How to fight Holocaust denial in social media – with the evidence of what really happened

Last updated on: December 7, 2020 at 10:17 am By The Conversation

As social media platforms fight Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, online archives offer another possible approach: direct links to the historic truth. Read more

How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration

Last updated on: December 7, 2020 at 10:14 am By The Conversation

For much of American history, the only December holiday to be recognized in the White House was Christmas, but menorah lightings are now an annual tradition. Read more

How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new country

Last updated on: November 25, 2020 at 1:44 pm By The Conversation

In 1789, George Washington celebrated Thanksgiving by going to a poorly-attended church service, giving charity, and trying to pull the young country together. Read more

60 years after JFK, Biden as second Catholic president offers a refresh in church’s political role

Last updated on: November 22, 2020 at 5:46 pm By The Conversation

The US Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was in JFK's time. Biden could offer an opportunity for the church to move beyond so-called "culture war" issues. Read more

What’s next for American evangelicals after Trump leaves office?

Last updated on: November 22, 2020 at 5:47 pm By The Conversation

When Trump leaves the White House in January, many American evangelicals will feel that they've lost their protector in chief. Read more

Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance

Last updated on: November 22, 2020 at 5:46 pm By The Conversation

Effective communication on COVID-19 guidelines requires understanding the moral foundations of opposition to masks. Read more

Who are patron saints and why do Catholics venerate them?

Last updated on: November 10, 2020 at 9:57 am By The Conversation

There could soon be a patron saint of the Internet, the latest in a long line of Catholic tradition. Many saints are venerated for specific reasons, professions or even nations. There are saints who are believed to provide assistance in selling a property. Read more

The Black Church has been getting ‘souls to the polls’ for more than 60 years

Last updated on: November 1, 2020 at 11:48 am By The Conversation

By David D. Daniels III, McCormick Theological Seminary At Black churches up and down the U.S., religious slogans have been supplanted with another message in the run up to Nov. 3: Vote! The landscape of the 2020 general election has been dotted with efforts by the Black Church – churches that have traditionally had predominantly African American congregation – to encourage voter registration, mobilization and protect against efforts to suppress the vote. Under slogans including “Souls to the Polls,” “AME... Read more

Beheading in France could bolster president’s claim that Islam is in ‘crisis’ – but so is French secularism

Last updated on: October 21, 2020 at 10:16 am By The Conversation

Macron wants to 'build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment.' But that goal assumes France is compatible with Islam, says a Muslim scholar of religion and politics. Read more

Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidents

Last updated on: October 13, 2020 at 3:55 pm By The Conversation

Trump uses more religious terms in his set-piece addresses than any other president in the last 100 years. Read more