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Timothy Snyder On Religion, Power, and Freedom

 This week, renowned historian and author Timothy Snyder joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the complex relationship between religion, freedom, and democracy.

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Why Christians should demand the establishment of the ERA now

(RNS) — The United States Constitution rightly secures protections for Americans whatever their race, religion and ethnicity. But not gender. Any rights and protections based

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From DC to the Vatican, baby Jesus is wearing a keffiyeh  

(RNS) — The scene representing the birth of Jesus is a common December sight, artfully arranged on church lawns or entryways across the country. But

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The administration that’s taking shape is prompting fear in some. Let’s face it together.

(RNS) — The New Testament’s Letter to the Hebrews urges us to remember the “great cloud of witnesses” who surround us, cheering us on as

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How Elon Musk became ‘prophet-in-chief’ of tech’s Trump-leaning conservatism

(RNS) — In the waning days of October, several hundred people gathered at the Life Center, a megachurch in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a town hall

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Pope Francis’ eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ plan to build an eco-village in the historic gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the popes, will

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Brownies, Frownies and Beef Bourguignon + John Schmidt and Jonathan Woodward

The one where Jonathan cooks for us. Picture this: a knock on the apartment door, in sweeps Jonathan Woodward, straight off a flight from Maine,

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Canary in the Coal Mine to Destroying Democracy With Rabbi Jill Jacobs

 This week, we dive into the Israel-Palestine crisis, reflecting on the struggles and the urgent call for peace. Recorded just before Rosh Hashanah and

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‘A Real Pain’ gets achingly close to the real quandaries of Holocaust remembrance

(RNS) — After arriving in Poland for a weeklong Holocaust “roots” tour, Benji, one of two Jewish American cousins whose trip is depicted in the

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Rabbinical group calls for stopping offensive military aid to Israel

(RNS) — A rabbinic human rights organization has signed on to a statement calling for an end to offensive military aid to Israel in light