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Similar to Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge how we think about race, religion and belonging in the Americas.

In this moment of national outrage and community grief, is it possible for Americans across the political spectrum to extend a measure of sympathy — if not empathy — for a young man whose public voice shaped our times, and whose memorial invites reflection?

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and founder of Palantir, the surveillance company used by U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, launched a private lecture series on “the Antichrist” for technologists and futurists. Thiel seems to see the apocalypse unfolding in stages.

People have been steadily walking away from churches in recent years – and with good reason. However, if we embrace the idea of church as an organizing force for activism and a haven for misfits, perhaps we can chip away at this apathy and reclaim its widespread power to positively influence society.

For decades, one name was ubiquitous in American evangelical homes: Focus on the Family. And one man’s name was nearly synonymous with it: James Dobson.

Swaggart’s calls for a return to conservative Christian norms live on in today’s world of tradwives, limited access to abortion and calls to repeal gay marriage, writes a scholar of religion.

As fascism threatens to rise in America, a “soft theocracy” is already here — a system where particular religious values and beliefs shape public policy without being the official state religion.

“Da pope” is more than an interesting novelty. At a time when our country and world are as divided as Cubs and Sox fans, Pope Leo XIV has the potential to lead us away from our rivalries.

Ocean Beach church community gathers for community-wide Stations of the Cross hosted by the newly formed Peninsula Faith Leaders.