Clergy sometimes place themselves in harm’s way for moral and religious reasons. A scholar of religious ethics explains when – and why.
- Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
A scholar of religion and migration writes about the long-standing tensions among Christians regarding their moral obligations to those more or less closely connected to them.
Religiously affiliated organizations can clash with politicians on humanitarian aid to migrants, raising issues around religious freedom and hospitality to newcomers.
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
Religious freedom has grown more important in US foreign policy – but does that come at the expense of promoting other human rights?
Si cree que los votantes latinos son católicos de tendencias izquierdistas, podría estar equivocado.
If you think of Latino voters as left-leaning Catholics, think again.
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice.
The religious right may have dominated US politics for decades, but progressive Christians are growing louder in their faith-based opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Some parents were recently charged with paying bribes for their children’s admission to top colleges. Religious thought can help us understand what drives such greed and also provide ethical guidance.
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