Presidential inaugurations are always an American civil religious festival that reflects the personality and faith of the person being sworn in. Today is no exception.
Less than a hundred years ago, Vladimir Lenin, one of the foremost members of the Russian Communist Party, wrote in a letter, “We must pursue the removal of church property by any means necessary,” and that “The greater the number of representatives of the reactionary clergy… that we succeed in shooting on this occasion, the better.” However, recently, the Communist Party has turned to the Russian Orthodox church for support, as party members age and die.
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri has made a press release about a resolution passed during their Diocesan Convention on November 18. The resolution urges parishes
An ad released this week by Amazon tells the story of friendship between Christian and Muslim clerics features an actual Anglican vicar and an Imam.
Content Warning: racist, antisemitic, and homophobic language used in vandalism. Episcopal churches in Maryland and Indiana were vandalized with pro-Trump, racist messages last night. In
“The lordship of Christ places constraints on the way his followers involve themselves, or entangle themselves, with earthly rulers.”
How religion played a big part in the spectacle of the political conventions just ended.
As the United Kingdom heads towards a referendum on June 23 to decide if they should remain apart of the European Union, the churches in England have been caught up in the debate even as they try to stay out of it.
by Bonnie Anderson and Dan Webster HBO is airing a truly important film. ‘All the Way’ is a play by Robert Schenkkan adapted for
“White American Christians who respond to cultural tumult with nostalgia fail to do this. They are blinding themselves to the injustices faced by their black and brown brothers and sisters in the supposedly idyllic Mayberry of white Christian America. That world was murder, sometimes literally, for minority evangelicals.” – Russell Moore