on Thursday morning to deliver letters demanding change for millions of people impacted by poverty and voting disenfranchisement. “The 65 million low-wealth voters in this country hold the key to transformation,” said Rev William Barber […]
Essay: What is a cult?
MATHEW SCHMALZ, a professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in the US state of Massachusetts, looks at what we mean when we talk about a ‘cult’ or ‘cult leader’…
US faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
AP A coalition of faith leaders and activists on Monday demanded the elimination of the Senate filibuster, wading into a crucial debate in Washington with a 50-50 Senate and President Joe Biden eyeing ambitious legislation on expanding voting rights, stemming gun violence and other proposals that face opposition from Republicans. Led by prominent progressive pastor […]