Opinion Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Opinion Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/ 32 32 The Americans with Disabilities Act is still doing its work. Churches should join in. https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-did-not-make-america-inclusive-it-made-an-inclusive-america-possible/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-did-not-make-america-inclusive-it-made-an-inclusive-america-possible/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:18:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156171 (RNS) — A church that includes people with disabilities is a more radiant church.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-did-not-make-america-inclusive-it-made-an-inclusive-america-possible/feed/ 0 Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school, but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:46:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156090&preview=true&preview_id=4156090 (The Conversation) — Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial first for the country.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/feed/ 0 Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:42:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156092&preview=true&preview_id=4156092 (The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/feed/ 0 The new hijabi-only beach in Montenegro is a welcome sign of inclusivity https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:00:13 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155918 (RNS) — Discrimination against Muslim women at beach resorts and pools has become rife across Europe.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/feed/ 0 An old president and an old pope https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:35:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155744 (RNS) — One used television to remind us that age brings wisdom. The other reminded us of the benefits of political bosses.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/feed/ 0 The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:08:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155916&preview=true&preview_id=4155916 (The Conversation) — The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/feed/ 0 Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change. https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:54:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155798 (RNS) — A new book details how an attempt to soften abortion politics started an all-out assault on reproductive rights.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/feed/ 0 How Catholic seminaries can serve the creative explosion in US Catholic education https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:50:35 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155728 (RNS) — Catholic seminaries can stop their own decline by re-envisioning their role in the life of the church.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/feed/ 0 Why Kinky Friedman still matters https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/kinky-friedman/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/kinky-friedman/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:08:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155485 (RNS) — No, they ain't making Jews like Jesus anymore. And, for good reason. Thanks, Kinky.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/kinky-friedman/feed/ 0 Why did Putin visit a tiny Orthodox church in North Korea? https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/why-did-putin-visit-a-tiny-orthodox-church-in-north-korea/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/why-did-putin-visit-a-tiny-orthodox-church-in-north-korea/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:54:17 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155547 (RNS) — The presence of a Russian Orthodox Church in Pyongyang is meant to send a powerful message about Russia’s sphere of influence.

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