Sight contributor NILS VON KALM looks at, in the context of recent bushfires in Australia and criticism of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's response, whether it's right for Christians to be critical of leaders' actions...

CLEMENTE LISI, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, looks at the role his Catholic faith played in the life of US basketball icon Kobe Bryant after he and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday...

In an article first published on Religion News Service, LAURA EVERETT, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, and DAN JOSLYN-SIEMIATKOSKI, professor of church history at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, look at what Christians can do to help stem the tide of anti-Semitism...

In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life Action, looks at the broader relationship between Catholics and pro-life issues against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's historic appearance at last Friday's March for Life...

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Amid fears of protests at the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has brought in new regulations to prevent them. But, as DAVID ROWE, of the Western Sydney University, points out in this article first published on The Conversation, protests have long been part of Olympic history...

In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID MISLIN, of Temple University, looks at the historical context surrounding the renewed debate over prayer in schools in the US...

In an article first published on The Conversation, KENYATTA R GILBERT, author of 'The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching', looks at how Martin Luther King, Jr's voice was shaped by those who went before him...

In an article first published on The Conversation, ARNE KISLENKO, of Canada's Ryerson University, looks at a troubled diplomatic history...

In an article first published by Religion News Service, RYAN BURGE, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, looks at what the growing number of Americans who aren't connected to a religious faith may mean for churches in the US...

In an article first published on The Conversation, NANCY CUSHING, an associate professor at the University of Newcastle, looks at why a new approach to bushfire smoke is needed in Australia...

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