Ethics/Morality/Religion
The Share of Religious Americans Will Continue to Decline. By Jessica Grose / NYT
Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., long-serving AME Zion Church leader, dies at 77. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Anti-Semitism Is Just a Pretext. By Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic
Suicide risk is up for Black teens. This church is tackling it. By Katia Riddle / NPR
As White House considers abandoning foreign aid, faith groups say they can’t do it alone. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
The D C church that beat the Proud Boys in court now owns their name: An interview with Metropolitan AME pastor Bill Lamar. By Jasmin Pittman / The Christian Century
Trump’s Vision for America: I Am God. The Intercept Briefing
The Moral Cost of Murdering Ukraine. By Russell Moore / Christianity Today
Faith Leaders Blast GOP’s Attacks on Poor and Tax Cuts for the Rich. By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams
Trump’s Christian Nationalists are targeting those the Bible is most worried about. By Liz Theoharris / AlterNet
A Tale of Two Christianities. By Jeanne Petrolle / Patheos
Documentary highlights the tensions, isolation of being ‘Black + Evangelical.’ By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Historic Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
The Truth of a Love Supreme. By Justin Giboney / Christianity Today
America Loses Its Soul When It Rejects People Fleeing Danger. By Diana Nayeri / NYT
Jesus Christ is your God. Or Trump is your god. You chose. By Rebecca Hamilton / Public Catholic
“Slavery produced a genuine affection between the races”: Hegseth’s church foretold “DEI” firings. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
The Catholic Church has played a shameful role in Black American history. By Alessandra Harris / NCR
The spiritual wisdom of Howard Thurman in the face of fear. By Daniel P. Horan / NCR
How Trump Twisted DEI to Only Benefit White Christians. By Jessica Washington / The Intercept
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters. By Sarah Stankorb / The New Republic
“His mission is to eradicate ‘woke Jesus’”: How money, lies and religion are abused to gut democracy. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Black faith leaders call for Target boycott for backing off diversity initiatives. By Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today
Christian nationalism is rising. So is the Christian resistance. By Benyamin Cohen / Forward
Alfred Street Baptist Church Worship Service. The DEI of Grace. By Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley / You Tube
“What the Lord established”: Elon Musk is camouflaging a Christian nationalist takeover. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Black, atheist and unapologetic: the rise of secularism in African American communities. By Justin Ray / The Guardian
Why Is Judaism Struggling In The United States? By Alonzo Gaskell / Patheos
Pope decries ‘major crisis’ of Trump’s mass deportation plans, rejects Vance’s theology. By Christopher White / NCR
The path of best resistance: “Faith-rooted messaging would help build broader political support.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
