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Trump loses lawsuit over partisan ads paid for with public funds

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop using taxpayer dollars to pay for political advertisements extolling the president’s policies ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Roston in New York issued a temporary restraining order…

Dallas megachurch to vote on leaving UMC

Leaders of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas have called for a rapid vote on whether to leave The United Methodist Church. That vote will take place on Sunday, Oct. 25 — just two weeks after a town hall…

White supremacy 101: From Ilhan Omar to refugees to asylum seekers

Will any Republican in Congress challenge the Trump administration’s illegal and unconstitutional assault on a sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives? For the past 20 months, the silence of Republicans in Congress — and evangelical pastors in pulpits…

Is Trump making Russia great again?

What happens when the president of the United States appears more willing to offer economic incentives to an invading nation than to guarantee the security of the nation being invaded? For nearly five years, the world has watched Russia wage…

High school freshman creates church sensory room as Eagle project

High school freshman Lucy Boyd gave up most of the summer to design, plan and organize the construction of a sensory room for special needs children at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. The congregation’s new Preschool Sensory Room offers special…

The danger of a woman’s word

A few weeks ago, I watched the Netflix documentary Death of the Pastor’s Wife. I was sad, but not surprised, that a woman’s testimony was considered so threatening it warranted death. What is it that makes women’s stories so dangerous…

Why the Mica Miller story didn’t surprise me

I was raised in evangelical Christianity. My grandfather was an evangelist in the 1950s. My mom was the church pianist. I grew up in Sunday school and youth group, the kind designed to keep kids like me out of trouble….

If Dolly Parton can give from the heart, so can Elon Musk

The Dollywood Foundation has asked the world to “Give Like Dolly.” A month after Dolly Parton’s death, it was a fitting tribute to a woman whose generosity became almost as much a part of her public identity as her music….

Bus tours are rolling across America to get out the vote

Coalitions of religious and civic organizations have taken to the nation’s roads to urge Americans to vote in the midterm elections. Interfaith Alliance’s 15-state “The Vote is Sacred” bus tour officially kicked off Oct. 6 in Omaha, Neb., in an…

The cost of admission to the Colosseum

Taking advantage of an overnight layover in Rome last summer, I hit the Roman roads for a run at sunrise and happened upon the Colosseum. I instantly thought of the Christian witness against the cruelty once celebrated within its walls….

Trump administration announces plan to remove resettled refugees

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to detain and deport refugees lawfully resettled in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted an interim final rule reducing the amount of time individuals can contest the termination of their…

Is Trump making Russia great again?

Dallas megachurch to vote on leaving UMC

Trump loses lawsuit over partisan ads paid for with public funds

The danger of a woman’s word

Trump loses lawsuit over partisan ads paid for with public funds

Dallas megachurch to vote on leaving UMC

White supremacy 101: From Ilhan Omar to refugees to asylum seekers

Is Trump making Russia great again?

High school freshman creates church sensory room as Eagle project

The danger of a woman’s word

Why the Mica Miller story didn’t surprise me

If Dolly Parton can give from the heart, so can Elon Musk

Bus tours are rolling across America to get out the vote

The cost of admission to the Colosseum

Trump administration announces plan to remove resettled refugees

Sylvester Stallone Revisits ‘Rocky,’ Faith And Redemption In New Memoir

Jim Bakker’s daughter apologizes for harm caused by family’s ministry, urges LGBT donations

Catholic Schools and Weekly Mass Aren’t Solving the Retention Crisis

New anthology explores the myriad ways of being Black and Jewish

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Is Trump making Russia great again?

Dallas megachurch to vote on leaving UMC

Trump loses lawsuit over partisan ads paid for with public funds

The danger of a woman’s word