When Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke took the stage at the ReAwaken America Tour in Pennsylvania over the weekend, the throngs who had come out to hear conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric about Democratic candidates instead heard Locke aim some of…
Swastikas daubed on signs at Buchenwald camp memorial site
Swastikas and other far-right symbols were daubed on signs at the national memorial complex that stands at the site of the former Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, authorities said Friday.
Calvin Butts, leader of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, dies at 73
The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, the senior pastor of New York’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, who followed in the footsteps of prominent Black ministers and paved his own path of leadership in education, health and political circles, died Friday…
Five States to Vote on Abortion Rights This Election Day
For decades, pro-life advocates argued that overturning Roe v. Wade would enable each state to determine its own abortion policy. Abortion measures will appear on five state ballots on Election Day this year, the most in US history.
Faith groups focus midterms mobilization on multiracial, multifaith voter protection
Two years ago on Election Day, Pastor Lee May, leader of Transforming Faith Church, a predominantly Black congregation in Stonecrest, Georgia, served as a poll chaplain, posted at a local voting site to promote calm at a time of intense…
A Texas candidate wants you to know he’s the ‘only Christian’ running. His opponent is Jewish.
Why does the Texas railroad commissioner want voters to know he’s the “only Christian on the ballot”? Well, for one thing, his name is Wayne Christian, and it’s a handy way for voters headed to the polls on Nov. 8…
Environmental Train Wreck: Houston’s Black Churches Fight Pollutants
Long before two cancer clusters were discovered in their Houston neighborhood, residents and fledgling activists met in churches and community centers across the Greater Fifth Ward, slowly building what would become a groundswell of environmental justice work in one of…
Judge dismisses SPU lawsuit aimed at halting probe into university’s hiring practices
A federal judge on Wednesday (Oct. 26) dismissed Seattle Pacific University’s lawsuit that sought to stop Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s investigation into the school’s hiring practices.
Americans who aren’t sure about God are a fast-growing force in politics – and they’re typically even more politically active than white evangelicals
It’s hard to remember now, given the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but the day after votes were cast, one theme stood out: voter turnout.