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On December 19, 2019, Christianity Today's general editor, Mark Galli, wrote an editorial called “Trump Should Be Removed from Office.”

Opinion: An open letter from friends of Christianity Today affirming Mark Galli’s editorial 

by: Roxanne Stone Dec. 24, 2019 (RNS) — This week Christians around the world will be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For those of usRead More

Opinion: Christianity Today roils the evangelical waters

by: Mark Silk Dec. 22, 2019 (RNS) — The timing of Christianity Today’s editorial calling for President Trump’s ouster couldn’t have been better. With impeachment voted and Congress gone forRead More

“As a Catholic, I resent your using the word 'hate' in a sentence that addresses me,” she said. “I don’t hate anyone.”

Opinion: Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead

by: Thomas Reese Dec. 5, 2019 (RNS) — The political atmosphere in our country has become so toxic that it becomes a news story when the speaker of the HouseRead More

His was a religious message, without theology.

Opinion: Was Mister Rogers the messiah?

by: Jeffrey Salkin Nov. 27, 2019 (RNS) — The question seems blasphemous. But the idea certainly must be in many people’s minds as they emerge from the movie theater afterRead More

What we have to learn is how to celebrate life.

Opinion: Henri Nouwen on celebrating the holidays — and every day

author Rev. Henri J. M. Nouwen
by: SUZANNE REID Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the posthumously published “Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in An Age of Anxiety,” by the late Henri Nouwen. Nov.Read More

Is there a better approach churches can take to dealing with sexual sin?

Opinion: Sex scandals show why evangelicals need to recover the sacrament of confession

by: Joseph D’Souza Nov. 14, 2019 (RNS) — Recent news that popular Christian comedian John Crist has been accused of sexual harassment put the spotlight once again on sexual sinRead More

All of which got me thinking about a little-known character in the book of Genesis...

Opinion: God’s Uber driver in Pittsburgh

Uber
by: Jeffrey SalkinNov. 11, 2019 (RNS) — Let me tell you about Uber drivers. But, first, let me tell you about a stock character in Hasidic stories — the baalagolah,Read More

[T]his form of pastoral malpractice does immeasurable damage to individuals, institutions and faith communities.

Opinion: Communion should be personal, not political

Joe Biden & Communion question
by: Paul O’DonnellOct. 31, 2019 (RNS) — Joe Biden is a proud Catholic. He carries a rosary to remember his late son Beau, and as recent headlines show, he attendsRead More

The basis for this conventional wisdom is what came to be known in the early 2000s as the God gap.

Opinion: Do the Democrats have a religion problem?

Election map
by: Mark Silk Oct. 31, 2019 (RNS) — For the past couple of decades, the question, “Do the Democrats have a religion problem?” has seemed to answer itself. Of courseRead More

Put another way, people aren’t leaving faith, but they are actively leaving Christianity.

Opinion: Christianity as we know it is dying. Let’s welcome the new life ahead.

religiously unaffiliated or "nones"
by: Amy Butler Oct. 30, 2019 (RNS) — In a recent study, Pew reported that 26% of Americans now self-identify as religiously unaffiliated, up from 17% just 10 years ago.Read More