- August 17, 2025
An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Muslim Feminist Ani Zonneveld
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Ani Zonneveld, feminist Muslim activist,
An ethnic cleansing of Muslims is happening right now in India’s Assam state
(RNS) — In India’s northeastern state of Assam, a brutal campaign of displacement is underway. Thousands of families, mostly Bengali-origin
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine to reopen August 27
Meditation Gardens will open following Palisades fire closure The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is preparing to welcome visitors back to
The Upper Room celebrates 90th anniversary in Nashville
Celebratory liturgy and lunch on August 20 and 21 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Upper Room, the world’s longest-running daily devotional
A fresh look at Samson’s search for intimacy in the Hebrew Bible
(The Conversation) — The biblical figure of Samson has long been understood as a man of brute strength, a warrior
Opus Dei Catholic who led Dallas ICE lawyers now defends immigrants
(RNS) — When Paul Hunker approached Dallas Bishop Edward Burns to introduce himself at the bishop’s 2017 installation Mass, he
Pope Leo XIV surprises Catholic youth festival with unexpected popemobile salute
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics on Tuesday and showed up unexpectedly
Jay Michaelson and the Epstein Cover-up
We are back from a brief summer break, and are ready to hit the ground running! This week on
A law rooted in moral panic about gay priests won’t save children from abuse
(RNS) — In May, Washington state passed a law requiring clergy to report child abuse to the authorities even when
How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters
Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier with high-profile connections, was arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges and later died by