Essay: Yes, we can be thankful for an imperfect America this Thanksgiving
In an article first published on Religion News Service, SHANE CLAIBORNE, activist, author and co-director of Red Letter Christians, says it’s possible to be “both thankful for what America is and impatiently hopeful for what America could be”…
StrangeSights: Mysterious pillar found in Utah desert; a Thanksgiving text tradition; and, salt-licking Canadians…
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
US health experts Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum
RNS Beneath the neo-Gothic arches of Washington National Cathedral, Dr Anthony Fauci mulled over the question everyone is asking: Should families gather for Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic? “I think every family unit needs to do a risk assessment,” said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at a Thursday forum. […]
Survivors of California’s unending fires cook up Thanksgiving for latest victims
RNS It was almost four months ago when the Carr Fire near Redding, California, ripped through Amanda Woodley’s town. The blaze killed her 70-year-old grandmother and her four and five-year-old cousins. So earlier this month, when the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, California, leaving thousands homeless and more than 70 dead, all she could do was […]
For most Americans, new research says, family comes first
RNS As many Americans gather with their loves ones for Thanksgiving, a timely new survey from Pew Research confirms what miles of traffic jams and airport lines suggest: Family is the number one source to which Americans look for meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives. The survey, conducted in two waves in 2017, found clear and […]
ESSAY: WHY GOD CONTINUES TO HAVE A PLACE AT THE THANKSGIVING TABLE
As the US marks Thanksgiving this week, CLEMENTE LISI, a senior editor Religion Unplugged who teaches journalism at The King’s College in New York City, takes a look at its history – and its links with faith…
THIS LIFE: GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR SPILLED MILK
With the Thanksgiving celebration to be held this week, US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at why it’s important to always be giving thanks…
SIGHT-SEEING: ADVICE TO CHRISTIANS ON DEALING WITH FAMILY AT THANKSGIVING
In an article adapted for Religion News Service from his recent book ‘The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home’, RUSSELL MOORE, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, looks at how to show Christ in what can be tense family situations…
For most Americans, new research says, family comes first
RNS As many Americans gather with their loves ones for Thanksgiving, a timely new survey from Pew Research confirms what miles of traffic jams and airport lines suggest: Family is the number one source to which Americans look for meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives. The survey, conducted in two waves in 2017, found clear and […]
BACKGROUNDER: OF PILGRIMS…AND PURITANS
As the US marks the Thanksgiving holiday this week, KIMBERLY WINSTON, of Religion News Service, takes a look at who the Puritans were and what the difference between them and the Pilgrims were…