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For many religious Americans, the word ‘liberal’ has become taboo
By Ryan Burge — September 11, 2019
(RNS) — If you went to a church on a random Sunday morning in 1974 and grabbed 20 white parishioners, 11 would have been Democrats. Today, four would be Democrats. And those Democrats would outnumber the politically liberal churchgoers by a 2-1 ratio.
How the Democratic Party lost its soul—and can regain it in the age of Trump
By Jana Riess — August 24, 2018
When was the last time we saw a Democrat actively court religious leaders—not merely in a calculated way to achieve a political end, but because he or she sincerely tied that political end to sacred principles?
2018 likely to be another tough year for the archbishop of Canterbury
By Catherine Pepinster — December 20, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — This past year was a trying one for Justin Welby — but he could be in for greater trials.
ANALYSIS: The surprising afterlife of Pope Benedict XVI
By David Gibson — February 25, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) When Pope Benedict XVI officially left the Vatican in a helicopter a year ago this week (Feb. 28), becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, many in his conservative fan base were aghast, even angry. He has betrayed us, said those who thought Benedict’s papacy would be the final triumph […]
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis is not a standard bearer for the right or the left
By Tom Krattenmaker — December 9, 2013
(RNS) The pope is not a politician, a media loudmouth or an activist. He is a religious figure, wholly dedicated to representing the Gospel of Jesus Christ as he understands it to a world caught up in a thousand other things.
An aging maverick, Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong has no regrets
By David Gibson — October 10, 2013
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. (RNS) Many of the views that once turned the former Episcopal bishop of Newark into a modern-day heretic are now regarded as so matter-of-fact that they barely occasion much notice.
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
By David Gibson — October 1, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis made clear that a chief evil in the church was the “narcissism” of its leaders, even calling the papal court a "leprosy of the papacy."
Excerpts from Pope Francis’ explosive new interview
By David Gibson — September 19, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis has given a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with journalists from his own Jesuit order in which he made a number of stunningly frank comments that are likely to rattle the church and cement his reputation as a pastoral rather than a doctrinal leader. Here are excerpts featuring his most provocative comments, plus links to the full transcript.
Unitarian Universalists see chance for growth in growth of secularism
By Bob Smietana — October 4, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Unitarian Universalists grew nationally by 15.8 percent from 2000 to 2010, and while they remain small in total numbers with about 211,000 adherents nationwide, Unitarians believe their open-minded faith has a bright future as an alternative to more exclusive brands of religion. By Bob Smietana/USA Today.
10 minutes with âÂ?¦ Joanna Brooks
By Tracy Gordon — February 1, 2012
(RNS) Lauren Markoe talks with Mormon writer Joanna Brooks about why she can't vote for Mitt Romney, why Americans are weirded out by Mormonism and how her interfaith marriage will affect the afterlife.
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