An Indiana chapter of Moms For Liberty, a group that has advocated for book bans in school districts across the country, apologized for quoting Adolf Hitler in a newsletter this week.
Judge strikes down Florida Medicaid policy excluding gender-affirming care
A Florida rule excluding gender-affirming health care from Medicaid coverage is unlawful and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, adding that the policy, enacted last year under the administration of Republican Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, is based on politics rather…
Christian-owned Texas business shielded from LGBT bias claims, appeals court rules
A Christian-owned wellness center is exempt from the federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The first woman to head Unitarian Universalists ends term full of historic turns
The Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray was a high school softball player when she first organized others to act on their moral outrage. A teacher had barred girls from playing third base, catcher or shortstop during gym class. Frederick-Gray enlisted the other…
Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?
As tourists head to airports this summer, American travelers are likely to see groups of young people in matching T-shirts awaiting flights to Latin America or further afield. Their T-shirts sport biblical verses or phrases like “Here I am, send…
Imagine Dragons More Biblically
Most times, you hear the dragon boats before you see them.
Tlaib, Omar plan to boycott Modi’s address to Congress over treatment of Muslims
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the two Muslim women in Congress, on Tuesday said they would boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming joint address to Congress.
Israel Eases West Bank Settlement Rules, Clearing Way for New Homes
The Israeli government on Sunday decided to ease and expedite the process for approving new Jewish settlement construction in the occupied West Bank amid plans to advance thousands of new housing units there.
Senate Democrats plan abortion-rights push to mark one year without Roe v. Wade
Senate Democrats plan to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision by pushing legislation centered on reproductive health and access — an attempt to put Republicans on defense on the hot-button issue, even though the legislation itself…
Vatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, ‘radical inclusion’ of LGBTQ+
An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making roles, for a “radical inclusion” of the LGBTQ+ community and for new accountability measures to check how bishops exercise authority.
Opinion: The Supreme Court is making religion an all-purpose excuse for ignoring the law
Looking for a federal law to be declared unconstitutional? Religion may well be your best bet — and that’s true regardless of how “real” your religious beliefs are.
William Barber departs pulpit of Greenleaf Church with an ode to the power of disability
For his final sermon as pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on Sunday (June 18), the Rev. William Barber spoke of “the testimony of the cripple.”