[ad_1]  As American society evolves, Dr. Robert P. Jones explores how rigid, traditional norms are losing their influence, leading to a growing need for greater religious and racial diversity and inclusion. His latest book, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future, analyzes the historical and ongoing legacy […]

[ad_1] Dear Revealer readers, Recently, a friend posted a picture to Instagram from a Zoom meeting she attended with Barbra Streisand. My friend and the mega-celebrity were participating in a “Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris” virtual event, one of several similar web meetings since Harris announced her intention to run for president in July. The […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Kyiv’s Brodsky Synagogue was packed with mourners Thursday (Sept. 12) for the funeral of Anton Samborskyi, who was killed in action in Russia in August after being drafted to the Ukrainian Army.  “Since the beginning of this terrible war, trouble knocked in the home of almost every Ukrainian — someone has lost […]

[ad_1] (Image source: Drew Angerer for Getty Images) The Schools Every morning, five days a week, hundreds of yellow busses transport thousands of boys, all wearing the pais (side curls) and tzitzit (knotted tassels) that mark them as ultra-Orthodox Jews, to schools around New York and New Jersey. These boys are now at the center […]

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis concluded his tour-de-force through Southeast Asia on Friday (Sept. 13) with a 48-hour visit to Singapore, where he showcased not only his ability to draw large crowds but also his willingness to be a welcoming and adaptable partner to countries in Asia, including China. Pope Francis celebrated Mass […]

[ad_1] (Image source: Mina Le on YouTube) Engage with Catholic-labeled content on TikTok for a few hours and you’ll see everything from sincere devotional posts to ex-Catholics lambasting the church. You might find funny skits by savvy priests or videos of girls showing you how to veil at Mass. But the one thing you’re guaranteed […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Since Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president last month, televangelist Paula White, long a prominent Donald Trump supporter, has been curiously silent on the contest, at least in public. The reason may have to do with White’s current constituency in her Florida megachurch. Before President Joe Biden withdrew from the […]

[ad_1] (Image source: Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/Getty) Back in the pre-pandemic days of 2018-2019 when I lived in Lusaka, Zambia — a country that was declared a “Christian nation” by Zambia’s then-President, Frederick Chiluba, in 1991 — it was evident that evangelical (particularly Pentecostal) Christianity made such a dent on the country’s culture that the […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — I had not thought of him in many years. But when I learned recently of the death of Rabbi Michael Lerner, a left-wing Jewish activist and author, at the age of 81, I winced and I smiled and I shed a small tear.  I winced, because once upon a time, we had […]

[ad_1] (Image source: Architect of the Capitol) The following excerpt comes from the book Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. Although many people associate Christian nationalism with evangelicals, the book explores the role mainline Protestants have played in promoting the idea of America as a Christian country. The following excerpt comes from […]