There’s an image that captures the threat posed by the White Christian nationalist movement — and how it could become even more dangerous over the next four years. “If I get in, you’re going to be ...
At a Senate session last week, Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat in Austin, stood outside the brass railing of the chamber floor to speak with a staffer when Republican Sen. Angela Paxton of McKinney ...
A bill amending the Law for the Protection of Holy Places passed a preliminary vote, boosting the Chief Rabbinate’s authority and reigniting debate over religion, state power, and Diaspora ties. For ...
What’s the cost of aligning Christianity to division? As the political landscape grows ever more polarized, religious language has become a tool for framing debates in extreme, all-or-nothing terms.
(RNS) — Most Americans believe religious liberty is a good thing and would be scandalized to know how some religious leaders, and even political leaders, are actively distorting its meaning to expand ...
On balance, U.S. adults are more likely to view religion as helpful than as harmful: 44% say religion does more good than harm, while 19% say it does more harm than good. About one-third think it does ...