The mainline’s unexpected 2026 political comeback
Religion Unplugged: This election year, two candidates who personify the Mainline could conceivably flip Republican seats and give Democrats control of the U.S. Senate
Fulton Sheen, Catholic media star, will be beatified in St Louis Thursday
Religion News Service: This Thursday, the Catholic bishop who charmed millions while explaining theological concepts and scrawling on a blackboard on his show “Life Is Worth Living” will come one step closer to being declared a saint.
Understanding the Bible in terms of justice isn’t new*
The Christian Century: Claudia Setzer traces a bold tradition of reading scripture for the love of God, neighbor, and a more humane society.
Tradition and change among Latter-day Saints in the U.S.
Pew Research Center: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are still highly religious and conservative, but signs point to demographic and social change.
The Washington Post: Fewer Americans raised Mormon are staying in the faith, study finds*
Under congressional pressure, a major Muslim charity cuts ties and changes its name
Religion News Service: Islamic Relief USA, a humanitarian organization with a $150 million annual budget, rebranded itself as the Islamic Development and Empowerment in America after members of Congress threatened to have its tax-exempt status revoked.
The Spark
The incredible journey of a migratory shorebird
Godwits* make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world, The New Yorker says. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?
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