The members of the Desobediencia Perfecta film production house did not see themselves reflected on screen. So they decided to create a space to tell stories of their own.
Category: Religion and Belief
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Supreme Court Sides With Postal Carrier Who Refused to Work on Sabbath
The unanimous decision interpreted a federal civil rights law to require employers to make substantial efforts to accommodate their workers’ religious practices.
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Book Review: ‘Self-Made,’ by Tara Isabella Burton
In a breezy new history of personal branding, Tara Isabella Burton comes face to face with Oscar Wilde, Frederick Douglass, Kim Kardashian and more.
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At This Texas Campus Ministry, ‘Inclusive Love’ Is the Mission
Students at the University of Texas in Austin have found a safe haven at the Texas Wesley, a Methodist group whose doors are open to all.
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Flamenco and Fervor: Inside Spain’s El Rocío Pilgrimage
The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, and is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.
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Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting
Christianity is just one chapter in the Eternal City’s rich spiritual history. Judaism, Islam and ancient Roman religions are also a big part of the picture.
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Strengthen Protections for Religious Workers
The justices searched for common ground and may be prepared to issue a modest revision to an aspect of a 1977 precedent that imposed only a slight burden on businesses.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘What the Ukrainian Grandmothers Have Written’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The Jewish Museum surveys one of the grandest families of the 19th century: a hemisphere-spanning dynasty of merchants, poets, soldiers and socialites (oh, and also drug lords).
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Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Sports:An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of Wheaties boxes.
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Two Evangelical Leaders, Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, on ‘Radical Faith,’ Climate Change and More
The New York Times – Business:With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination.