Ethics/Morality/Religion
In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force. By Tim Craig / Wash Post
Pope starts 2026 with prayer for countries “bloodied by conflict.” By CBS News
Richard Smallwood, contemporary gospel musician known for ‘Total Praise,’ dies at 77. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
More Than New Year’s Eve: Black Churches Nationwide Mark Freedom’s Eve With Sacred Watch Night Service. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
“A path toward others”: Pope Leo calls for peace and welcoming immigrants with compassion. By CK Smith / Salon
JD Vance, playing unifier, declares the US ‘a Christian nation.’ By Mark Silk / RNS
What We Get Wrong About Christian Nationalism. By Molly Worthen / NYT
This political moment demands theology. By Douglas F. Ottati / The Christian Century
People Who Left ‘MAGA Christianity’ Share What It Really Took To Step Away. By Molly Wadzeck / HuffPost
With Dreadlocks and Yoga, Oslo’s Bishop Practices an Atypical Evangelism. By Lynsey Chutel / NYT
Why Is Christianity So Hard to Find in the Trump Administration? By Ross Douthat / NYT
Two governors — a Mormon Republican and a Jewish Democrat — team up to stop political violence. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Trump loyalists ‘declare war on the Catholic church. By Lesley Abravanel / AlterNet
For Catholics, mass deportations are immoral. By David Lantigua / NCR
Muslim students warn of spate of harassment by far-right Christian agitators. By Ulaa Kuziez / RNS
“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church. By Simon Tisdall / The Guardian
African Methodist Episcopal bishop, social justice advocate Reginald Jackson dies at 71. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
A Christian Answer to Trump and Trumpism Is Finally Here. By David French / NYT
‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates. By David Smith / The Guardian
California’s Oldest AME Church Celebrates Historic 175th Anniversary. By Antonio Ray Harvey / Eurweb
Shared songs with new meaning. By Melissa Florer-Bixler / The Christian Century
T.D. Jakes moves from pastoring to podcasting as his next focus. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Christian Nationalism Shapes Trump’s Disjointed Foreign Policy in Africa. By Jessica Washington / The Intercept
African Methodist Episcopal Church launches nationwide food drive in response to SNAP benefit cuts. RNS Press Release
The most horrifying religion case to hit the Supreme Court in years is also one of the hardest. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
Pope Leo Rebukes Donald Trump On Migration With Christ’s ‘End Of The World’ Warning. By Yesim Dikmen / HuffPost
Mike Johnson Has Lost the Moral Narrative. By William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hargrove /Ourmoralmoment
Religious leaders mount ‘moral counter’ to Trump’s ‘distortions of Christian values.’ By Lesley Abravanel / MSN
Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Varieties of Religious Experience. By Brad East / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
