If the White House Faith Office sent a memo to the president (RNS) — It would look like this.

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Orbán's defeat is a defeat for Christian nationalism (RNS) — Or at least the loss of its most visible champion.

bit.ly/4sx4wXa @rns.org

Scotus conversion therapy decision should cut both ways (RNS) — But that remains to be seen.

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Political Islamophobia is back (RNS) — Republicans look to the past to rescue themselves in the midterms.

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Why the Iranian regime fights on (RNS) — Its religious commitment cannot be overemphasized.

bit.ly/41fJYHj @rns.org

Operation Epic Fuck-up.

Which James speaks for you: Carville or Talarico? Both Democrats oppose Trump, but the political consultant and the U.S. Senate candidate take different rhetorical lines.

bit.ly/3PcWEvM @rns.org

Are Jeffrey Epstein's friends just guilty of bad judgment? No.

bit.ly/4r7xwDW @rns.org

Operation Epic Fuck-up.

The question that very easily blows up all this double-talk is: “Would it be an act of war if another country did this to us?” Because OF COURSE it would.

The quiet American? Pope Leo XIV enables Catholic resistance to Trump. Pope Leo XIV may be less inclined to stick his thumb in the eye of the conservative resistance, but he's no less committed to Pope Francis' agenda.

bit.ly/4qZCW3L @rns.org

The US right’s antisemitism reckoning The strange case of Yoram Hazony.

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The US right’s antisemitism reckoning The strange case of Yoram Hazony.

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Mike Johnson versus the Bible (RNS) — Asked about the Gospel of Matthew, Johnson answered with the Book of Leviticus. There's a reason for that.

bit.ly/45XqXMO @rns.org

Why faith leaders have shown little support for ICE in Minneapolis (RNS) — In 1850, many Christian preachers publicly supported the Fugitive Slave Act against widespread protests. What’s different today?

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Why faith leaders have shown little support for ICE in Minneapolis (RNS) — In 1850, many Christian preachers publicly supported the Fugitive Slave Act against widespread protests. What’s different today?

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A passport and a whistle become daily accessories in Minneapolis (RNS) — A former colleague and Minneapolis native reports on life at ground zero of the immigration enforcement crackdown.

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Religion, History & America’s Culture Wars with Mark Silk | Created In The Image of God 214 YouTube video by SOOPmedia

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Christians will (and do) oppose civil authorities no matter what Romans 13 says (RNS) — Whether you follow the Apostle Paul’s injunction or not, there’s a long-standing tradition to back you up.

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Texas A&M cracks down on gender ideology (RNS) — A contemporary dialogue.

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'Marty Supreme' is a classic American Jewish dark comedy (RNS) — The main character may not be upright, but he's an archetype in the mythos of the American Dream.

Of course Mauser is an amoral jerk: bit.ly/49lEtdN @rns.org

The non-Christian purpose of Trump's Christmas present to the Nigerians (RNS) — The United States goes to war with Christian identity as cover.

Religious identity politics: bit.ly/45jExJO @rns.org

JD Vance, playing unifier, declares the US 'a Christian nation' (RNS) — Call it inclusion, Christian nationalist style.

The VP's Christian American creed. bit.ly/3MXURtn @rns.org

A friend recovers from Trump Enchantment Syndrome (RNS) — It’s the opposite of Trump Derangement Syndrome, only worse.

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Was a University of Oklahoma student unjustly flunked because of anti-Christian bias? (RNS) — Samantha Fulnecky could have posed a serious, Bible-based challenge to a question about gender in her psych class paper. But she didn't.

That University of Oklahoma student deserved her zero: bit.ly/4prLeBR @rns.org

Ohio's Charlie Kirk education bill has a great preamble. It goes downhill after that. (RNS) — When we teach the influence of 'Judeo-Christian values,' we need to teach how that influence actually worked.

Why not teach about the impact of religion on American history? bit.ly/4pDT9vw
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On the right, Judeo-Christian values are out and Christian nationalism is in (RNS) — As someone who has been studying the use of ‘Judeo-Christian’ in American public discourse for over 40 years, I can say with confidence its usage has come full circle.

Christian nationalism nixes the Judeo-Christian tradition: bit.ly/4ibodQG @rns.org

President Trump's saintly message (RNS) — On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.

Trump goes full Catholic: bit.ly/3WRsb7c @rns.org

The greater worry: Mamdani or the Heritage Foundation? (RNS) — Jews have a choice.

American Jewish anxiety, to the left and to the right: bit.ly/3WIdtzq @rns.org

Scary demons? Only if you harbor a little evil yourself. (RNS) — Possession wasn't as spooky in the Middle Ages as it is in 'The Exorcist.'

Demonic possession from The Exorcist back to the Middle Ages...Happy Halloween! bit.ly/4nB68fU @rns.org