When the Anglican Church in North America broke off from the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada in 2009 over their acceptance of LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage, the split was not exactly amicable.
Jesus At The Ballpark: Why MLB Teams Host Faith Nights
At 8:15 p.m. on a recent Saturday, Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver swung and missed at an 86-mph slider from San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader.
At Indigenous Seminary, Students Learn the Power of Faith Embedded in Identity
Much of Terry LeBlanc’s adult life has been driven by one question: Can you be fully Indigenous and fully a follower of Jesus?
Court watchdog files complaint against a judge who ordered ‘religious-liberty training’ for lawyers
A court watchdog has filed a complaint against the federal judge who ordered “religious-liberty training” for a trio of Southwest Airlines lawyers as part of their punishment for not fully following his orders in a case involving speech about abortion.
From interfaith vegans to inclusive heathens, religious Parliament offers it all
Not far from the entrance to an exhibitors space at Chicago’s McCormick Place stood a portrait of Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu monk and spiritual leader whose famed 1893 speech helped introduce Hinduism to the United States public and promoted the idea that…
Oppenheimer often used Sanskrit verses, and the Bhagavad Gita was special for him − but not in the way Christopher Nolan’s film depicts it
A scene in the film “Oppenheimer,” in which the physicist is quoting a Bhagavad Gita verse while making love, has upset some Hindus.
On global warming, yes, there is hope
After reading last week’s column, “Global warming is here and getting worse,” my brother, who is president of a Jesuit high school, responded, “Great article, but you just describe the problems. I’d never let you out of my office until…
‘Persecution of Jews is educationally significant’: How a school district put a contested Bernard Malamud classic back on the shelves
Even before Joanna Sargent had read “The Fixer,” she knew about it. A middle-school librarian in South Carolina, Sargent first heard of Bernard Malamud’s novel about antisemitism during her professional training.
Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut’s removal of religious exemption from vaccination requirement for schoolchildren
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to a recent Connecticut law removing religious exemptions from the state’s vaccination mandate for schoolchildren.
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Pro-lifers have been playing the blame game since last week, when Ohio voters smacked down a ballot measure cooked up by GOP lawmakers that would have made state constitutional amendments harder to pass in an attempt to facilitate defeat of…
Why Some Clergy Are Warning Christians Against DNA Tests
Police in Uganda are holding an Israeli man on allegations that he murdered his Ugandan wife after conducting a DNA test on their six-month-old baby, which showed that he was not her biological father.
Ghana’s plans for a national cathedral are mired in controversy and delays − but also reflect religion’s strong role in the nation’s identity
Ghana’s government aims to build a national cathedral: a multidenominational, monumental undertaking to house religious services and state events. Plans include a 5,000-seat worship space, a museum and a music school, reportedly projected to cost around US$400 million.