# evangelical (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover evangelical. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cardinal Brislin joins African clergy in calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/cardinal-brislin-joins-african-clergy-in-calling-israels-actions-in-gaza-genocide/) _2026-08-21 · Claire Giangravè · RNS_ VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Drawing on Africa’s experience of apartheid, genocide and war, Cardinal Stephen Brislin and nine other Catholic clergy say Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide — and argue silence is no longer an option. ## [Christian nationalists’ professed support for religious pluralism is often drowned out by perceptions that Christians are under threat](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/christian-nationalists-professed-support-for-religious-pluralism-is-often-drowned-out-by-perceptions-that-christians-are-under-threat/) _2026-08-21 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ (The Conversation) — Two political scientists explain why Christian nationalist beliefs endure. ## [Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/once-shaped-by-court-rituals-chinas-imperial-cuisine-lives-on-today/) _2026-08-21 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ BEIJING (AP) — Imperial cuisine encompasses the meals emperors ate daily and the feasts their courts held throughout the year. ## [A Muslim educator and a rabbi: One ideology threatens us both](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/a-muslim-educator-and-a-rabbi-one-ideology-threatens-us-both/) _2026-08-21 · Sharon Kleinbaum, Debbie Almontaser · RNS_ (RNS) — White supremacy does not distinguish between the communities it seeks to intimidate. Our resistance shouldn’t distinguish between them, either. ## [New book ‘A Nation Wrestles With God’ traces religious dialogue through our history](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/new-book-a-nation-wrestles-with-god-traces-religious-dialogue-through-our-history/) _2026-08-21 · Kathryn Post · RNS_ (RNS) — Wrestling — with the divine, with morality — might well be America’s most sustained pastime. ## [At 70, Sandi Patty sings ‘The Voice I Have Now,’ plans new album](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/21/at-70-sandi-patty-sings-the-voice-i-have-now-plans-new-album/) _2026-08-21 · Adelle M. Banks · RNS_ (RNS) — ‘It's the perfect song for someone sort of looking back over their career, looking back over life, and realizing God has been faithful all this time,’ Patty said in an interview. ## [As AI enters Sikh life, old debates on technology and tradition continue](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/as-ai-enters-sikh-life-old-debates-on-technology-and-tradition-continue/) _2026-08-20 · Kyle Desrosiers-Levine · RNS_ (RNS) — A machine may reproduce words, images or melodies. But Sikh practice, many argue, remains rooted in intention, consciousness and connection. ## [Hind Rajab, the 5-year-old killed in Gaza, should have been enough](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/hind-rajab-the-5-year-old-killed-in-gaza-should-have-been-enough/) _2026-08-20 · Omar Suleiman · RNS_ (RNS) — Hind Rajab was killed while pleading for help in a car with her six dead relatives. On Wednesday (Aug. 19), the Israeli military acknowledged for the first time its firing on the car. ## [A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/a-grenade-blast-near-a-school-complex-in-the-afghan-capital-wounds-at-least-42-children-the-un-says/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. mission known as UNAMA also called for an investigation to establish the circumstances of the explosion. ## [Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/supreme-court-asked-to-review-texas-law-requiring-the-ten-commandments-in-public-schools/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Supreme Court brief filed by Texas families, their attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Pd0aQepCcLiI) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/palestinian-american-returns-to-west-bank-to-defend-his-home-under-siege-by-israeli-settlers/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — The siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers comes as violence in the West Bank has soared in recent months. ## [Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/whistleblower-alleges-political-pressure-lack-of-evidence-in-antisemitism-probes-targeting-schools/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ WASHINGTON (AP) — The complaint alleges that the investigations into some of the nation's most prestigious academic institutions were designed to strong-arm the schools into cutting deals for political purposes. ## [A Hindu soldier and a Muslim poet show how religious identities overlapped in 19th-century India](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/a-hindu-soldier-and-a-muslim-poet-show-how-religious-identities-overlapped-in-19th-century-india/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ (The Conversation) — A scholar of India explores how two 19th-century memoirs portray a land where different religious identities coexist. ## [Birmingham church bombing wasn’t an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/birmingham-church-bombing-wasnt-an-isolated-act-of-terrorism-there-were-dozens-of-attacks-on-black-houses-of-worship-during-the-civil-rights-movement/) _2026-08-20 · Susanna Granieri · RNS_ (The Conversation) — More than 100 Black churches across the South were targeted from the 1950s-70s. Another wave of violence followed in the ‘90s – and there have been attacks in recent years, too. ## [11 faith groups accuse Trump administration of violating court order while spying on churches](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/11-faith-groups-accuse-trump-administration-of-violating-court-order-while-spying-on-churches/) _2026-08-20 · Jack Jenkins · RNS_ (RNS) — Religious groups now argue that the government has committed ‘multiple egregious violations’ of a preliminary injunction handed down in their case back in February. ## [13 US citizens denied entry to Israel for weeklong trip to learn about Palestinian Christians](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/13-u-s-citizens-denied-entry-to-israel-for-weeklong-trip-to-learn-about-palestinian-christians/) _2026-08-19 · Yonat Shimron · RNS_ (RNS) — Amid escalating violence in the West Bank, an interfaith group, led by a retired Emory University theology professor, was turned back at Israel's border. ## [Jason Arday’s unnecessary death and the cost of a graceless culture](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/jason-ardays-unnecessary-death-and-the-cost-of-a-graceless-culture/) _2026-08-19 · Andre Henry · RNS_ (RNS) — The tragedy reveals the cost of conflating cruelty and accountability. ## [DHS, probing anti-ICE activists, spied on at least five Midwest churches, court records indicate](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/despite-government-surveillance-of-their-churches-minnesota-congregations-remain-defiant/) _2026-08-19 · Jack Jenkins · RNS_ (RNS) — Church leaders were outraged and vowed to continue their advocacy for immigrants. ## [20 years ago, I wrote SBC leaders to warn them about abuse. They are still not listening.](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/20-years-ago-i-wrote-sbc-leaders-to-warn-them-about-abuse-they-are-still-not-listening/) _2026-08-19 · Amanda Koehn · RNS_ (RNS) — For more than 20 years, Southern Baptist leaders have refused to take responsibility for keeping abusers out of church. ## [California inmates celebrate a unique b’nai mitzvah](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/the-men-who-celebrated-a-bar-mitzvah-in-prison/) _2026-08-19 · Amanda Koehn · RNS_ SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (RNS) — 'I’m making a promise to never return to bloodshed or drugs,' one said. ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/25HzvVAYvPeU) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Photos of the Week: Indonesian earthquakes, Haitian immigrants](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/photos-of-the-week-indonesian-earthquakes-haitian-migrants/) _2026-08-19 · Amanda Koehn · RNS_ (RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the aftermath of earthquakes in Indonesia, support for Haitian migrants and more. ## [From ‘terror threat’ to ‘civilizational threat,’ top Republicans escalate anti-Muslim rhetoric](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/18/gop-rhetoric-on-muslims-is-shifting-from-terror-threat-to-civilizational-threat/) _2026-08-18 · Jack Jenkins, Ulaa Kuziez · RNS_ (RNS) — The avalanche directed at El-Sayed added to a wave of blatant anti-Muslim sentiment in mainstream politics that experts say is unprecedented, with politicians openly decrying the faith in new ways. ## [The only humanist in Congress on Christian nationalism, privilege and protecting democracy](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/18/the-only-humanist-in-congress-on-christian-nationalism-privilege-and-protecting-democracy/) _2026-08-18 · Katherine Stewart · RNS_ (RNS) — The fight against Christian nationalism needs Christians, too, the California congressman argues in his new book. ## [If Jesus showed up today, would he play guitar?](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/18/sing-this-in-memory-of-me-is-worship-music-a-new-sacrament/) _2026-08-18 · Bob Smietana · RNS_ Nashville (RNS) — During a gathering in Nashville, scholars looked at the theology, money and music reshaping how Americans worship and experience God. ## [CSB Teen Study Bible offers real questions, real answers for developing resilient faith](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/18/csb-teen-study-bible-offers-real-questions-real-answers-for-developing-resilient-faith/) _2026-08-18 · RNS Press Release Distribution Service · RNS_ Lifeway Christian Resources