civil disobedience
Will the zeal of Asbury University’s revival connect with God’s justice?
By Andre Henry — February 23, 2023
(RNS) — If it stays true to the call of the Hebrew prophets, the Asbury revival won't stop at summoning people to personal piety.
Ardeth Platte, Dominican nun dedicated to no-nukes cause, dies at 84
By Patrick O'Neill — September 30, 2020
(RNS) — She spent years in prison for nonviolent civil disobedience and later served as an inspiration for a character on the popular Netflix show ‘Orange Is the New Black.’
How a rally for the right in Charlottesville emboldened a resurgent Religious Left
By Jack Jenkins — April 17, 2020
(RNS) — From a new book by RNS correspondent Jack Jenkins that chronicles a new era of progressive activism and the hard work of reforging connections and reckoning with past mistakes required to revive a movement.
How the war on Christmas became the war on Easter
By Shane Claiborne — April 4, 2020
(RNS) — As states issue stay-at-home orders and bar gatherings, some evangelical Christians — those who believe they are a persecuted minority — have become convinced that religious freedom is under attack.
It’s time to revive religious civil disobedience
By John Gehring — July 23, 2019
(RNS) — Being a faithful Christian sometimes means breaking the rules. Moral disruption is a sacred act when the status quo is sinful.
For 40 days in 30 US cities, King’s Poor People’s Campaign lives again
By Yonat Shimron — May 14, 2018
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — The intent is to draw attention to the ways government has neglected its moral obligation to the country’s poor.
In the fight to preserve health care, we have to lay our bodies on the line
By Jennifer Butler — July 18, 2017
(RNS) — In the fight to ensure that more than 20 million Americans don’t lose the lifesaving care they so desperately need, people of faith have to be willing to put their bodies on the line.
Reform and Conservative Jews try a new tactic in battle for Israeli religious pluralism
By Yonat Shimron — November 22, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Many believe the time for quiet diplomacy has passed.
Why civil disobedience is irrelevant to gay marriage (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — July 8, 2015
(RNS) It seems very unlikely that government would mandate that religious organizations change their policies on gay marriage. It might, however, withdraw tax-exempt status, not from congregations, but from religious organizations.
Peace activist John Dear parts ways with the Jesuits
By David Gibson — January 8, 2014
(RNS) The Rev. John Dear has long been known as something of a Lone Ranger type in an order that is known for its powerful communal ethos and its strict vows of obedience.
Pa. pastor Frank Schaefer won’t quit voluntarily
By Renée K. Gadoua — December 16, 2013
(RNS) The Rev. Frank Schaefer said Monday he would refuse to surrender his clergy credentials voluntarily and continue to perform gay marriages in opposition to his denomination’s orders.
NAACP’s William Barber emerges as leader of Moral Monday protests
By Yonat Shimron — June 24, 2013
(RNS) At a time when the country is becoming less religious and liberal politicians shy away from faith-based rhetoric, this Disciples of Christ minister, steeped in the African-American church tradition, has emerged as a galvanizing force in North Carolina’s pushback against the Republican-dominated legislature.
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