The Defiant Trump Image That Made Critics Join the Cult How a single photograph transformed Trump into a mythical leader for some critics and supporters alike. Reason · Jul 16, 2024
John Lennon wasn’t joking about Jesus Brief letters: Lennon and Christianity | Pepys loses it | Two-child cap | Guardian delivery | Gareth and Gove | MPs and buses The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
‘Is this what a second Trump presidency will be like?’ – our art critic on the chilling shooting image In the heat of the assassination attempt, the bloodied ex-president’s defiance created a picture that echoes works of frontier heroism and religious resurrection. Could it be a warning of what is to come? The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024
Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The 44-year-old singer arrived after being turned away from a nearby charity hospital on evidence of drug use, then lay for hours on a stretcher in the hallway, unrecognized and unattended. Her estate amounted… The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024
Stephen Colbert on Biden: ‘One day older, but determined to stay in the race’ Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s efforts to reassure leading Democrats and Trump’s lies about Project 2025 The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2024
Donald Trump's 10 Crazy Commandments A tale of the evangelical right, the least religious president ever and Cecil B. DeMille's phony list from God Salon · Jul 7, 2024
‘Jesus is my saviour, Trump is my president.’ Why the religious right is rooting for a convicted conman From selling Bibles to extolling the Ten Commandments, Trump has been courting evangelicals all year. And despite his shortcomings, it is working as well as ever, says Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
Catholic Pilgrimage Revives Traditional Eucharistic Devotion In America Catholic pilgrimage along the Ohio River aims to reinforce Eucharistic faith and devotion among believers. Top News · Jun 25, 2024
On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage Catholics gathered for three days of traditional devotions in the small Ohio city of Steubenville as part of the two-month National Eucharistic Pilgrimage The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024
Louisiana asks SCOTUS for more theocracy Christian nationalists might as well force Trump Bibles into in every classroom, too Salon · Jun 21, 2024
OPINION - I've got Jude Bellingham fever: I'm obsessed and even tell my son to be "more Jude" I’m now officially obsessed with Jude Bellingham. Yes, I know all of us football fans are obsessed with him, being that utter novelty for England players: a winner. Oh we’ve had plenty of geniuses down the years, but they usually come with a dose of good old British self-destruction; they’re… Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024
Newly deciphered papyrus describes 'miracle' performed by 5-year-old Jesus A manuscript written in the fourth or fifth century describes how Jesus brought clay birds to life as a child. LiveScience · Jun 18, 2024
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss review – did enslaved scribes write the New Testament? The theologian and journalist suggests that slaves in the Roman empire contributed to the core texts of Christianity in this refreshingly readable book The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
"Whether it’s a simple song with three chords or a really elaborate epic piece, it’s all miraculous to me." How Neal Morse created his rock opera Jesus Christ: The Exorcist In 2019 the prolific Neal Morse went straight to the top as far as divine inspiration went for his rock opera about, you guessed it, Jesus! Louder · Jun 14, 2024
LiveScience · Jun 9, 2024 32 haunting shipwrecks from the ancient world Shipwrecks can reveal information about traded goods and even which rituals people partook in centuries ago. Here's a look at shipwrecks from ancient times found around the world.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024 In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games More than 120 faith leaders are preparing for an Olympic challenge — how to spiritually support some 14,000 athletes and their staff who will take part in the Paris Games
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2024 How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation The Rev. Matthew L
Bored Panda · Jun 4, 2024 Netizens Are Laughing At A Parent-Hired Exorcist Trying To Cast Out Gay Spirits From Son’s Room The video of these parents performing an exorcism on their gay son's room goes viral with hilarious reactions to it. The post Netizens Are Laughing At A Parent-Hired Exorcist Trying To Cast Out Gay Spirits From Son’s Room first appeared on Bored Panda.
Texas Observer · Jun 3, 2024 The New Apostolic Reformation Wants God’s Government Back A “prophetic” movement, led in part by Texans, is gaining ground—and everyone should pay attention.
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 ‘Trust Jesus’ MAGA bus crashes on way to Trump rally Couple Donna Eiden and Rocky Granata sell Trump-themed souvenirs from the vehicle as they travel to rallies all across the country
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024 18 years ago, Brian Shaffer walked into a bar and was never seen again. Now Ohio brothers are suing a Redditor who accused them of his murder Did the death of Brian’s mother and stress of medical school cause him to run away from his life? Kill himself? Or is he still alive? If so, where could he be? Andrea Cavallier reports on one of Ohio’s mysterious missing person cases
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2024 A Black pastor is preaching support for Trump – but can he win over voters? Darrell Scott, a Pentecostal minister from Cleveland, identifies himself as Trump’s ‘senior adviser’ – and has paid a high price for his allegiance
The Conversation · May 30, 2024 Crosby-Schøyen Codex: ancient Coptic manuscript reveals sermon that spurred violence against Jews The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie’s in London. If you have a spare £2-£3 million, don’t miss this opportunity to own a key example of the birth of Christian…
International Business Times · May 27, 2024 Spain Unveils 'Lost Caravaggio' That Nearly Sold For A Song A painting by Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and nearly auctioned off for a song, was unveiled at Madrid's Prado Museum on Monday.
Salon · May 26, 2024 Cracking the Christian nationalist code The Christian right has a clearly anti-democratic agenda — but it's concealed with deliberately confusing terms