Religion

The Colorful Block in 2025.

Gaza Is Still Here Gaza Is Still Here

Despite a “ceasefire,” Israel’s killing has not ended. Neither has the determination of the Palestinian people to survive.

Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Rayan El Amine, Lizzy Ratner, and Jack Mirkinson

The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas during her sermon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City on January 19, 2026.

Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day sermon by the Rev. Canon Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas.

Jan 21, 2026 / Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas

The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament  “First They Came…”

The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…” The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…”

In his celebrated mea culpa, the German pastor Martin Niemöller blamed his failure to speak out against the Nazis on indifference. Was that the whole reason?

Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Barry Yourgrau

How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational

How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational

Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.

Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Elle Hardy

Pope Leo XIV stands in front of a Christmas nativity scene at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican on December 15, 2025.

The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing

John Fugelsang and Pope Leo XIV remind us that Christian nationalism and capitalism get in the way of the message of the season.

Dec 24, 2025 / John Nichols

“The First Thanksgiving, 1621,” by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930).

The Pilgrims Were Doomsday Cultists The Pilgrims Were Doomsday Cultists

The settlers who arrived in Plymouth were not escaping religious persecution. They left on the Mayflower to establish a theocracy in the Americas.

Nov 26, 2025 / Jane Borden

Muslim New Yorkers gather in Astoria, Queens, to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election victory on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor

What Zohran Mamdani’s win signifies—and what it doesn’t.

Nov 12, 2025 / Ade Khan

The Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025.

The Return of Right-Wing Anti-Zionism—and Antisemitism The Return of Right-Wing Anti-Zionism—and Antisemitism

For reasons both good and bad, Israel is dividing the Republican Party.

Nov 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US investment forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on May 13, 2025.

What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions? What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.

Oct 8, 2025 / Ebtihal Mubarak

Cardinal Timothy Dolan holds forth on “Fox and Friends.”

The Archbishop of New York Should Know Charlie Kirk Was No Saint The Archbishop of New York Should Know Charlie Kirk Was No Saint

Cardinal Dolan’s recent remarks on Fox News were playing to the Catholic Church’s most reactionary elements.

Oct 3, 2025 / Dominic Preziosi

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