A former dean at Liberty University has sued the university, alleging he was fired in retaliation for his whistleblower reports to Liberty leadership and law enforcement.
Evangelical Christians’ abortion strategy may have cost them more than an election
Having lost their children as voters, they look likely to lose their young people as co-religionists.
Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years
Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that roll around each November in church, around the dinner table, or even – for…
Amy Coney Barrett urged to step away from gay rights case because of faith affiliation
Former members of Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group, the People of Praise, are calling on the US supreme court justice to recuse herself from an upcoming case involving gay rights, saying Barrett’s continued affiliation with the Christian group means…
How the Museum of the Bible produces a white evangelical Bible
The book, ‘Does Scripture Speak for Itself?’ argues that the Washington, D.C., institution produces a benevolent white evangelical Bible that resists critique.
Political affiliation more influential than religion on environmental view
Highly religious adults in the United States readily affirm a divine mandate to care for creation, according to a Pew Research Center report published November 17.
Lyft drivers spread the Gospel with ride-hailing ministries
One is an ordained pastor in Brooklyn, the other a single mother and children’s book author in New Jersey. Both drive for Lyft. Both share the word of God as roving preachers.
How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth’s pilgrims
President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed…
The Twitter exodus: As a Christian minister, I can no longer stay
Elon Musk’s Twitter is crashing faster than a self-driving Tesla out for a drive on a fall day. For people of faith concerned about the health of democracy and the common good, the question now is whether or not to…
EXPLAINER: Islam’s ban on alcohol and how it’s applied
Just two days before the World Cup opener, host nation Qatar banned the sale of beer at stadiums in a sudden U-turn that was criticized by some and welcomed by others.
Hardin-Simmons and McMurry reach agreement on nursing school
A dispute between Hardin-Simmons University and McMurry University — both located in Abilene, Texas — over the future of a shared nursing school has been resolved, according to a joint news release. Hardin-Simmons, a Baptist school, will establish its own…
Blowing the Whistle on the World Cup
Ted Lasso left the United States behind to coach soccer (or football, if you prefer) in England. But the TV character has a message for the U.S. men’s national soccer team as they compete in the World Cup that starts…