Most pastors think their churches will stay open for years
(RNS) — American organized religion is a bit like a scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It has
How We Love Is To Tell the Truth: Michael Eric Dyson
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr.
Why Cory Booker’s 25-hour (near) jeremiad fell short
(RNS) — When he finally surrendered the floor of the U.S. Senate after 25 hours of blistering denunciations of the
Why we did what we did — GetReligion
Nothing changed at GetReligion. But basic facts about the journalism business have changed, as I explained in this recent essay
Trans singer Sasha Allen releases single about forgiveness, Catholic acceptance
(RNS) — When Sasha Allen, a trans singer, sat down to write his first release after going independent, he thought
A groundbreaking synagogue lures burned-out techies with digital strategies (and ecstatic dance)
BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) — Like many fast-growing organizations, Chochmat HaLev tracks new relationships using customer relations management software. Brittany Berman,
Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity
This week, you’ll hear a powerful panel discussion hosted by Rev. Paul Raushenbush and featuring four leading LGBTQ+ and
Sudanese Christians pray in secret, plead for end to war and religious attacks
KHARTOUM, Sudan (RNS) — In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, Peter and dozens of his neighbors hold secret
Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt to step down, Shawn Williams named successor
South Barrington, Ill. (RNS) — David Dummitt, who became pastor of Willow Creek Church at the height of the COVID-19
Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention
(RNS) — The faculty at Georgetown University’s center for Muslim-Christian understanding is protesting the detention of Badar Khan Suri, a