RELIGION
The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . October 14, 2024
In his new book, Dr. Matthew D. Taylor sheds light on the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Christian nationalist movements. In The Violent Take
On Yom Kippur, New York Jews plan to publicly mourn Palestinian deaths
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . October 11, 2024
(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for
At events across the US, American Jews mark a grim anniversary
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . October 8, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — Brooklyn Jews rose from their seats in the rotunda-shaped sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim on Sunday (Oct. 6) to recite the
Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner and Mack McCarter awarded for civic service
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . October 5, 2024
(RNS) — Two notable pastors, the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, a public policy strategist and voting rights advocate, and Mack McCarter, founder and coordinator of Community
Cecelia Williams Bryant, AME Church minister and mentor to clergy, dies at 77
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . October 2, 2024
(RNS) — The Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, an African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop’s wife known for mentoring up-and-coming clergy and fostering prayer, died on Thursday
Vance, at Christian nationalist revival, says immigration stance is in keeping with faith
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . September 29, 2024
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (RNS) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance took the stage at Christian nationalist preacher Lance Wallnau‘s election-season revival tour on Saturday (Sept.
Who cares about the religion of the presidential tickets?
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . September 26, 2024
(RNS) — The other day, the news site Axios called this “the first presidential election in half a century in which neither candidate is openly
Interfaith Action at the State Level: Florida, North Dakota, Pennsylvania
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . September 23, 2024
In states and communities across the country, people of diverse religious and secular beliefs are coming together to fight for freedom of conscience for
Should Christian men run America? Hell no, say abuse survivors in new documentary
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . September 20, 2024
Christa Brown speaks about experiencing abuse, at a rally outside the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, June 11,
New survey points to correlation between Christian nationalism and authoritarian views
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . September 17, 2024
(RNS) — Americans who hold Christian nationalist views are also likely to express support for forms of authoritarianism, according to a new report, pointing to