‘Us’

‘Us’

Jordan Peele is a filmmaker of importance. His last film, “Get Out,” earned him the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 2018. Now he returns with another film, “Us,” that is just as vital as the story he told in “Get Out.” It is the story of the Wilson family, but the...

Religious Freedom Envoy Condemns Religious Intolerance

GENEVA (RNS) The Obama administration’s new envoy for international religious freedom told a U.N. commission on Tuesday (June 14) that government, political, religious and business leaders must stand ready to condemn hateful ideology. Borrowing from recent headlines,...

Colorado Years Shaped Islamic Militant’s View of U.S.

(RNS) Is the jazz standard “Baby It’s Cold Outside” a heart-warming ode to winter romance or the worst example of American hedonism? After hearing the song at a Colorado church dance in the 1940s, Egyptian exchange student Sayyid Qutb viewed the song as a moral...