Michelle Boorstein (@mboorstein) 's Twitter Profile
Michelle Boorstein

@mboorstein

I cover religion (and other words for meaning-making) for The Washington Post. I like to share stuff on religion and journalism

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NEW from me: A deep dive into OMB Director Russell Vought — specifically, how his plan to reshape the government is rooted in a specific ideology: Christian nationalism. Also, his favorite religious quote from an early president may be, uh…not true. religionnews.com/2025/06/23/rus…

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"If we map this out, we find religious freedom flourishing where liberalism flourishes. However, liberalism is currently a global retreat ... and as liberalism has retreated, religious freedom is more and more rejected around the world." -Dr. Stephen Schneck (United States

"If we map this out, we find religious freedom flourishing where liberalism flourishes. However, liberalism is currently a global retreat ... and as liberalism has retreated, religious freedom is more and more rejected around the world." -Dr. <a href="/StephenSchneck/">Stephen Schneck</a> (United States
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Following a deadly terrorist attack in Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV calls on the international community to protect Christians in Syria, saying: ā€œLast Sunday a vile terrorist attack was carried out against the Greek Orthodox Community of Mar Elias

Following a deadly terrorist attack in Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV calls on the international community to protect Christians in Syria, saying: 

ā€œLast Sunday a vile terrorist attack was carried out against the Greek Orthodox Community of Mar Elias
Pope Leo XIV (@pontifex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can we believe, after centuries of history, that acts of war bring peace and do not turn against those who wage them? How can we hope to lay the foundations of tomorrow without cohesion and a shared vision inspired by the common good?

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In a speech at the Center for American Progress, Sen. Slotkin calls for banning cellphones in all k-12 classrooms across the country.

Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

INBOX: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging lawmakers to change the GOP-led ā€œBig, Beautiful Billā€ budget proposal, citing Pope Leo to argue that the bill ā€œtakes from the poor to give to the wealthy.ā€

INBOX: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging lawmakers to change the GOP-led ā€œBig, Beautiful Billā€ budget proposal, citing Pope Leo to argue that the bill ā€œtakes from the poor to give to the wealthy.ā€
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"Its passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole," said the bishops and other faith leaders, regarding Trump's signature bill in Congress. osvnews.com/20-us-bishops-…

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The president again accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of being "against Jewish people." huffpost.com/entry/trump-ch…

Michelle Boorstein (@mboorstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œIt’s right to be able to control our borders. However, what’s going on now is something far beyond that. It is a mass, indiscriminate deportation of men and women and children and families which literally rips families apartā€ - Cardinal rips deportations edition.cnn.com/2025/07/03/ame…

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Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: ā€œFor three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The conservative president of the American bishops conference Archbishop Timothy Broglio lambasts the Trump-Vance bill as an ā€œunconscionableā€ affront to human dignity.

The conservative president of the American bishops conference Archbishop Timothy Broglio lambasts the Trump-Vance bill as an ā€œunconscionableā€ affront to human dignity.
Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ā€˜We.’ ā€˜We The People.’ ā€˜We Shall Overcome.’ ā€˜Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in

Ryan Burge šŸ“Š (@ryanburge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here's a fact- There's zero convincing evidence that there's been a large scale return to religion among Gen Z. Some media outlets (NY Post) have realized that cherry picking some anecdotes from a few religious traditions will get them lots of traffic.

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A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community (from The Associated Press Religion Team’s ⁦⁦Deepa Bharath⁩ ) apnews.com/article/los-an…

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community (from <a href="/AP/">The Associated Press</a> Religion Team’s ⁦⁦<a href="/reporterdeepa/">Deepa Bharath</a>⁩ )

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