Mark Silk
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Sometime newspaperman and professor; columnist at Religion News Service.
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Texas A&M cracks down on gender ideology
(RNS) — A contemporary dialogue.
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5 days ago
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Of course Mauser is an amoral jerk:
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'Marty Supreme' is a classic American Jewish dark comedy
(RNS) — The main character may not be upright, but he's an archetype in the mythos of the American Dream.
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12 days ago
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Religious identity politics:
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The non-Christian purpose of Trump's Christmas present to the Nigerians
(RNS) — The United States goes to war with Christian identity as cover.
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19 days ago
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The VP's Christian American creed.
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JD Vance, playing unifier, declares the US 'a Christian nation'
(RNS) — Call it inclusion, Christian nationalist style.
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26 days ago
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A friend recovers from Trump Enchantment Syndrome
(RNS) — It’s the opposite of Trump Derangement Syndrome, only worse.
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about 1 month ago
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That University of Oklahoma student deserved her zero:
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Was a University of Oklahoma student unjustly flunked because of anti-Christian bias?
(RNS) — Samantha Fulnecky could have posed a serious, Bible-based challenge to a question about gender in her psych class paper. But she didn't.
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about 1 month ago
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Why not teach about the impact of religion on American history?
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Ohio's Charlie Kirk education bill has a great preamble. It goes downhill after that.
(RNS) — When we teach the influence of 'Judeo-Christian values,' we need to teach how that influence actually worked.
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about 2 months ago
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Christian nationalism nixes the Judeo-Christian tradition:
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On the right, Judeo-Christian values are out and Christian nationalism is in
(RNS) — As someone who has been studying the use of ‘Judeo-Christian’ in American public discourse for over 40 years, I can say with confidence its usage has come full circle.
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2 months ago
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Trump goes full Catholic:
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President Trump's saintly message
(RNS) — On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.
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2 months ago
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American Jewish anxiety, to the left and to the right:
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The greater worry: Mamdani or the Heritage Foundation?
(RNS) — Jews have a choice.
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2 months ago
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Demonic possession from The Exorcist back to the Middle Ages...Happy Halloween!
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Scary demons? Only if you harbor a little evil yourself.
(RNS) — Possession wasn't as spooky in the Middle Ages as it is in 'The Exorcist.'
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3 months ago
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Oklahoma's Christian nationalist culture war:
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In Walters' wake, Oklahoma pushes back against Christian nationalism
(RNS) — No Bibles in public school classrooms for now.
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3 months ago
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Ramaswamy's Hinduism v. TPUSA:
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Give Vivek Ramaswamy an A- on his church-state quiz
(RNS) — Answering a Turning Point USA questioner, the erstwhile GOP presidential candidate deftly fended them off by citing the US Constitution.
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3 months ago
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A cautionary note from the Bible's least attractive prophet:
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Prophet Jonah was bent on destruction. Does he have a lesson for Gaza's combatants?
(RNS) — A tale of two Ninevehs.
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3 months ago
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Love v. Hate at the Kirk memorial service:
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Kirk's memorial was caught between the Sermon on the Mount and spiritual warfare
(RNS) — Will Donald Trump's or Erika Kirk's Christianity win out?
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4 months ago
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When the right pushes back against the left's criticism of "thoughts and prayers":
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When liberals decry thoughts and prayers
(RNS) — In the Bible, even God was known to say that prayer and repentance aren’t enough.
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4 months ago
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MAGA has found its Horst Wessel:
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Charlie Kirk is fast becoming an emblem of Trump's political religion
(RNS) — Past leaders have used shocking events to bring us together. Trump is making Kirk a martyr to drive Americans apart.
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4 months ago
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Trump v. Kaine re: the Declaration's god-given rights:
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Trump versus Kaine on God-given rights
(RNS) — A tempest in a teapot sends us back to Thomas Jefferson.
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4 months ago
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Rabbis' criticism of Israel's devastation of Gaza falls short of Netanyahu:
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Rabbis criticize Israeli government for Gaza
(RNS) — While several groups of rabbis have taken Israel to task, they are hardly voices crying in the wilderness.
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5 months ago
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Why you should read the Texas judge's Ten Commandments injunction:
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. (Spoiler alert: it a hoot.)
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Texas judge enjoyably enjoins the Ten Commandments
(RNS) — In blocking a statute requiring the Decalogue to be posted in public schools, a judge’s injunction is both solid jurisprudence and a good read.
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5 months ago
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When religious needs to be limited:
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SCOTUS supported parents' rights in education. But religious free exercise needs limits.
(RNS) — Case in point: a California faith-based day care lawsuit.
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5 months ago
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Euthanasia on the march in Canada:
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Why has Canada embraced euthanasia?
(RNS) — In short, because Canadians want it.
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5 months ago
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Does the arc of the moral universe really bend toward justice?
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What the story of the Charleston church murders teaches
(RNS) — The twists and turns of racial justice in America.
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6 months ago
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There's a new religion jurisprudence in town:
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The Supreme Court's radical revision of its views on religion in public schools
(RNS) — Promoting religion is now the order of the day.
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6 months ago
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How Washington State botched a child protection law:
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Washington state shows how to botch a child protection law
(RNS) — Even Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown told the law's supporters he 'wished lawmakers had worked more closely with his office before passing the bill.'
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6 months ago
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No, Virginia. Trump's IRS didn't kill of the Johnson Amendment:
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Despite tempest over a tax exemption, Trump's IRS keeps Johnson Amendment intact
(RNS) — Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the Johnson Amendment.
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6 months ago
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When do you think public school students should be permitted to opt out:
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A quiz on the Supreme Court's new religious opt-out standard
(RNS) — To what extent are you on board?
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7 months ago
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On the morality of bombing Iran:
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Was it moral to bomb Iran?
(RNS) — The Greek early church fathers taught that we can consider a war necessary and repent for engaging in it at the same time.
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7 months ago
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Leo's reviving the papal vacation at Castel Gandolfo. Here's something for him to do:
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The new pope's going on vacation! A few ideas for his Castel Gandolfo stay
(RNS) — The luxury of time off is back on the papal agenda.
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7 months ago
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The conservative evangelical charged with assassination in Minnesota is a radical leftist? Uh, no.
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How not to deal with the assassination in Minnesota
(RNS) — Trump is true to form.
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7 months ago
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Madison wouldn't have approved Oklahoma's religious charter school either:
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The establishment clause lives to fight another day
(RNS) — The Supreme Court keeps Oklahoma from creating a religious charter school.
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8 months ago
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Pat on the back to the American Jewish Committee for working with ed groups to condemn 1) campus antisemitism and 2) Trump administration's campaign against same:
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It's possible to criticize campus antisemitism and Trumpian overreach. The AJC just did.
(RNS) — Unsurprisingly, this didn't go over well on the Jewish right.
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8 months ago
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Pope Leo XIV v. right-wing "Americanism":
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What's in the new pope's name? A legacy of concern about 'Americanism.'
(RNS) — No pontiff before or since paid more attention to the US than the previous Leo — who didn't always approve.
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8 months ago
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Criticism of the late pope is traditional. Will it make a difference?
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Criticism of the late pope is par for the course
(RNS) — Will it affect the choice of his successor?
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9 months ago
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How fundamentalism has shaped American Catholicism:
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The fundamentalist strain in American Catholicism
(RNS) — It’s not just traditionalism.
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9 months ago
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Trump's hateful Easter message:
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Trump refashions the presidential Easter message into an enemies list
(RNS) — Professing admiration for Pope Francis, the president nonetheless can't turn the other cheek.
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9 months ago
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Are the Democrats better off with Gallego? Yes. Manchin was going to lose, just as Brown and Tester lost. Circumstances and the candidates in question count. Mary Peltola could win in Alaska.
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9 months ago
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How satanic is Trump? AI answers:
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The Devil and Mr. Trump: An AI analysis
(RNS) — A reader asked Chat GPT to compare and contrast.
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9 months ago
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Moses was a stranger in a strange land. Now us:
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When America becomes a strange land
(RNS) — A Passover lesson for all of us who suddenly find the United States a strange land.
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9 months ago
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Yeshiva U. sows confusion with decision to allow LGBTQ club — maybe on purpose:
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Yeshiva University accepts an LGBTQ club, sort of
(RNS) — Confusion reigns, perhaps fortuitously, at the Orthodox Jewish university.
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10 months ago
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The movement to place the 10 Commandments in classrooms is winning some, losing others — and may well succeed in Scotus:
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Why not post the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom?
(RNS) — Today’s advocates think there’s good reason to believe it will happen.
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10 months ago
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A fight of biblical proportions in Oklahoma schools:
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In Oklahoma, a fight of biblical proportions
(RNS) — To teach or not to teach ... the King James Version.
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10 months ago
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When trolling columns gets out of hand:
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Trolls gonna troll, but reasonable religious debate won't be rolled
(RNS) — Canceling others’ comments for no good reason is a bridge too far.
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11 months ago
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Trump DOJ doesn't like a federal judge asking one of its attorneys WWJD. WTF?
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Should a judge be censured for asking WWJD?
(RNS) — The Trump Justice Department thinks so.
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11 months ago
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Catholic bishops right to sue Trump administration for disgracefully suspending funds committed by Congress to pay for refugee settlement services:
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Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for suspending refugee assistance
(RNS) — You might think that an administration that has made 'religious liberty' a battle cry would respect the mission of the nation's largest religious body.
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11 months ago
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A case in point:
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Criticize the late Chabad Rebbe at your peril
(RNS) — Especially when you're an insider.
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11 months ago
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Trump's new-old Faith Center is the latest if hardly the greatest chapter in the saga of George W. Bush's faith-based initiative:
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The White House has a Faith Office!
(RNS) — From compassionate conservatism to nothing of the sort.
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11 months ago
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How about setting an example and going back into the private sector yourself, Mr. President?
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12 months ago
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Idaho legislature's anti-ssm "memorial" is performative MAGA cosplay:
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Idaho goes after same-sex marriage
(RNS) — But its challenge is mostly rhetorical.
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12 months ago
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Trump's religious opposition is rising:
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The gathering force of Trump's religious opposition
(RNS) — We are seeing the beginnings of an interfaith protest movement the likes of which we haven’t seen since the March on Washington.
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12 months ago
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