Elizabeth E Evans
@wallacewriter.bsky.social
Freelance writer, religion beat. Words in Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Religion News Service, Christian Century, and heaven knows where else. Philly exurbs, New York baseball teams. Always dreaming of Vermont.
I was curious how clergy across the country were coping with so much uncertainty and fear, so I called a few.
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Following Kirk’s Murder And ICE Raids, Church Leaders Grapple With Political Chaos
It is a fraught time to lead a congregation. Church leaders are navigating concerns about ICE raids, conversations following Charlie Kirk’s death — and trying to dodge spiritual and occupational burno...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I was curious how clergy across the country were coping with so much uncertainty and fear, so I called a few.
religionunplugged.com/news/rooted-...
religionunplugged.com/news/rooted-...
Ever wondered what it was like to be a cloistered nun? Sr. Mary Magdalene, a Dominican, just wrote a book that illuminates the life of the enclosed. My RNS interview is linked here: religionnews.com/2025/12/12/j...
'Joy Within His House': Making sense of life in a monastery
(RNS) — A 38-year-old Dominican makes the fundamentals of contemplative life more accessible to laypeople.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ever wondered what it was like to be a cloistered nun? Sr. Mary Magdalene, a Dominican, just wrote a book that illuminates the life of the enclosed. My RNS interview is linked here: religionnews.com/2025/12/12/j...
What's up with all the new books and social media buzz about trauma and religion? I spoke to some experts to find out. www.christiancentury.org/features/gro...
A growing landscape of religious trauma
The conversation around abuse in religious contexts is intense, varied, and getting...
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August 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What's up with all the new books and social media buzz about trauma and religion? I spoke to some experts to find out. www.christiancentury.org/features/gro...
Really important reporting...why journalism matters.
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Really important reporting...why journalism matters.
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Watching CNN's moving reporting on Israeli lives lost before the actual ceasefire, and wishing we had similar reporting from Tehran. Every life is precious.
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Watching CNN's moving reporting on Israeli lives lost before the actual ceasefire, and wishing we had similar reporting from Tehran. Every life is precious.
An interview with the thoughtful, multitalented pastor and writer Jeff Chu.
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‘There Is Grief In Good Things’: Q&A With Writer And Minister Jeff Chu
Roughly two-thirds of the way through his new book, “Good Soil: the Education of an Accidental Farmhand,” Jeff Chu, then a student at Princeton Theological Seminary and a worker at the school “Farmina...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
An interview with the thoughtful, multitalented pastor and writer Jeff Chu.
religionunplugged.com/news/for-wri...
religionunplugged.com/news/for-wri...
Has there ever been a time when violence has solved a political or cultural problem? Yet it seems to be the default setting for so many.
June 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Has there ever been a time when violence has solved a political or cultural problem? Yet it seems to be the default setting for so many.
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NEW: Philly is moving forward with infrastructure upgrades to remove "forever chemicals" from drinking water, even amid uncertainty of whether Trump's EPA will gut the Biden administration's PFAS standards
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Philadelphia plans upgrades to reduce “forever chemicals” in drinking water
by Chris Shaddock Philadelphia’s water agency, for now, is moving ahead with plans to reduce levels of toxic “forever” chemicals in drinking water as the fates of national and state regulations on the...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW: Philly is moving forward with infrastructure upgrades to remove "forever chemicals" from drinking water, even amid uncertainty of whether Trump's EPA will gut the Biden administration's PFAS standards
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Grief is a great equalizer, but everyone experiences it differently.
My series of interviews on loss for Religion Unplugged begins with Sr. Sarah Hennessy. She is a spiritual director who has also lost many friends and mentors in her community.
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My series of interviews on loss for Religion Unplugged begins with Sr. Sarah Hennessy. She is a spiritual director who has also lost many friends and mentors in her community.
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Dealing With Grief: Interview With Sister Sarah Hennessey
Grief can take many forms — the echo of a loved one’s laugh, a favorite saying or even a silly joke. It’s a belonging on a living room table, clothes you can’t quite bring yourself to donate or a...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Grief is a great equalizer, but everyone experiences it differently.
My series of interviews on loss for Religion Unplugged begins with Sr. Sarah Hennessy. She is a spiritual director who has also lost many friends and mentors in her community.
religionunplugged.com/news/2025/3/...
My series of interviews on loss for Religion Unplugged begins with Sr. Sarah Hennessy. She is a spiritual director who has also lost many friends and mentors in her community.
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Prisoner Brad Sigmon was executed by a firing squad on March 7 in South Carolina. If you thought you knew his whole story, says the Rev. Hillary Taylor, his spiritual advisor, you are probably wrong.
My story for RNS - religionnews.com/2025/03/24/h...
My story for RNS - religionnews.com/2025/03/24/h...
'We're more than the worst thing we've done', says spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad
(RNS) — For United Methodist minister Hillary Taylor, there's a reward in introducing outsiders to someone who is kind and compassionate — 'telling a story that maybe hasn’t been told before.'
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March 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Prisoner Brad Sigmon was executed by a firing squad on March 7 in South Carolina. If you thought you knew his whole story, says the Rev. Hillary Taylor, his spiritual advisor, you are probably wrong.
My story for RNS - religionnews.com/2025/03/24/h...
My story for RNS - religionnews.com/2025/03/24/h...
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"Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️
"Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️
Farmers express concerns about chaos from Trump tariffs and budget cuts; GOP electeds fail to show up via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...
Republican lawmakers no show as western Wisconsin farmers complain of Trump chaos, disruption • Wisconsin Examiner
Western Wisconsin farmers expressed concerns about Trump administration tariffs and budget cuts; Republican representatives failed to show
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February 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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"Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️
"Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️
Something is happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear...
Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference this week were abuzz with talk of retaining the presidency for consecutive terms. And many appeared enamored of Vice President JD Vance as President Trump’s eventual successor.
Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say
As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Something is happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear...
Curious about why the left has, apparently, allowed the right to hijack the mantle of "free speech"...
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February 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Curious about why the left has, apparently, allowed the right to hijack the mantle of "free speech"...
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Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove assembled DOJ's remaining public corruption prosecutors this morning and gave them an hour to find someone to sign the Eric Adams dismissal.
One of them agreed to do it, to spare the others from potentially being fired.
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One of them agreed to do it, to spare the others from potentially being fired.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove assembled DOJ's remaining public corruption prosecutors this morning and gave them an hour to find someone to sign the Eric Adams dismissal.
One of them agreed to do it, to spare the others from potentially being fired.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
One of them agreed to do it, to spare the others from potentially being fired.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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Reuters: "A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff from potentially being fired, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters." www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Federal prosecutor will sign motion to dismiss Adams charges in bid to save colleagues' jobs, sources say
A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff from potentially being fired by the acting deputy attorney general, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reuters: "A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff from potentially being fired, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters." www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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BREAKING: House Republicans have released their budget resolution. They are aiming to cut Medicaid by at least $880 billion, and cut SNAP by at least 20%.
February 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
BREAKING: House Republicans have released their budget resolution. They are aiming to cut Medicaid by at least $880 billion, and cut SNAP by at least 20%.
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In a memo among a flurry sent to department staff today, AG Pam Bondi has ordered DOJ employees to stop work and rescind directives on “environment justice,” with a deadline of Friday.
February 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In a memo among a flurry sent to department staff today, AG Pam Bondi has ordered DOJ employees to stop work and rescind directives on “environment justice,” with a deadline of Friday.
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hey question, is this bad?
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
hey question, is this bad?
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The Trump administration sent an email to air traffic controllers urging them to resign.
“We encourage you to find a job in the private sector,” the email says. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
“We encourage you to find a job in the private sector,” the email says. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find More Productive Jobs
The message reiterated an offer for a chance to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for months. But questions remain about whether that would be lega...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Trump administration sent an email to air traffic controllers urging them to resign.
“We encourage you to find a job in the private sector,” the email says. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
“We encourage you to find a job in the private sector,” the email says. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...