Essay: America’s lack of faith in our collective power is a bigger problem than Trump
ANDRE HENRY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Americans’ loss of a democratic imagination is bigger than a loss in the ballot box…
The Interview: From ‘Nights on Broadway’ to ‘1963’ – Candi Staton recalls 16th St. Baptist bombing
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with the Grammy-nominated singer about her memories of 1963 bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, church, what it was like being a child singer in a Gospel trio, and why she returned to Gospel music later in life…
Centuries-old Catholic procession in Brazil sparks controversy with KKK comparison
São Paulo, Brazil A centuries-old Catholic procession organised on Holy Thursday in the Brazilian city of Goiás sparked controversy this year after some social media users compared it with a Ku Klux Klan parade. The attacks on the Procession of the Torches received an indignant response from participants, who emphasise that the event is much […]
In the US, Faith Not Fear crosses bring cheer – and critics
RNS Inspired by a family in Georgia, a Christian movement to erect crosses decorated with Christmas lights during the pandemic has taken off nationally as a symbol of positivity and prayer. As part of a grassroots initiative people are calling both Faith Over Fear and Faith Not Fear, lit-up crosses are appearing in frontyards from Kentucky to Louisiana to Ohio. […]
THE INTERVIEW: REV DAVID KENNEDY, SOUTH CAROLINA MINISTER WHO FOUGHT KLAN SHOP AND PREACHES LOVE NOW DEPICTED IN MOVIE
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks to Rev David Kennedy, the real-life person behind a main character in the new movie ‘Burden’…
ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF THE CROSS AND ITS MANY MEANINGS OVER THE CENTURIES
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the history of the cross as a symbol of the Christian faith…
FILM: ‘BEST OF ENEMIES’ – REAL FAITH AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION ON THE BIG SCREEN
MARK I PINSKY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on a new film about how an unlikely pair, through friendship and a shared Christian faith, demonstrated the possibility of reconciliation…
ESSAY: TWISTING THE CROSS – THE DEADLY THEOLOGY OF WHITE SUPREMACY
US Christian author SHANE CLAIBORNE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how white supremacist groups corrupt the message of the Gospel…