The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that New York State’s COVID restrictions on houses of worship should be suspended. Learn more here. Learn about some Protestant churches’ attempt to return […]
News Round Up, Week of November 29
Jeff Bissoy-Mattis: New Media and Racial Justice
The Faith & Polity team sat down with Jeff Bissoy-Mattis, a journalist, storyteller, and entrepreneur based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to discuss the intersections of race, religion, and immigrant identity, and how those […]
News Round Up, Week of November 15
The fate of the senate will be determined in Georgia. Learn about Rev. Raphael Warnock and how his faith has influenced his politics. Read one take on how changes in the demographics […]
News Round Up, Week of November 8
If you’ve been living under a rock: Joe Biden is now president-elect. No hyperlinks here- you can google for yourself if you’d like confirmation. NPR noted that religious voters voted along similar […]
News Round Up, Week of November 1
Learn about the efforts of Emgage and other organizations to turn out one million Muslims to vote. Religion and Politics has this good companion read about efforts to suppress the Muslim vote. […]
Is White Evangelical Support for Trump About Abortion?
By Ryan P. Burge, Eastern Illinois University This article was originally published at https://religioninpublic.blog/ I have been mulling over what I’ve heard countless reporters espouse on social media and in their columns […]
News Round Up, Week of October 18
Daniel Bennett discusses the implications of an Amy Coney Barrett confirmation in Religion and Politics. Learn about Christian, Jewish, and Muslim GOTV efforts for the 2020 election here. Read a Christian perspective […]
News Round Up, Week of October 12
The Religious News Service detailed the top three moments regarding religion in this week’s Vice Presidential debate. Read about them here. Learn about Tanzin v. Tanvir, a Supreme Court case about whether […]
How Sikh Americans Can Vote in 2020 to Uplift American Society
By Navjot Pal Kaur Queens County has seen a remarkable transformation in the way in which incumbent Democrats have been replaced with progressive legislators who actually care about the communities they serve. […]
Rabbi Lori Koffman: The Jewish Case for Reproductive Rights
Join us for this fascinating and timely conversation on reproductive rights with Rabbi Lori Koffman, former Board Vice President at the National Council of Jewish Women. To learn more about Rabbi Lori […]
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