A Christian nation?

A Christian nation? At 250, America is still fighting over what that means
Religion News Service: Scholars say American history is more Christian than secular advocates claim — and less religious than Christian nationalists would assert. A look at the complicated, contested history of America as a Christian nation.

 

How progressive Christian activism might bring Gen Z back to church*
The New Republic: Liberal faith leaders are hoping to show through community participation that they are a safe haven for young people interested in exploring religion.

 

The megachurch caught in Brazil’s largest bank fraud*
Christianity Today: Lagoinha Global is the fourth-largest megachurch in the country. One of its pastors is involved in a multibillion-dollar scheme.

 

Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
The Associated Press: Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

 

She was shunned for renouncing Zionism. A decade later, a rabbinical college is honoring her.
Religion News Service: Hasia R. Diner’s honorary doctorate from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College is another sign of the breakdown of the American Jewish consensus over Israel.