(RNS) — We’re almost a year into the second Trump administration, and it’s hard to keep up with the escalating spiral of violence: against immigrants, student activists, even random fishermen in the Caribbean. It’s especially hard to wrap one’s head...
The latest episode of The State of Belief features the esteemed historian and author, Rev. Dr. Randall Balmer. With host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, he goes in-depth with his latest book, America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State,...
(RNS) — Attorneys for Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, a Filipino artist being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia, are challenging his detention in court, arguing he is being “punished for his faith, his speech and his political beliefs.”...
(RNS) — British journalist and political analyst Sami Hamdi will be released from federal custody after accepting an offer today to voluntarily leave the country. Hamdi traveled to the U.S. on a valid visa, but it was revoked without cause...
(RNS) — A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against the leader of the Anglican Church in North America after an Oct. 23 report in The Washington Post in which a former church employee detailed his...
(RNS) — When Chris Scammell arrived in London in 2022 to work at an artificial-intelligence safety startup, Conjecture, he moved into a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the heart of the city. It was an apt home base for Scammell. His...
(RNS) — When the Rev. Jerry Beeson discovered financial irregularities in his new church’s bank accounts, he tried to do the right thing. In October 2024, Beeson had moved up from Texas to become pastor of Living Waters Tabernacle Church...
(RNS) — Before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and Haiti on Tuesday (Oct. 28), faith-based disaster relief groups were already making plans to respond. Melissa, a Category 5 storm, has already rolled over Jamaica and Cuba and caused flooding...
“The feeling of not being alone is probably one of the most powerful tools we have.” The latest episode The State of Belief features Dr. Diana Butler Bass. As an award-winning author, speaker, and theologian, Diana brings a wealth...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers descended on Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, beating them with clubs in an attack Palestinian health officials said sent at least one woman to the hospital...
