Religion Unplugged
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Award-winning, nonprofit digital magazine about religion in public life around the world. Part of The Media Project. Exec Ed Clemente Lisi. Member of @inn.org.
Anglican churches celebrated the Feast of Creation in September, stressing the need to care for God’s creation and the environment. Yet this is nothing new for the many churches that have been quietly participating in horticulture as part of their daily mission.
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‘Sowing And Growing’: UK Churches Bring Back Community Gardens
More than 9,000 churches and chapels across the United Kingdom participate in the A Rocha U.K. Eco-Church movement, which encourages congregations to care for the environment around their buildings.
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October 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Anglican churches celebrated the Feast of Creation in September, stressing the need to care for God’s creation and the environment. Yet this is nothing new for the many churches that have been quietly participating in horticulture as part of their daily mission.
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NYANGA, Zimbabwe — Nyangani Mountain, the highest peak in Zimbabwe, has been the source of local intrigue for decades: People have gone missing, strange phenomena have created mystical experiences; and now, some are even claiming the mountain is home to UFOs. religionunplugged.com/news/christi...
UFOs, Demons Or Something Else?: Mystery Grows Around Sacred African Mountain
The highest peak in Zimbabwe, standing at 2,592 meters above sea level, has been the source of local intrigue for decades: People have gone missing, strange natural phenomena have created inexplicable...
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October 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
NYANGA, Zimbabwe — Nyangani Mountain, the highest peak in Zimbabwe, has been the source of local intrigue for decades: People have gone missing, strange phenomena have created mystical experiences; and now, some are even claiming the mountain is home to UFOs. religionunplugged.com/news/christi...
"The film is not only one of the best movies with a Muslim protagonist I’ve seen, but one of the best faith-based films, period." (@NormalGuy8 on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother) religionunplugged.com/news/your-mo...
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ One Of The Best Faith-Based Muslim Films Ever Made
(REVIEW) What makes “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” so impressive is that it combines so many things that are hard to find in faith-focused movies. Hollywood films have long struggled to make mo...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"The film is not only one of the best movies with a Muslim protagonist I’ve seen, but one of the best faith-based films, period." (@NormalGuy8 on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother) religionunplugged.com/news/your-mo...
On this week’s podcast, W. Tyler Allen speaks about his book, which celebrates God’s ability to use the miraculous, the bizarre — and even the downright creepy to connect with his people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz9qZQ6hNCE
Is Strangeness Next To Holiness?
A chunk of flesh floating in a glass of water—this was the discover...
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October 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
On this week’s podcast, W. Tyler Allen speaks about his book, which celebrates God’s ability to use the miraculous, the bizarre — and even the downright creepy to connect with his people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz9qZQ6hNCE
(OPINION) Defense officials defend the mandate requiring military chaplains to replace faith-specific prayers with non-religious spiritual reflections as a necessary step toward state neutrality and inclusivity. However, this decision achieves the opposite. religionunplugged.com/news/canada-...
When Inclusion Becomes Erasure: The Canadian Military’s Secularization Of Prayer
(OPINION) By demanding that public discourse be scrubbed of distinct theological substance, the state is fundamentally rewriting the rules of the Canadian public square. What is promoted as a welcomin...
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September 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
(OPINION) Defense officials defend the mandate requiring military chaplains to replace faith-specific prayers with non-religious spiritual reflections as a necessary step toward state neutrality and inclusivity. However, this decision achieves the opposite. religionunplugged.com/news/canada-...
Earlier this month, controversial U.S. senate candidate
@jamestalarico.bsky.social visited Baylor University. What do the students think about him? religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
@jamestalarico.bsky.social visited Baylor University. What do the students think about him? religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
In Red Texas, Talarico Makes Faith Part Of His Democratic Appeal
A private Christian college in a historically red state isn’t usually a campaign stop for a Democratic candidate. But James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, did just that, makin...
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September 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Earlier this month, controversial U.S. senate candidate
@jamestalarico.bsky.social visited Baylor University. What do the students think about him? religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
@jamestalarico.bsky.social visited Baylor University. What do the students think about him? religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
(REVIEW) ‘Like Christ’s Rebirth’: Forgiveness At The Heart Of Oasis Reunion religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
‘Like Christ’s Rebirth’: Forgiveness At The Heart Of Oasis Reunion
(REVIEW) Oasis, the Manchester-born rock n’ roll band who defined the 1990s pop scene, were broken up between 2009 and 2024, when they finally announced a reunion tour for 2025. In “Don’t Look Back in...
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September 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
(REVIEW) ‘Like Christ’s Rebirth’: Forgiveness At The Heart Of Oasis Reunion religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
Read Joseph Holmes' latest review: "...the movie routinely shows more contempt for Western progressives than its Islamist villains. The filmmakers spend lengthy time allowing the Islamists to murder, humiliate and torture American progressives in ways that often feel gleeful."
‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ A Surprising Gift To Its Enemies
(REVIEW) Unfortunately, whatever merits the idea or intention behind "Infidels,” its failures in both entertainment and religious commentary show that some political conservatives still have a very lo...
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September 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Read Joseph Holmes' latest review: "...the movie routinely shows more contempt for Western progressives than its Islamist villains. The filmmakers spend lengthy time allowing the Islamists to murder, humiliate and torture American progressives in ways that often feel gleeful."
For decades, members of the LDS Church have grown less religious by some measures, according to a new study from Pew Research Center released on Tuesday. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
Mormons Becoming A Bit More Liberal, Less Religious
In Hulu’s “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” half of the show’s reality TV cast are unceremoniously disinvited from their friend’s baby blessing party. Their alleged transgression? Not being Mo...
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September 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
For decades, members of the LDS Church have grown less religious by some measures, according to a new study from Pew Research Center released on Tuesday. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
DELHI — Every October, as Punjab’s rice harvest winds down, a familiar orange glow spreads across the state's fields at dusk. religionunplugged.com/news/india-f...
Sikh Temples Help Tackle India’s Environmental Crisis
Farmers were not burning fields out of ignorance about the harm it caused — they were burning because it was what they had always seen done. The answer? Connect agricultural lessons with spiritual tr...
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September 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
DELHI — Every October, as Punjab’s rice harvest winds down, a familiar orange glow spreads across the state's fields at dusk. religionunplugged.com/news/india-f...
(NEWS/@Graciela_Ibanez) As part of Pope Leo’s first apostolic journey to South America in November, he will visit 10 cities across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru — but plans to spend more time in his beloved diocese of Chiclayo in a coastal region in northern Peru. religionunplugged.com/news/chiclay...
Pope Leo's Adopted Peruvian City To Take Center Stage During Upcoming Tour
The pope’s upcoming South America trip will temporarily double the population of his adopted hometown in Peru. With limited hotel capacity compared to Lima or Cusco, the Chiclayo government is prepari...
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September 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
(NEWS/@Graciela_Ibanez) As part of Pope Leo’s first apostolic journey to South America in November, he will visit 10 cities across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru — but plans to spend more time in his beloved diocese of Chiclayo in a coastal region in northern Peru. religionunplugged.com/news/chiclay...
Activist Calls For Taliban To Be ‘Held Accountable For Their Crimes’ Against Girls: For Activist Malala Yousafzai, separating the Taliban’s interpretation of Islam from the religion itself is essential. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
Activist Malala Yousafzai Wants The Taliban ‘Held Accountable For Their Crimes’ Against Girls
Activist Malala Yousafzai returned to New York this week to discuss the paperback release of her memoir “Finding My Way” — but the conversation moved beyond her story of attending college and growing ...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Activist Calls For Taliban To Be ‘Held Accountable For Their Crimes’ Against Girls: For Activist Malala Yousafzai, separating the Taliban’s interpretation of Islam from the religion itself is essential. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
They wear head coverings, and the women are expected to homeschool their children, but this Boston-based Mennonite group is made up of doctors and led by the founder of a $1.7 billion investment firm. religionunplugged.com/news/third-w...
September 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
They wear head coverings, and the women are expected to homeschool their children, but this Boston-based Mennonite group is made up of doctors and led by the founder of a $1.7 billion investment firm. religionunplugged.com/news/third-w...
(LONDON/Angela Youngman) An English Church Has Hired Someone To Find Hidden Treasures religionunplugged.com/news/london-...
An English Church Has Hired Someone To Find Hidden Treasures
Walk along the River Thames, and you can encounter thousands of years of history through artifacts that wash ashore. Some “mudlarkers” spend significant time looking for the treasures — and now a near...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
(LONDON/Angela Youngman) An English Church Has Hired Someone To Find Hidden Treasures religionunplugged.com/news/london-...
(OPINION/Yael Bright) A California Bill Wants To Track Who Is Jewish. It’s A Bad Idea. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
California Bill Wants To Track Who Is Jewish. It’s A Bad Idea.
(OPINION) A bill in California seeks to add Jewish heritage to the list of over 50 recognized racial and ethnic identities, but historically, a list of Jewish individuals in the hands of a government ...
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September 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
(OPINION/Yael Bright) A California Bill Wants To Track Who Is Jewish. It’s A Bad Idea. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...
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New interview about The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby with Matthew Peterson of the Religion Unplugged podcast. Looking angelic in the afternoon light if I do say so myself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdQ...
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September 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
New interview about The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby with Matthew Peterson of the Religion Unplugged podcast. Looking angelic in the afternoon light if I do say so myself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdQ...
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#nonfiction #christiannationalism #looting #archaelogy #hobbylobby @religionmag.bsky.social
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Followers Of The Way claim to offer a respite from America’s poisoned politics by living like early Christians. How successful are they? religionunplugged.com/news/third-w...
Special Report: Inside Boston’s Unconventional Anabaptist Group
They wear head coverings, and the women are expected to homeschool their children, but this Boston-based Mennonite group is made up of doctors and led by the founder of a $1.7 billion investment firm....
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September 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Followers Of The Way claim to offer a respite from America’s poisoned politics by living like early Christians. How successful are they? religionunplugged.com/news/third-w...
It's been 25 years since the Twin Towers fell, killing thousands and shaking the world. Read about what al-Qaeda did in the aftermath of the attack, an NYC journalist's memories of the day, a profile of the church at ground zero and more at the link below: religionunplugged.com/911
9/11
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September 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It's been 25 years since the Twin Towers fell, killing thousands and shaking the world. Read about what al-Qaeda did in the aftermath of the attack, an NYC journalist's memories of the day, a profile of the church at ground zero and more at the link below: religionunplugged.com/911
The 9/11 attacks were not something that occurred out of the blue. They were the product of decades of decisions, alliances, betrayals and unintended consequences.
Read Clemente Lisi's story of how and why 9/11 came to be: religionunplugged.com/news/25-year...
Read Clemente Lisi's story of how and why 9/11 came to be: religionunplugged.com/news/25-year...
25 Years Later, The World That Made 9/11 Still Casts A Shadow
The 9/11 attacks are often remembered as a single event. That morning, 19 terrorists turned commercial airliners into weapons and the modern era of terrorism began. A total of 2,977 people died in the...
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September 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The 9/11 attacks were not something that occurred out of the blue. They were the product of decades of decisions, alliances, betrayals and unintended consequences.
Read Clemente Lisi's story of how and why 9/11 came to be: religionunplugged.com/news/25-year...
Read Clemente Lisi's story of how and why 9/11 came to be: religionunplugged.com/news/25-year...
A church in New York City offers visitors a place to find peace as they mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. St. Nicholas is a small Greek Orthodox parish that was destroyed when the South Tower fell. More than two decades later, the church has been completely rebuilt and is now a national shrine.
September 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A church in New York City offers visitors a place to find peace as they mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. St. Nicholas is a small Greek Orthodox parish that was destroyed when the South Tower fell. More than two decades later, the church has been completely rebuilt and is now a national shrine.
(ANALYSIS/Richard Ostling) How do prediction markets fit into traditional gambling ethics? And how are Religious leaders responding to the trend?
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The High-Stakes Business Of Predicting the Future — And Its ‘Moral Costs’
(ANALYSIS) Prediction markets are rapidly transforming betting from sports into wagers on politics, disasters, wars, celebrities and virtually anything imaginable. Their explosive growth raises questi...
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September 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
(ANALYSIS/Richard Ostling) How do prediction markets fit into traditional gambling ethics? And how are Religious leaders responding to the trend?
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@sonias26.bsky.social: Since Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, the religious divide has widened in India. Amid this conflict, faith leaders from all religions are coming together to support young people and safeguard their future. religionunplugged.com/news/india-s...
India Will Not Be Divided Over Religion: Student Protests Show Interfaith Solidarity
(ANALYSIS) Members of the Christian community arrived at the protest site in New Delhi alongside Hindu, Muslim and Sikh groups. The participation of religious groups and leaders is part of a broader, ...
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September 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
@sonias26.bsky.social: Since Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, the religious divide has widened in India. Amid this conflict, faith leaders from all religions are coming together to support young people and safeguard their future. religionunplugged.com/news/india-s...
(NEWS/Stephan Uttom Rozario) Buddhism is experiencing a revival in northern Bangladesh as thousands of Indigenous Oraon people have embraced the faith since the mid-1990s.
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In Bangladesh, An Indigenous Buddhist Revival Takes Root
Buddhism is experiencing a revival in northern Bangladesh as thousands of Indigenous Oraon people have embraced the faith since the mid-1990s. Supporters see it as a return to an ancient religious her...
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September 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
(NEWS/Stephan Uttom Rozario) Buddhism is experiencing a revival in northern Bangladesh as thousands of Indigenous Oraon people have embraced the faith since the mid-1990s.
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Even at the height of his extraordinary 2025 season at Indiana Fernando Mendoza repeatedly pointed somewhere beyond the gridiron: God. religionunplugged.com/news/2026-nf...
Quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s Faith Bigger Than Football
(ANALYSIS) Even at the height of his extraordinary 2025 season at Indiana — when he won the Heisman Trophy and transformed himself from an overlooked prospect into the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Dr...
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September 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Even at the height of his extraordinary 2025 season at Indiana Fernando Mendoza repeatedly pointed somewhere beyond the gridiron: God. religionunplugged.com/news/2026-nf...