Tag: Religion and society
Pope Francis’ approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic...
Steven P. Millies, Catholic Theological Union
Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples...
Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth
Helen A. Berger, Brandeis University
Yule will be celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere...
How the Christmas pudding, with ingredients taken from the colonies, became...
Troy Bickham, Texas A&M University
As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas...
Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but the same is true...
Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder
Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers...
A TikTok Jesus promises divine blessings and many worldly comforts
Brandon Dean, University of Iowa
The TikTok profile Daily Believer (@believerdaily) has 70 videos with computer-generated Jesuses looking directly...
In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred....
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose...
Latter-day Saints lawsuits raise questions over Mormon tithing – can churches...
Samuel Brunson, Loyola University Chicago
Three men have filed a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
#UsToo: How antisemitism and Islamophobia make reporting sexual misconduct and abuse...
Keren McGinity, Brandeis University
October 2023 marks the anniversary of #MeToo: six years since actor Alyssa Milano’s tweet calling...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
