The embrace of Christian nationalism was also at the heart of a notorious decision by the Alabama Supreme Court last week declaring that human embryos are children.
Actor and director Rob Reiner on his newest project, "God and Country," a film examining the history and rise of Christian nationalism in the US.
I am black, Christian, and American. And I unapologetically stand with Israel’s right to defend itself.
In his letter, the pope also called, once again, for the release of those hostages still being held by Hamas.
Orthodox Church activists, believers, and far-right groups have agitated for her to be subject to further criminal investigation for what they say was an act that insulted the icon and their beliefs.
Blessings were allowed last month in a document called Fiducia Supplicans (Supplicating Trust), which has caused widespread debate in the Catholic Church.
Lord Carey of Clifton addressed the European Coalition for Israel’s Emergency Summit on Global Antisemitism in Geneva last week.
The church court said the decision to expel him was taken in his absence after he failed to attend despite being summoned three times.
A side panel of the icon includes a depiction of the Georgian-born Stalin - an avowed atheist who violently repressed religion across the Soviet Union - being blessed by St Matrona of Moscow.
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