- November 29, 2024
The Subversive Power of Gratitude with Diana Butler Bass
Happy Thanksgiving! This week on The State of Belief, we look at gratitude and appreciation from several angles: through
Bishop Gene Robinson, first openly gay Episcopal bishop, preaches defense of McBride
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man elected to be an Episcopal bishop in 2003, preaching
For avid readers of Yiddish news, print is still king
(RNS) — As many local media outlets around the world are struggling, the Yiddish press is experiencing a rebirth, surprising
Tony Campolo, sociologist and famed Red Letter Christian, has died
(RNS) — Tony Campolo, an American Baptist minister and sociologist who spent decades trying to convince evangelicals and other Christians
How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler
Faced with the surging threat of Christian nationalism, The State of Belief this week explores the urgent need for
Divorce and Remarriage + Melissa Moore
On the list of evangelical sins, divorce is way up there. Remarriage? Basically polygamy. And yet, there are so many
Election 2024: No Mandate for Extremism
In the wake of a deeply consequential election, The State of Belief this week unpacks the electoral role played
Gateway Church congregants take up Morris’ offer to get ‘money back’ on tithes
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — Katherine Leach’s stomach churned while she was driving to Saturday worship at Gateway Church early
Why are some Christians opting for the American Solidarity Party?
(RNS) — Some Christians who consider themselves more “pro-life” than just anti-abortion have had enough. Disenchanted with Donald Trump and
Muslim Americans face a tough choice, but we have to refuse to empower Trump
(RNS) — Determined after the horrors of the first Trump presidency not to see another, in 2020 I gathered a