[ad_1] This article is part of a Wikipedia Religious UnReliable Sources series. In today’s digital world, Wikipedia is still the first resource that people turn to, especially when it comes to obtaining quick information about religious issues. Today, it hosts more than six million articles in English and garners billions of visits per month, making it one of […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Because this is the season of confession, let me start with a confession.  It is something that I have never shared with anyone before — so I know that I can trust you all to keep my secret. For a number of years, I suffered from anxiety when I crossed bridges. I […]

[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Faith leaders and climate activists in Africa announced their support Friday (Sept. 20) for an international treaty to halt the production and use of fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change, analogous to non-proliferation treaties governing the production of nuclear weapons.  “As people of faith, we have a moral […]

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion at one of the most contested sites of Roman Catholic practice in recent years. In a detailed analysis […]

[ad_1]  In states and communities across the country, people of diverse religious and secular beliefs are coming together to fight for freedom of conscience for all. Many are doing it under the banner of Interfaith Alliance, organizing local affiliates to address pressing challenges to our constitutional liberties and pluralistic values. Rev. Dr. Sharon Harris […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — When listeners tune in to “Podcrushed,” they might hear that pop star Ariana Grande as a child hosted a birthday party to celebrate Jim Carrey, that rapper Saweetie loved author Louis Sachar’s Wayside School series or that actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus cringes when she remembers doing a bit about her Kotex pad at […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — The introduction to online worship services at Abyssinian Baptist Church still briefly features the church’s previous pastor, two months after a new leader entered the pulpit. It’s a show of respect for his late predecessor, said the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson, who is set to be formally installed the last Sunday of […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Ancestors Day for Cambodian Buddhists, celebrations for the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday and more. The post Photos of the Week: Ancestors Day; Prophet’s Birthday appeared first on Religion News Service. [ad_2]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Sometime during the pandemic, my husband, Bob, and I dreamed up a project: We decided to attend a different Shabbat service almost every Friday night — from the comfort of home. We began dropping in on congregations, mainly Reform, in locales stretching from Houston to Honolulu and from Tucson to Toronto. Following […]

[ad_1] Christa Brown speaks about experiencing abuse, at a rally outside the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, June 11, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala. (RNS photo/Butch Dill) (RNS) — Christa Brown has heard former President Donald Trump and his supporters boast of returning Christians to power in the United […]